Politics

Facts have emerged why the PDP governors and leaders in the Southeast are kicking against the choice of former governor of Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi as the party’s vice presidential candidate. The Atiku action has torn…

More revelations have emerged on how the reconciliation between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his estranged Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was brokered. The sour relationship between the former President and his deputy was…

Fallouts from last week’s primary elections have left many of the political parties in critical conditions and also changing the permutations, writes Olawale Olaleye It was not unexpected that the outcome of the political parties’…

Nollywood actress turned politician, Funke Adesiyan has stated that she is not backing out of politics despite her stolen mandate, which seemingly set her back in her ambition to serve her constituency in Oyo State. Barely 24 hours after…

The Police Command in Sokoto State has confirmed the death of one person as a result of stray bullets fired when hoodlums allegedly attacked Gov. Aminu Tambuwal’s motorcade in Sokoto on Saturday.The command’s spokesperson, DSP Cordelia…

Details of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday, have emerged. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting lasted…

Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader Chief Kemi Nelson yesterday warned party members about the danger of underrating the opposition in Lagos State in next year’s governorship election. Also, Lagos West APC leader…

On Friday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced Lanre Issa-Onilu as its new national publicity secretary, taking over from Yekini Nabena who had been in acting capacity since Bolaji Abdullahi left the party. The…

Chief Olisa Agbakoba, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Saturday said Lagosians are fed up with former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s total…

Governor Ayodele Fayose’s last dinner party which held last night, was reportedly shunned by Political appointees, friends and did not record up to 20 of the expected guests till about 12 midnight. It was gathered that the expected…

The selection of Peter Obi as running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been met with protest by south-east leaders. David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says the leaders of…

Former Minister of Aviation Osita Chidoka has confirmed that Nigeria’s main opposition party did not complete any major project in its 16 years in power. Osita revealed the failings of the PDP when he tried to answer questions from…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has struck a deal with senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop moves to remove him from office, TheCable understands. Saraki defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July and since…

Nigerians have been enjoined to gird their loins and embark on spiritual exercises to avert imminent danger ahead of the 2019 general elections. Renowned prophet and Founder, Evangelical Church of Yahweh Worldwide, Primate Theophilus…

About 20 senators and 252 members of the House of Representatives may not return to the National Assembly in 2019, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have revealed.Majority of the affected lawmakers are members of the ruling All…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Lanre Issa-Onilu as its new national spokesperson. The appointment was made Friday evening by the National Working Committee of the APC in Abuja. Although a formal announcement is…

Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, on Friday said that he has been under intense pressure to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) with his supporters. Yari, who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF)  spoke…

Activist lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said that it is the right of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to support any presidential candidate of his choice. Reacting to his recent endorsement of the presidential candidate of the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo is lobbying US authorities to withdraw the entry ban reportedly placed on Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2017,…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he picked Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, as his running mate for 2019 elections, because he has a vast knowledge of the economy. In a…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has questioned Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over his change of assessment of Atiku Abubakar, noting that he had once indicted the 2019 PDP…

The Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday picked former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, as his running mate in the 2019 general elections. It was gathered that Mr Atiku made the choice…

Nigerian singer, Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo, has accused the North and the South-West of playing "ludo" with the Nigerian polity since 1960. He has also queried the zoning of the presidency to the North by some political…

A former minister of information, Jerry Gana, on Thursday, called for review of the presidential primary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in which he was defeated by a former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke. Duke…