Politics

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will formally receive the Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, into the All Progressives Congress on August 8, 2018. The information on the schedule to receive Akpabio into the…

Two civil society groups have tackled the Peoples Democratic Party over its promise that it would let Nigerians decide its Presidential candidate for 2019. The Transistion Monitoring Group and the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open…

A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has said that the APC in the state is in coalition with 15 other parties to wrest political…

As 2019 general elections inch closer at the passing of each day, alignments and re-alignments among political players have started assuming feverish dimension. Political juggernauts are becoming intrepid enough to publicly associate…

National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, might be faced with intricate political challenges in the Lagos State chapter of the party following alleged plans by a former Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, clashed, again, yesterday, after the former, said God will not forgive him if he supports Atiku’s presidential bid ahead of 2019 elections. Atiku,…

The Peoples Democratic Party has assured its members of adequate protection, accommodation and a level playing ground at every level of political engagement and aspirations ahead of the 2019 general elections.  The PDP says it has taken…

Aliyu Wamakko, senator representing Sokoto north, says Aminu Tambuwal, governor of his state, and others who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will regret the move. Before Tambuwal moved to the PDP, Senate President…

Ibrahim Dankwambo, governor of Gombe state, has declared his intention to contest in the 2019 presidential election. Dankwambo made the announcement via his Twitter handle on Saturday. The governor said his decision to run for the…

Shortly after Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto governor, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his predecessor, Aliyu Wamakko, reacted by saying people will know who runs the state when he returns home. And just as he boasted, a…

Chairman of the Action Democratic Party (ADP)in Edo State, Mr. George Oloruntobi, has told landlords in the state to issue quit notice tenants without permanent voter cards. Oloruntobi said voting during election was a civic duty…

Isa Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim, senators representing Bauchi central and Kwara south respectively, have warned against any move to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki. They said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Friday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not count on him for support in his latest bid to actualise his life-long ambition of being elected the president of Nigeria. The…

••says FG, APC plotting to remove Senate President, Ekweremadu through court order •Why Akpabio is threatening to dump party –Source As the competition for the presidential ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party gets stiffer…

There were indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in serious talks with the Minority Leader in the Senate, ex-Governor Godswill Akpabio; a move that has unsettled the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Akpabio might…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on members of the party to support efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to flush out politicians who are bent on looting the nation’s treasury.…

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) camp in Sokoto State was in a festive mood yesterday preparatory to the arrival of the APC leader in the state, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, today. Wamakko, who is expected to be accompanied…

Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing  Nasarawa west, has described the defection of Senate President Bukola Saraki from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a big mistake. Speaking with…

A group, Yoruba Youths Congress (YYC) Friday urged the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki to resign his position having defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).…

National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has told the Peoples Democratic Party that he would rather be an attack dog than be a mushroom eater. Oshiomhole explained that the…

Barrister Toke Benson Awoyinka has  declared her  intention and desire to represent the people of Ikeja Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressive Congress party.…

Silifat Aborishade, the wife of a recently murdered Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s leader in Apapa, Lagos state, has appealed the police to drop the criminal charges filed against some of her husband’s alleged killers. Adeniyi…

Fresh facts have emerged that the alleged certificate forgery leveled against the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke may not be swept under the carpet, as detectives from the…

Nollywood Actor and legal practitioner, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said the Igbos will continue to wander in the wilderness if they turn their backs against Buhari in 2019. According to the ‘Living In Bondage’ star, who is also eyeing the…