Politics

Ahead of his formal defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), this Saturday, immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state, Hon. Moshood Salvador, has directed his followers to urgently register…

The All Progressives Congress said on Thursday that it was not disturbed by the effective defection of Speaker Yakubu Dogara to the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the top lawmaker has no political value to be considered a loss.…

Barely 24 hours after Femi Otedola news of running for Lagos state governorship was reported, a fan has made music to show support for the news. The Business Mogul and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC is to run under the Peoples’ Democratic…

The Accord Party has expelled the former Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, over alleged anti-party activities, which the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party said had caused chaos and anarchy…

A group known as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) New Youth Circuit has urged the party’s leadership to field Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, as its automatic candidate ahead of the 2019 elections in the state. The group…

Olusegun Mimiko, immediate past Governor of Ondo State, has joined the presidential race ahead of the 2019 general election, SaharaReporters just learnt. Mimiko and his supporters are currently in Abuja, where he will "officially…

A Presidential aspirant, Fela Durotoye has called on Nigerians to donate towards the purchase of a N3.5 million nomination form to enable him contest in the presidential primary election of the Alliance for a New Nigeria (ANN). The…

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Babatunde Balogun, has dismissed reports of a plot to impeach Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for obtaining and submitting his form to go for a second term. He made this known…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has given an order mandating the West African Examination Council (WAEC), through its Director General or any other designated officer of the council to depose to an affidavit confirming or denying…

When he submitted his governorship nomination form at the headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja on Wednesday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said people 0don’t know certain things about him. Truthfully, many didn’t…

Omoyele Sowore, a presidential aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC), says he will ensure civil servants in the country receive N100,000 as minimum wage from 2019, if he is elected Nigeria’s president. Speaking at a town hall…

Some presidential aspirants on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are plotting a fall-back option in the event they fail to get the ticket in the party’s primary election, investigations by Daily Trust have revealed. Senate…

The Spiritual father/Chairman, Cherubim & Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Ayo Ni O, Most Rev. Samuel Abidoye, has urged Tinubu and Ambode to avoid any action that will cause crisis in Lagos. He said the state must continue to…

President Muhammadu Buhari, Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi; and Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, have embarked on a last-minute move to save Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, from an impending loss of the state All Progressives…

No aspirant has been adopted for Lagos State governor, All Progressives Congress (APC) elders said yesterday. The Chairman of the  Elders’ Forum, Alhaji Tajudeen Olusi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos,…

An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Rivers, Tonye Cole, said he would unseat the present government in the state in 2019.Mr Cole, who is aspiring to succeed Governor Nyesom Wike, if given the ticket of his party, said that…

A group, Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard has urged for calm over the impasse on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s quest for second term. In a statement yesterday, the Co-ordinator of the group, Mr Seyi Bamigbade, said the political issues in…

As the submission of completed expression of interest and nomination forms for aspirants seeking the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) closed wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari was the only presidential aspirant who…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked claims that there is a possibility of shifting the February 2019 elections. The commission made the clarification on Wednesday, insisting that there are no such plans.…

The chairman of a local government and the chairmen of three local council development associations are among a number of All Progressives Congress (APC) members and leaders in Lagos State who endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, Governor of the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his nomination form to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to seek reelection in the 2019 general elections. The president who arrived the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned politicians against reckless spending and bribery as the 2019 general elections draw close. Acting chairman of the commission, Ibrahim Magu, who spoke at an interaction…

Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, says the relationship between him and Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is smooth. Ambode said this while addressing members of the ruling party in Epe,…

Former member of the House of Representatives and Director General of Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Hon Opeyemi Bamidele, has declared the intention to run for the Senate ahead of the 2019 general elections. Bamidele, a former…