Politics

It was like any other meeting of good old buddies —  dramatic. They laughed heartily. They shook hands with vigour — unlike some political foes of old. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) raided the jet that brought back Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to Nigeria. Paul Ibe, Atiku’s spokesman, confirmed the…

The selection of a former three-time commissioner in Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, as the running mate to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, makes political sense as…

Tonye Cole, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, says he accepted to run because of the yearning for a new leadership in the state. Cole, a billionaire entrepreneur, had emerged candidate…

Fresh details yesterday indicated that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole became a target after refusing $500,000 bribe cash from a governor. The governor wanted the APC…

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has revealed that the Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, and his counterpart in Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, participated in legal primaries for the…

Major stakeholders and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State have reaffirmed their confidence in the leadership of former Governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, in his efforts towards uniting all members…

Popular musician and actor, Olubankole Wellington will run for the position of House of Representatives in the 2019 presidential election. Wellington, popularly known as Banky W made this public Saturday night when he was…

The Governor Rochas Okorocha’s preferred successor, Uche Nwosu’s campaign Director, Chidi Ibe Saturday called for the arrest of National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC.Adams Oshiomole.Ibe was reacting to newsmen in…

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Saturday, broke  his silence on the next governor of Ogun State endorsing the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prince Gboyega Isiaka to succeed Governor…

There were strong indications that the immediate past Governor of Ekit State, Ayodele Fayose, and the National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, may have begun a subtle political…

The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, said its governorship candidate, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, would win the 2019 election. The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the…

The Buhari Media Organization has dismissed claims by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar that he would pay N33,000 minimum wage to his staff. The group said the promise…

Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, has said there isn't a "single thinking brain left in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He stated this in his response to the party's reaction on his statement regarding the…

Kingsley Moghalu, presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), says there will be “massive” inflation if a minimum wage of over N30,000 is approved. Organised labour is agitating for an…

Human rights activist and senator representing Kaduna Central zone, Shehu Sani, has said President Muhammad Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have lost the integrity that could make them victorious in next…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has given an insight on why he was quizzed by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). TheCable on Friday reported that he was en…

Ahmed Gulak says he was offered bribe to manipulate the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Imo. The APC chieftain was the chairman of the panel that oversaw the exercise. Gulak, a former adviser to…

The INEC in Lagos on Friday published details of 41 candidates of various political parties in the state for the 2019 elections jostling to become governor. According to NAN, 589 candidates of different parties are eying 40…

•Six governors implicated in plot •Adamant APC chair arrives For eight hours last Sunday, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was held hostage at the Department of State…

MEMBERS of the sensitization team of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Rivers State gubernatorial candidate in the coming 2019 elections, Tonye Dele Cole have sympathized with the families of the two people killed by group’s…

Chief Audu Ogbeh’s middle name is Innocent and it was remarkable that he was for long, revered for a kind of innocence that could not be seen in the everyday politician. However, his latter day innocence is now the subject of…

Since the return of democracy in1999, all the transitions in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 had seen the emergence of some godfathers who either dismantle those already calling the shots, or fiercely competed with them. Evidently,…

In a dramatic twist, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the late hours of Friday displayed the name of Senator Hope Uzodimma as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo state…