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Direct primaries: APC state chairmen, Oshiomhole on collision course
Opponents of the direct primary method announced by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress have started mobilising state chairmen and other stakeholders to resist moves to foist the method on the states. Towards…
2019 Presidency: Saraki Loses Online Poll To Nigerian Cross Dresser, Bobrisky
As the 2019 general election gathers momentum, Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday suffered an excruciating defeat in an online poll apparently organised to ascertain his acceptability as a choice for the seat of the Nigerian…
I don’t fear free and fair election… that’s what brought me here – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is a beneficiary of free and fair election, hence, he is not afraid of a level playing ground during the 2019 polls. He said this on Sunday while holding an interactive session with the Nigerian…
APC to discipline members plotting to oppose direct primary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened to discipline its members plotting to oppose its choice of direct primary. The party initially decided to adopt indirect primary for all elective positions, but later switched to…
Pogba tells Man United board he wants to leave Old Trafford
France midfielder, Paul Pogba, has told Manchester United board that he is determined to leave Old Trafford in the January transfer window, according to Sunday Express. Manchester United spent £89 million to bring the 25-year-old…
Tonye Cole Resigns from Sahara Group, Goes into Active Politics
The Chief Executive Officer of Sahara Group has stepped down from the management of the indigenous oil firm, planning to contest the Rivers State governorship election in 2019. Cole’s resignation was announced by the board and…
Fintiri declares governorship bid in Adamawa
Former Acting Governor, Adamawa State, Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has officially declared his intention to contest for governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. He made the declaration at the party secretariat in…
2019: PDP eyes Northwest as party sets to dump Atiku, Saraki
•Senate president says quest not a betrayal of ex-VP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have to pick its presidential flag bearer in next year’s election from the Northwest geo political zone, The Nation gathered yesterday.…
2019: Removing Buhari will not solve Nigeria’s problems – Fani-Kayode
Former minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that removing President Muhammadu Buhari from office is not the solution to the problems bedeviling Nigeria. According to…
INTERVIEW: Real reasons I abandoned PDP – Ex-party chairman Salvador
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ben Ezeamalu, the immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Moshood Salvador, speaks about his decision to leave the party, his frustration with the leadership, and his…
How Saraki plans to defeat Buhari in 2019 – Dele Momodu
Dele Momodu, a Nigerian journalist and author, has shared what he says is Senate President Bukola Saraki’s strategy on how to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. In his weekly column, Pendulum, Momodu said he had initially…
Saraki’s ambition was destroying APC… thank God he has moved on – Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the presidential ambition of Senate President Bukola Saraki was destroying the ruling party. Oshiomhole said Saraki’s recent declaration to contest the…
I’ll defeat Buhari if I secure PDP ticket – Lamido
A former governor of Jigawa State and PDP presidential aspirant, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has said that he will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari at the 2019 polls if he secures the party’s presidential ticket. Lamido said this,…
We ‘re tired of Saraki dynasty— Ilorin clan
The people of Ajikobi Ward in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State said yesterday that they are tired of the Saraki dynasty and have resolved to reject the family head ,Senate President Bukola Saraki, or anyone he puts…
2019: Let’s unite and remove Buhari from office – Wike tells PDP aspirants
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has called on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants to unite and sack the non-performing All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. Wike also called on the…
2019 election: 2Face tells Nigerians who to avoid
Nigerian afro-pop singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, has told Nigerian youths to stop celebrating political thieves. 2baba told Vanguard that it was unwise for the youths to be celebrating criminally-minded…
2019: South-East/South-South youth groups endorse Senator Saraki for President
A coalition of South-East and South-South youth organisations, on Friday, after an emergency meeting, endorsed Senate President Bukola Saraki as their candidate for the presidency in the country ahead of the 2019 general elections.…
2019: Why Atiku, Tambuwal, Saraki, others must sign undertaking – PDP
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that all its presidential aspirants must sign an undertaking that they will abide by the outcome of its presidential primary slated for October 5 and 6. Also, the party…
2019: Anxiety grips PDP over 13 presidential aspirants
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be at the crossroads over what to do with the high number of aspirants jostling for the party’s presidential ticket. So far, 13 aspirants have indicated…
2019: Atiku obtains PDP nomination forms
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was emotional at his Presidential Campaign Office in Abuja yesterday shortly after obtaining his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms from the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party…
2019: Amaechi, other Rivers APC leaders adopt Sahara Oil boss Tonye Cole for governorship
Oil magnate, Tonye Dele-Cole, is poised to fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers State governorship election next year, following the adoption of his candidacy by stakeholders at their apex leadership caucus…
APC Reverses Self, Orders Direct Primaries for All Elective Offices
Contrary to its earlier stand on procedure for primaries, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it would now apply direct mode of primary for all the elective offices in the 2019 general election. The new position by the…
BREAKING: Ambode NOT planning to dump APC for PDP
The reports that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is planning to defect to the PEOPLES DEMOCARTIC PARTY PDP is a lie and a fake NEWS. The reports said that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has entered into an emergency…
Lagos lawmaker, Gbolahan Yishawu provides free eye care for 3,000 constituents
NOT less than 3,000 residents of Ikoyi/Obalende/Eti-Osa Constituency 2 will benefit from free eyecare sponsored by the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu aka…