Politics

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says President Muhammadu Buhari would have ordered his arrest if he had evidence of corruption against him. In a statement issued on his behalf by his campaign organisation, Abubakar said his…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the source of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is questionable. Yekini Nabena, acting spokesman of the APC, said this in a statement while reacting to the emergence of Abubakar…

Oby Ezekwesili, presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar cannot orchestrate the change Nigeria needs to progress. Speaking during Sunrise Daily, a programme on…

Bismarck Rewane, CEO Financial Derivatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari and his top 2019 challenger, Atiku Abubakar, alongside other presidential hopefuls, will have to show us their cabinet before elections. The revered…

Shina Peller, son of the late Nigerian magician, Professor Moshood Abiola Peller, who emerged the House of Representatives candidate for lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa federal constituency on the platform of the All Progresssive…

Funke Adesiyan, a Nollywood actress, says the mandate she won to contest for a seat in the Oyo state house of assembly has been taken away from her. The actress had emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in…

Governor Mohammed Umar Jibrilla (Bindow) of Adamawa State has declared unreserved loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and support for his candidacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 presidential election. The…

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has reacted to moves by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to deploy 300 observers during the 2019 elections as well as certain subterranean manoeuvres in the political arena. MURIC said CAN…

General Sani Abacha’s Ex-CSO, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, emerged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria after polling 3,564,262 votes to beat Dr Imuetinyan Igbinnosa and Chief Isiaka Olorunnimbe, who scored 2,183,856 and…

Senate Majority Leader, Ahmed Lawan, has told the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari, that the party’s senate caucus will impeach Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and “force through a lot of…

The former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has reacted to the emergence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has said next year’s election will be a battle between forces that want Lagos to continually remain in slavery and those that want to ensure…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday at the main bowl of Adokie Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, won the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party.Hardly did Atiku emerge as the winner than the talk…

The national body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says Shehu Sani remains its senatorial candidate in Kaduna central. Yekini Nabena, acting national publicity secretary of the party, gave the clarification in an interview with…

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the reelection campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari, says Nigerians should be worried about the credibility of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In…

…Madumere, Uzodinma head to court …As SON-IN-LAW and former Chief of Staff to Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu, has been declared winner of the 2018 governorship primary held in the state. Nwosu was announced as the…

The Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) on Sunday elected former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, as its presidential candidate for the 2019 election. Mimiko was elected as a consensus candidate by members of the party in Abuja at…

There were indications Sunday that three of the top contenders in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP just concluded presidential primary   may have been rewarded with return tickets in their present positions. Governor Aminu Tambuwal…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated winners of All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries across the country, urging losers to demonstrate sportsmanship by accepting the outcomes without bitterness or resentment. “In every…

The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare on Sunday congratulated Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. Bakare, said Atiku’s victory would make the…

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday emerged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2019 general elections. Atiku defeated notable names like Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Sokoto…

For unexplained reasons, Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, left the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, venue of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State almost five hours before the…

Governor of Gombe, Ibrahim Dankwambo has congratulated Atiku Abubakar for emerging as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential elections. Atiku polled 1,532 votes beating Aminu Tambuwal who…

Nigeria’s former minister of education and co-founder of the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ movement, Oby Ezekwesili, has joined the growing number of candidates aiming to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari when Nigerians go to polls early 2019.…