Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said yesterday he is not defecting to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). There were speculations at the weekend that the former vice president would leave the Peoples Democratic Party…

Tunde Bakare, the serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly (LRA), says he worked with former president Goodluck Jonathan and President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure Nigeria escaped disintegration in 2015. Speaking in Glasgow, UK, to…

The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the All Progressives Congress as winners of Saturday’s local government election across the state. Ethelbert Ibebuchi, chairman of the electoral body,…

Mr. Abdullahi Danbaba, the Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Affairs to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has resigned his appointment to enable him stay in the All Progressives Congress. Danbaba announced his resignation…

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, a presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday said he was confident of picking the party’s ticket for the 2019 election. Makarfi made the declaration at an interactive session with…

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi west senatorial district have ruled out automatic tickets for aspirants in the 2019 general election. Dino Melaye, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to…

Former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has revealed why he was sacked by then President Goodluck Jonathan. Abba claimed that his sudden removal from office in 2015 was due to his refusal to rig elections in favour of the…

The battle for state Government Houses in the 2019 elections has begun in earnest with the pool of aspirants swelling by the day. The gubernatorial contest would hold in 30 of Nigeria’s 36 states. In this second part of a series on the…

Ahead of the 2019 elections, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that it is not involved in the idea of having a sole presidential aspirant for the party. The party said it would rather be pre-occupied…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has expressed optimism the impeachment threats against him will fail. He said he is not losing sleep over the threats, saying he would retain his seat as long as rule of law is followed. He also…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, yesterday carpeted Senator Godswill Akpabio, his predecessor in office, for alleged false claim about projects he executed while in office. Emmanuel, who said he was not disposed to…

After weeks of speculations, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2015 governorship election in Niger State, Alhaji Umar Mohammed Nasko, has joined the 2019 governorship race. He intends to contest the election…

The battle for Government Houses in the 2019 elections has begun in earnest with the number of aspirants rising on a daily basis amid loads of promises. Thirty of the 36 States will be involved in the elections. In this first part of a…

Kenny Martins, grand patron of Legacy Initiative International, a civil society organisation, says the days of moneybags taking key decisions in the political space will be over. Martins said this at the first stakeholder’s dinner…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of consistently leaking its letters to the commission, to the media, the latest being the congresses elective holding next month. APC…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) is proposing to hold its governorship primary election on September 24. This is contained in a letter Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party, wrote to Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the…

The people of Awo-Omamma community, which is the largest clan in Oru East State Constituency, have berated the leadership of the Imo State House of Assembly over the continued suspension of its representative in the Assembly, Hon.…

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, on Thursday paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state. Speaking with journalists after a closed-door meeting with Buhari, Sani said he visited the president’s…

The immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has joined the governorship race in Kwara State. He will run under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and may likely get…

  The APC said Thursday that it had not relented in its desire to remove Senate President Bukola Saraki from office, stating that it would work harder to secure the constitutional requirement to achieve its objective. Section 50(2)( C )…

FORMER Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Udaughan, has finally confirmed that he will dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking on phone to Vanguard, Thursday evening, the former…

Two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Osun state have filed a suit at an Osogbo high court challenging the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the party’s flag bearer in the September 22 governorship election. The suit…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday, August 22, gave insight on why Senate President, Bukola Saraki is yet to reconvene the National Assembly despite pressure from all quarters of the polity. The acting national…

Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) Chairman Prof Itse Sagay (SAN) yesterday said the Federal Government could fund next year’s general election by invoking the doctrine of necessity should the National Assembly…