Politics

The announcement of Sahara Group co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer, Tonye Cole, as the likely candidate to fly the All Progressives Congress flag in Rivers State has continued to attract rave reviews. Not a few people as seen…

Their minds fan with the beauty of friendship as fire flames from red hot embers. Thus they will not stay quiet while their friend is strung up on the altar of vendetta and high powered politics, so argued friends and associates of…

Wole Olujobi, spokesman of Ekiti governor-elect Kayode Fayemi, says Ayodele Fayose, outgoing governor of the state, is not sincere about his letter to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a letter addressed to…

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has submitted his governorship nomination form, PREMIUM TIMES can confirm. The form was submitted at the APC headquarters Wednesday afternoon by an ally of the governor and his estranged…

There is heavy presence of security operatives at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to submit his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms today. Visitors,…

Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State has relieved 13 of his appointees contesting in the 2019 general election of their respective positions. According to a statement by Sam Onwuemeodo, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, among…

The turnout at President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign rally in Eket senatorial district of Akwa Ibom state was massive. Ita Enang, senior special adviser to the president on national assembly matters, posted a video of the…

Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyika, is the Assistant Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State chapter. She is also an aspirant for the House of Representatives to represent Ikeja Federal Constituency. The lawyer, business…

.Akiolu leads peacemakers to placate roaring Lion of Bourdillon · Otedola considers race if gov is ousted The political intrigues shaping the governorship race in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State intensified…

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti, says he will make himself available to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after handing over to Kayode Fayemi, governor-elect. Fayemi will be sworn in on October 16. Fayose, in a…

A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, said a gap in communication between the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, and the owner of Fresh FM, Ibadan, Yinka Ayefele, caused the demolition of the latter’s property. Mr…

National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, said Nigeria was on the verge of becoming a one-party country under previous administrations of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).…

The Chairman of Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Prince Dapo Abiodun, has vowed to defeat the consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, in the direct primary scheduled to hold on…

As part of its strategy to bring governance closer to the people, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will hold its Osun State Governorship live debate in Yoruba language. This initiative, the first in the country, BBC said is a…

The Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu, has obtained nomination form to contest for the governorship ticket on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections. Aliyu refused to defect with…

TWENTY-THREE House of Representatives members under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may soon defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), it was learnt yesterday. The lawmakers are aggrieved by alleged plans by their…

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced that it would hold presidential election on October 5 and 6 respectively. In a statement disclosed on Tuesday by the party’s national Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP stated that its…

The senator representing Delta senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ovie Omo-Agege and former National Secretary of NUPENG, Chief Frank Ovie Kokori, on Tuesday charged Urhobo nation, Delta State to…

Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State, is backing Joseph Tegbe, a Partner and Head of the Technology Advisory practice of KPMG, to succeed him, but SaharaReporters understands this is not primarily because Ajimobi considers him the best…

Femi Otedola, a businessman and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC, has “accepted” the offer of a governorship ticket by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Dele Momodu, Publisher of Ovation magazine, Otedola “personally confirmed”…

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he will never do or say anything to demean the people of Osogbo in Osun state. While speaking at the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olanipekun on…

Reports on the plot to stop Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos, in 2019 have been dismissed by stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state — but emerging signs show he is fighting for his political life.…

The National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fired back at Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for passing vote of no confidence on it ahead of the 2019 general elections. The governors alleged…

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose on has suffered another electoral defeat at his home local government area. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Delegate Election to choose representatives to the National Convention in Abuja was…