Politics

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has stated that Rivers people will resist any attempt by the APC Federal Government to rig the 2019 elections. He also said he has no preferred presidential aspirant among those jostling for…

Members of the All Progressives Congress caucus at the Senate have alleged that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, withheld their defection letters from the Peoples Democratic Party sent to the upper chamber. The APC senators…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has condemned what he described as the “pull-him-down-syndrome” among the Igbo, saying it is the only likely problem he will have if he chooses to run for the presidency. The governor expressed…

•Is It by 2/3 of Members Present and Voting, or 2/3 of the Entirety of Members? The serial attempts to remove the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki (PDP/Kwara) from office has continued to raise constitutional, legal and…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who has officially declared his intention to contest the presidency in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in this exclusive interview with Olawale Olaleye and Bayo Akinloye …

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s senatorial by-election in Katsina, Ahmad Babba-Kaita, is the winner, released results show. The Independent National Electoral Commission is soon to formally declare the…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) seems to be in a difficult political situation with the presence of heavyweight presidential aspirants who all hope to dislodge the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. The defection…

Kabir Babba-Kaita, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina north senatorial district, secured just one vote at Sakin Yara “A”, Kofar Baru 3 in Daura local government area of Katsina in the ongoing bye-election.…

The bye-election to fill the vacant seat in the Lokoja-Kogi Federal Constituency which started on a peaceful note on Saturday was later marred by violence, vote buying and intimidation in Lokoja. A News Agency of Nigeria…

Another suspected ballot box snatcher has been beaten to death in another polling unit in the traditional area of Lokoja metropolis. It was gathered that the suspect was the son of a House of Representatives aspirant who declared…

Some female voters at a polling unit in Bauchi State caused a stir when each of them kissed ballot papers and shouted “Sai Baba” before casting their vote. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the drama, involving four women,…

House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, is biding his time to switch  from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) because his future party does not currently enjoy a comfortable majority in the…

Theirs is a classic instance of the instability of human relationship. They start out as dotting fathers and submissive sons only to end up as foes with rivalry as fierce as that of the biblical David and his rebellious son, Absalom.…

WHATEVER doubt was left about the defection of former Akwa Ibom State governor, Senator Godswill Akpabio, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was erased on Tuesday with the announcement of his…

Senate President Bukola Saraki has fired some shots at Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This comes one day after he vowed not to descend into the gutter with the ruling party. Saraki had…

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the Senate President Bukola Saraki will “definitely” be impeached. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Oshiomhole said Saraki will not…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has ruled out the possibility of contesting any position in 2019. He said that his task was to work with like minds to wrest power from the current political leadership in…

The members of the Ambode Deaf Solidarity Movement, drawn from the 57 Local Government Areas and Local Community Development Areas LGAs/LCDAs under the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deaf Group has endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for…

There are indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have reached an agreement in principle to nominate President Muhammadu Buhari as its consensus candidate for the 2019 general election. His comment came as the Majority…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said he gained admission into the university he attended in the United States without presenting his West African School Certificate…

A former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has said that those who dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, for other political parties would be disappointed by the outcome of the 2019 general elections. He said this…

Senate President Bukola Saraki was under more pressure yesterday to quit his seat. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from which he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delivered a blistering attack on him. Legal…

Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has described the current political happenings in Nigeria as a battle between the good and bad elements whose aim was to continue suffocating the nation by milking it dry. He said that the Federal…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Bukola Saraki “will go down in our country’s history as the worst Senate President Nigeria has had the misfortune to have”. It also described him as a traitor, specifically saying “a traitor…