Politics

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.…

He is only a few minutes into his emergence as presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2019 general election, but former Vcer President Atiku Abubakar is already setting about the business of wooing both his…

After emerging victorious at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has thanked the party for choosing him to be its flag-bearer for the 2019 presidential election. The…

The Chief Agent of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has confirmed that his candidate has won the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).He said even before the count of the votes that , “I…

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has thanked the leadership and delegates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) from Anambra South senatorial zone for heeding its appeals not to vote…

Pictures of President Muhammadu Buhari putting on attires of different ethnic groups are currently in circulation. The pictures were released after the candidacy of Buhari for the 2019 poll was affirmed at the national convention of…

The 2019 governorship race in Ogun State has become more competitive with the emergence of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole as the governorship candidate of Action Democratic Party (ADP). ADP, which has…

The Director of Communication, Ashafa Campaign Organisation, Ayodele Adio, is optimistic that Senator Gbenga Ashafa will be pronounced rightful flab bearer of the Lagos East Senatorial constituency by the National Working Committee of…

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has emerged as Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2019 general election. Duke polled 812 votes to defeat his close rival, former Minister of…

Omoyele Sowore has emerged the presidential flag-bearer of the African Action Congress (AAC) for the 2019 general election. This was announced on Saturday at the AAC national convention, held at Duplex Plaza, CMD, Shangisha, Lagos.…

President Muhammadu Buhari directed Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, to initiate a recall process for Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District over his "disloyalty", it has been revealed.…

President Muhammadu Buhari in the early hours of Sunday promised again that he would not let Nigerians down. He spoke at the Eagle Square, Abuja during his acceptance speech after he was affirmed by delegates as the Presidential …

Facts have emerged on why the Clement Ebri-led National Electoral Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) attempted to scuttle the gubernatorial primary election held across the 377 wards of Lagos State last Tuesday.…

•Police bar journalists from venue Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central) yesterday lost the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He lost the party’s ticket to the Special Adviser to Governor Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai…

14,842,072 members of the APC  have affirmed President Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the party for the 2019 Presidential election. The total votes was announced by Ekiti stayed Governor elect, Kayode Fayemi on Saturday night.…

Senator Gbenga Ashafa has lost his bid to return to the Senate, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. He lost by a wide margin, the primary for the Lagos East ticket to a four-term House of Assembly member, Bayo Osinowo,…

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has said Nigeria’s democracy is now under threat because of godfathers. In a statement on Friday titled, ‘We must respect the will of the…

Ahead of today’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, a leading governorship aspirant, Mr. Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), Friday withdrew from the race and ordered his supporters to vote for Alhaji…

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says President Muhammadu Buhari directed him to initiate the recall of Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central district, over acts of contempt and disloyalty.  The governor disclosed…

Facts have emerged that pressure from the Presidency, prominent Yoruba monarchs and leaders as well as senior lawyers forced Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to concede defeat after Tuesday’s All Progressives Congress,…

Son of the former Registrar/CEO of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Emeritus Professor Dibu Ojerinde, Olumide, on Thursday, clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to represent Irepo/Olorunsogo/Oorelope…

•Atiku’s last shot at Presidency •Tambuwal, Makarfi, Saraki, Kwankwaso, others on the block as PDP holds primaries today From the 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, statutory and elected delegates will…

Bureau de change operators especially those located opposite Hotel Presidential Port Harcourt are having a hectic time attending to hundreds of customers suspected to be PDP delegates who are crowding around them to exchange money.…