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Ogun State Governor Stops APC Leaders From Receiving Sallah Gifts From Guber Aspirant, Dapo Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has reportedly barred party officials across the state from collecting Sallah gifts from a leading governorship aspirant in the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun. Islam and Christianity encourage…
I’ve been approached to replace Senator Ekweremadu – Senator Abaribe
The South-East Senate Caucus Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has revealed that he has been approached to replace the Deputy President of the Senate, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu. There have been moves by the All Progressives Congress to…
VON boss bids for Senate, likely to challenge Ekweremadu
The Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has declared his intention to contest election for the Senate in 2019. Mr Okechukwu, in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday, said he would run on the…
INTERVIEW: Why Saraki must quit as Senate president — Gbajabiamila
The leader of the House of Representatives and chairman of the APC Caucus, Femi Gbajabiamila, in this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Festus Owete and Nasir Ayitogo, speaks on the defections in the House, his relationship with Speaker…
Confrontation Is His Style
Vanessa Obioha writes that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Adams Oshiomhole pulls no punches as he goes about his new assignment with an accustomed gusto Call him garrulous or obnoxious, one thing is certain,…
2019 elections doubtful – Governor Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described the bye-election in Rivers State for Port Harcourt Constituency III State Assembly seat as another sad reality that votes of Nigerians will not be allowed to count at the 2019…
I’m under pressure to return to Senate – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has said he was under immense pressure to contest for 2019 senatorial election. While declaring he will make his stand known in two weeks time, Ngige said the pressure was…
I was cheated in Osun guber primary but won’t leave APC – Lasun
Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, says he will not leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) in spite of losing the party’s governorship primary in Osun. Addressing a news conference on Sunday in Osogbo,…
Concerns Mount over PDP Presidential Aspirants’ Rising Numbers
Ahead of the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scheduled for next month, some influential stakeholders in the North are worried over the increasing numbers of aspirants on the platform of the party from…
APC will Take over Akwa Ibom Like Hitler Took Poland – Akpabio
Former governor of Akwa Ibom, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said at the weekend that the takeover of the state by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 would be as total as the 1940 invasion of Poland by the German dictator, Adolf…
“If Atiku Rules For A Day, Nigeria Won’t Recover For 10 Years” – Doyin Okupe
Former special assistant to former president Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Doyin Okupe has said it will take Nigeria 10 years to recover if Atiku Abubakar rules for a day. According to the former presidential aide, the country recovery from…
Senator Saraki will flunk integrity test for presidency – APC
The All Progressives Congress catalogued a list of career-long infractions by Senate President Bukola Saraki that will make him fail an integrity test, in case he wants to run for Nigeria’s presidency. Saraki provoked this latest…
Akwa Ibom governor is a mistake… I regret imposing him on my people – Akpabio
Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom state, has described is Udom Emmanuel as a mistake that must be corrected in 2019. According to PUNCH, Akpabio, a serving senator, said this at a rally in the Ikot Ekpene area of the…
Buhari: Ganduje spits fire, dares Kwankwaso over presidential ambition
Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje has challenged his predecessor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso to launch his presidential campaign in Kano. Ganduje stated this Sunday at an empowerment programme for women held at the Government…
I won’t defect to PDP, Governor Bindow insists
Adamawa State Governor Jibrilla Bindow yesterday insisted that he has no reasons to defect from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said reports on his alleged defection were malicious and…
‘Why always blame someone for your failure?’ — pro-Saraki senators tackle APC
Senators loyal to Senate President Bukola Saraki have accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of abandoning its mandate of bringing positive change. Isah Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim, senators representing Bauchi central and Kwara…
‘Concerned Nigerians’ List 13 Reasons Saraki Cannot Be President
A coalition of groups, under the umbrella of Concerned Nigerians against Saraki (CNAS), has listed a number of reasons it is against the presidential bid of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. A few days ago, Saraki alluded to his…
Saraki, Tambuwal left APC for fear of Buhari – Tinubu
All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday spoke on the defection of some chieftains from the ruling party to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said the defectors, including Senate President Bukola…
Tambuwal parts ways with 252 aides loyal to APC
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has parted ways with 252 special advisers and assistants. Abubakar Shekara, director-general, media and public affairs to Tambuwal, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday. He…
‘I will defeat Atiku even in his hometown, Adamawa’ – Rochas Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, who reacted to claims by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to lead the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to take back Imo State in 2019 elections, has advised the former Vice President and PDP…
Which of these Men Can Defeat Buhari?
The battle to displace President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s election has intensified in the last few weeks given the gale of defections in both the ruling and opposition parties, which has ratcheted up the political temperature in…
Saraki: Disarray in APC over impeachment
The plot by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remove Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki may have suffered a set back due to suspicion and distrust among the party leadership and the lawmakers. Apart…
PDP shops for consensus presidential candidate
•Desperate to avoid post-primary crisis Some powerful forces in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are canvassing consensus for the purpose of picking the party’s presidential candidate in next year’s election to avoid a post-primary…
Battle for Saraki’s seat
Following the recent defection of Senator Bukola Saraki, from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there are determined moves by the party in power to ensure he either resigns as Senate…