Politics

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State may have finally lost out in the battle for the ticket  of  the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the 2019 governorship election despite  interventions by President Muhammadu…

Ibrahim Bilal, Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State, has announced the resolution of the party to adopt Jibirilla Bindow, Governor of the state, as candidate for the state’s governorship election in 2019.…

Abdulmumuni Abiola, son of Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola (MKO), has said he would support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid, because honoured his late father. MKO, the acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential…

Nigerian singer “davido” was mobbed by his fans as he storms osun state to campaign for his uncle “ademola adeleke”.

The nation’s polity is set to witness fresh gale of defections as a result of the resolve of more senators to dump their parties after their governors have indicated interest in or planning to take over their tickets ahead of the 2019…

The federal government says HSBC Bank has no moral right to criticise President Muhammadu Buhari or predict that his second term would stunt the economy. In a statement released on Saturday by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to…

•As party seeks to break Buhari’s grip on zone •Governors kick over Wike’s romance with aspirant •Uncomfortable with Port Harcourt as convention venue Anxiety is spreading within the top hierarchy of the Peoples Democratic Party…

The confusion over the reelection bid of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, failed to clear off on Saturday as the All Progressives Congress national leadership could not secure a firm commitment from its national leader, Asiwaju…

It has been reported that some segments of Epe, the hometown of Ambode, had embarked on prayers to save the head of their son, whom they believed had positively contributed to the modernisation of the ancient town. The prayers, it was…

Former senate president, David Mark, has visited Minna, capital of Niger state, where he held a private meeting with the former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida.The meeting lasted two hours at the residence of Mr Babangida.The News…

Some close associates of the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have reportedly have tabled three stringent conditions before the embattled governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, which he must meet…

The All Progressives Congress has said the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, like the Senate President Bukola Saraki, must resign or be prepared to be impeached. In separate telephone interviews with Saturday PUNCH,…

Speaker Yakubu Dogara has said that the injustice he and his supporters are suffering from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and how it is addressed would determine whether he would remain in the party or quit. His declaration came…

It was commendation galore for the senator representing the Lagos Central District, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts gathered in Lagos yesterday to pour encomium on her for quality representation.…

Asiwaju not supporting any aspirant –Hamzat The last may not have been heard of the controversies trailing the second term bid of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu reportedly told the General Overseer…

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State was yesterday waiting to receive a strict code of conduct he must follow after high level interventions from Abuja brought rekindled hopes for him to get a second term ticket of the All…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has described reports in the media about the purported nullification of the primary used to select its candidate for the Osun gubernatorial election scheduled for next week as ‘fake news.’ Reacting…

The fate of the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, still hung in the balance on Friday as he failed to secure the nod of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for his second term bid in 2019.…

Babajide Sanwoolu, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has expressed his desire to pursue his ambition to become the next governor of the state, saying he will not step down for…

The People’s Trust (PT), a new mega party nationally led by Olisa Agbakoba, human rights advocate, and Abduljalil Tafawa Balewa, son of former prime minister of Nigeria, has endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, for 2019.…

The spokesperson for the Buhari’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), said the allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari had suppressed internal democracy in the All Progressives Congress was a figment of the…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), wants Yakubu Dogara removed as speaker of the house of representatives. A source told TheCable that Oshiomhole has been meeting with party members,…

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Thursday said it would welcome Governor Akinwunmi Ambode into its fold, if he decided to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Publicity Secretary of the party,…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said there is no serious issue of disagreement between him and a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku made the clarification on Thursday in Lokoja in an interactive session with…