Politics

Abdullahi Attah, speaker of the Kano state house of assembly, has been removed while Al Hassan Rurum has been elected the new speaker. Rurum had resigned as speaker of the assembly in July 2017. More to follow…

President Muhammadu Buhari says the gale of defection currently being witnessed in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not bothering him. According to Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and…

The crisis in the Benue state house of assembly took a new turn on Monday as eight lawmakers served an impeachment notice on Samuel Ortom, governor of the state. This comes after Terkimbi Ikyange, speaker of the assembly was removed.…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday ordered all the members of the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) in Kwara State, who are in the camp of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, currently…

The recent gale of defections by top ranking members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked crises in at least nine state chapters of the opposition party. Kano, Kwara, Benue, Kogi, Gombe…

The Chairman of the Reformed All Progressives Congress, Buba  Galadima, said President Muhammadu Buhari was against forming an alliance with a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, who had nominated Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Buhari’s…

…to spend N4.6bn on unforeseen expenses The Independent National Electoral Commission has budgeted the sum of N1.8bn for a possible Presidential run-off in 2019. A run-off or rerun is a second-round election that takes place after the…

*Struggle for control rocks party in Kwara *PDP aspirant won’t quit for defectors Senate President Bukola Saraki’s political future is causing ripples in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki, who is the…

Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said that the eight Senate is unfortunate to have bad leadership. In an interview with Daily Trust, the lawmaker representing Nasarawa west senatorial district hinted that Senate president, Bukola Saraki…

Lai Mohammed, the minister of information, has described the defection of some national assembly members from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as “the removal of stones from (the party’s) rice”. Mohammed spoke in his…

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the campaign of the reelection of President Muhammadu Buhari, says demographics have shown that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the 2019 presidential poll. In a statement on Sunday, Keyamo…

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has called on stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomole as he stabilises  the party. The Imo governor…

Former Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Kingsley Moghalu said he is looking forward to President Buhari’s congratulatory call to him as President-elect in 2019. Professor Moghalu made the pronouncement on the…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday claimed that the governors of Sokoto and Kwara states, Aminu Tambuwal and Abdulfatah Ahmed respectively, would leave the All Progressives Congress. Amaechi also claimed…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked his supporters to suspend campaigns for his re-election in order to avoid breaching the rules of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The president said this in a statement which…

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, says the defection of Rabiu Kwankwaso, his predecessor, from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will have no effect on President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

There is palpable anxiety among officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the possible effects of the shutdown of the National Assembly on the Commission’s N242,445,322,600 2019 poll budget. Amid ripples…

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman  Adams Oshiomhole  launched a tirade against  Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday, claiming that the governor is partly responsible for the security  challenge in the state.…

Former Cross Rivers state governor and presidential hopeful, Donald Duke, was on Linda Ikeji TV's programme, Report Card hosted by Hero Daniels. During the interview, Duke who made known his intention to run for president in June,…

Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, on Friday declared himself a sole presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election. Lamido insisted that among all the presidential aspirants, he…

A Presidential aspirant, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has pledged to scrap the senate if he emerges victorious in the 2019 elections, describing the upper chamber as a drain pipe to the country’s economy. He noted that the federal government…

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state will any moment from now announce his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), TheCable understands. Tambuwal has his eyes on…

Skip to content The ripples generated by the defections in the National Assembly continued yesterday across the country. Onyedi Ojiabor (Abuja) and Adekunle Jimoh (Ilorin) report. Loyalists and supporters of President…

The battle for the control of the National Assembly seems to be getting tougher  – outside the two chambers. Despite the defection of some senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC)…