Politics

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki; a former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and an ex-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu,  on Monday, differed on the performance of…

The senatorial ambition of the widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, has put a spanner in the family of the ex-Biafran leader. It was gathered that the attack by some of the Ikemba Nnewi’s children did not go down well…

Factional All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for Rivers State, Magnus Abe, has said he is fighting for his right to be governor and that nobody can stop his political ambition. Abe, who is representing Rivers South…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, has explained why he was absent at the 2018 Osun State governorship debate which held in Osogbo, the state capital on Sunday. Adeleke’s seat was empty throughout the…

•Negotiations continue in Osogbo today As it becomes more obvious that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, will not change his mind on his decision not to support Lagos State Governor…

Prominent seer and founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Lagos, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has cautioned the National Leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be careful with his hard stance…

The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Monday said that his heart was with President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 election despite being a member of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP). He spoke with…

The National Assembly has begun work on the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill which President Muhammadu Buhari rejected and sent back to the legislature over drafting issues. The joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on…

The Ekiti state governorship petition tribunal has been moved out of the state to a yet to be named place. Suleiman Belgore, chairman of the tribunal, announced this after considering an application made by Adebayo Adelodun (SAN),…

Niger Delta creek warlords under the auspices of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers ( RNDA ) on Monday backed the second term ambition of President Muhammadu Buhari . The militants declared that Buhari is the only Nigerian President…

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said the he sacrificed his Presidential ambition to allow President Muhammadu Buhari go for a second term in office because of the good work…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday, denied having a telephone conversation with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, about the second term ambition…

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…