Politics

AHEAD of the February 16, 2019 senatorial elections, strong indications have emerged that 42 of the 109 serving senators will not return to the chamber to resume for the 9th Senate, which would be inaugurated in June 2019.The 42…

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would seek ways to reduce the cost of elections in the country.According to the commission, the increasing cost of elections in the country is partly due to security and…

The Director General, Prof. Jerry Gana Campaign Organisation, Dr. Ike Neliaku, has accused leaders of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) of betraying his principal by inviting former Cross River State Governor, Mr. Donald Duke to contest…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named Senate President Bukola Saraki as the Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Council. Other positions for PDP presidential campaign for the 2019 general election for the…

Ahmed Gumi, a prominent Islamic scholar, says his presence at the reconciliation meeting between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar, was to ensure peace. Gumi said this in response to the criticisms that have…

The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, is in trouble for skipping the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, the NEXT EDITION has found out. Sources close to the…

National Chairman of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie, in this interview, outlines why the South-East and South-West should back President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election and speed up power shift to the South among…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it stands by its statement that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not field candidates for the 2019 general elections in Zamfara. INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, stated…

The campaign structure of Mr. Jimi Agbaje, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, has appointed a former lieutenant of the Late Engineer Funso Williams to oversee operations as its Director of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State  said  6, 609, 115  residents were eligible to vote in the 2019 General Elections in the state. Mr. Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner  disclosed this…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pleaded with south-east leaders to accept the decision of Atiku Abubakar to choose Peter Obi as his running mate for the 2019 election. The VP pick of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has declared that there is no vacancy in Aso Rock in 2019, insisting that all the presidential candidates put together will not be able to…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, said that the ceding of vice presidential slot to the Southeast by the opposition PDP would not stop President Muhammadu Buhari from winning  in the zone. Nwosu…

Jimi Agbaje, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate for Lagos State, has pledged to empower the local government system in the state to deliver service for the people if elected as the next governor of the state.…

The choice of Peter Obi as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential running mate to Atiku Abubakar in next year’s election has divided the party in the Southeast. OKODILI NDIDI reports the intrigues. FORMER Anambra State Governor…

Nigerian politician and business tycoon Atiku Abubakar who is also The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate has revealed he stopped womanizing. In an recent interview with TVC ahead of the 2019 elections, Atiku who has…

Outgoing Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose yesterday bade a tearful farewell to the people after a thanksgiving service at the Government House Chapel in Ado Ekiti, the statecapital. The service was shunned by many political office…

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…