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APC sets up panel to examine Buhari’s demand, says elongation of Oyegun’s tenure stands
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a committee to advise it on the position of President Muhammadu Buhari that the extension of the tenure of the national working committee (NWC) be cancelled.
The decision to extend the…
JUST IN: After rejection by Buhari, senate reintroduces election reordering bill
The senate has reintroduced the bill to amend the electoral act.
It passed first reading after the short title of the bill was read by the clerk of the senate on Tuesday.
The development comes after the reintroduction of the bill…
Governors Back N’Assembly on Electoral Amendment Bill
•Amid allegations of inducement, pro and anti-Buhari legislators intensify lobby
• Senators confident, say two-thirds of the whole not required to pass bill
• Restraining order: Executive, legislature, others know fate April 25…
Order of polls: Court verdict on April 25
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 25 for judgment in the suit by Accord Party (AP) challenging the legitimacy of the attempt by the National Assembly to reorder the schedule of the 2019 general elections released by the…
57 Council Chairmen endorse Ambode for second term
The Chairmen of 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State on Sunday unanimously endorse the State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term in office.
Rising from a meeting with the…
Order of elections: Bribe claims rock National Assembly
Lawmakers may have dumped their agreement with party chiefs to pull the brakes on their plan to override the President’s veto of the Electoral Amendment Bill reversing the order of elections, The Nation learnt yesterday.
Unless the…
Senators endorse Ambode
The three lawmakers representing Lagos East, West and Central senatorial districts yesterday passed a vote of confidence in and endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term.
They said the giant strides of his administration…
Who Wants to Sabotage Buhari?
President Muhammadu Buhari should worry about his performance record and not assume he is being sabotaged, writes Olawale Olaleye
Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina, last week, treated an already wearied voting population to…
We Will Deliver South-east to Buhari, APC – Ararume
Imo State governorship election contender ahead of 2019, Senator Godwin Ifeanyi Araraume, has urged his supporters and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ignore the speculation about his plan to leave the party, saying he…
APC Senators disenchanted with Oyegun over ‘plot’ with governors
Several Senators elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are angry with the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for allegedly working to scuttle their return to the Red Chambers next year.…
Electoral bill veto: 54 senators sign up to back Buhari
•APC governors meet
President Muhammadu Buhari appears to be holding all the aces in his battle of wits with the National Assembly on the sequence of elections in the country.
Fifty-four Senators have signed to abort plan by the…
2019: Search for Northern consensus candidate deadlocked
There are indications at the weekend that the search for a consensus northern presidential candidate for 2019 election had been deadlocked. The Nation investigation shows that barely four days before the next summit of the group,…
Kwankwaso joins Twitter – ahead of 2019?
Is he seeking to strengthen his political base ahead of 2019 like a certain former Vice-President, or just making his social media debut?
Time has never been more ripe, in both instances.
Speculations have been flying around since…
Worries As Governors Turn Senate Into ‘Retirement Home’
Some governors have indicated interest in the 2019 senatorial election after their tenure. Currently, there are 15 ex-governors in the Senate, and political pundits are of the opinion that some of the governors only go to the upper…
APC, National Assembly raise 11-man inner caucus to end cold war with Buhari
An end to the persistent feud between the presidency and the National Assembly appears to be around the corner with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the lawmakers setting up an 11-man inner caucus standing committee to…
INEC releases timetable for Melaye’s recall
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released timetable for the recall of Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district.
Augusta Ogakwu, secretary of the commission, disclosed this on Friday.…
GO FOR CONFESSION! Igbo should seek forgiveness for voting against Buhari in 2015 – Amaechi
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has asked the Igbo to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. But he says they should first “go for confession, seek forgiveness” and join APC where they will have a chance of…
2019: Three million Nigerians already registered with my coalition – Obasanjo
A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday said that three million Nigerians have registered with the Coalition Movement of Nigeria (CMN) formed to effect political change in the nation ahead of 2019.He called citizens…
2019: APC chieftain mobilises support for President Buhari’s reelection
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Mike Okoro, says President Muhammadu Buhari deserved a second term in 2019 to consolidate on the achievements recorded in his first term.
Okoro, also an Aba-based business…
APC non-NWC NEC Forum reaffirm tenure extension for party executives
The forum of non-National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met in Abuja on Wednesday night reaffirming the position of the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to extend the tenure of all Party…
Imo guber: Orlu elders reject Okorocha’s son-in-law
The Orlu Council of Elders has said they will not support any candidate from the zone, including Chief Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha.
According to the council of elders, by 2019, the zone would have ruled the…
2019: ‘I will retire Ganduje, Buhari from politics’ – Kwankwaso
Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso representing Kano Central in the Senate has vowed to retire Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from active politics come 2019 general elections.
In an audio voice message aired on a private radio station in…
What Igbos must do to get presidency – Amaechi
The Minister of Transport, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has said the Igbo cannot become the president of Nigeria without the support for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
He said the best thing the Igbo would do was to rally round Buhari’s…
I trust my constituents, I have nothing to fear about recall — Dino Melaye
A senator, Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West), has said that he has nothing to fear regarding a petition by his constituents calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recall him.Mr. Melaye is currently fighting perhaps…