Politics

In a bid to ensure a free, fair and successful election in the forthcoming Osun state gubernatorial election, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Monday warned electorate not to come with…

The friction between the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and Senator George Akume, has continued unabated as the governor has accused Akume of plotting to destabilise the state. Ortom alleged in a press statement signed by his…

Some men would pawn their intelligence for a bottle of champagne; many more would cheerily shun the grey matter in their brain to engage in a dance of folly – particularly if they are errand boys. If he were livestock, Jide Sanwoolu,…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed his belief that a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He stated this at his residence in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State…

Barely forty-eight hours after directing members of his cabinet to turn in their resignation letters if they have obtained forms to contest in the 2019 elections, six persons have resigned their positions, SaharaReporters learnt on…

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, was last night fighting the odds for a second term ticket in the All Progressives Congress, APC, after his subordinate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, angling to unseat him gathered the Lagos political…

Senate President and Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki has disclosed that the call for his impeachment after the senate’s adjournment cannot hold waters, saying “they don’t have the number to…

Members of the political family of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have threatened to vote against his choice, should he back the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, for a second term. The decision followed pressures being mounted on the…

Former President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida has said that Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki is well prepared for the Presidency of the country. Babangida stated this when the Senate President paid him a courtesy visit at…

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship elections in Osun State, the police has deployed 30 Armoured Personnel Vehicles  (APV), 10 AP carriers, two helicopters and sniffer dogs to ensure a hitch-free exercise. The police also said the…

K1 de ultimate is planning to sue whoever is behind the use of his song to promote the presidential campaign of Saraki.   The singer made the threat in a press statement issued by his media manager, Kunle Rasheed on…

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…