Politics

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)…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not negotiate with political machinery masquerading as members of the party, who defected to other political parties in the National Assembly. The National Chairman of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the FCT has said that over 260,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have yet to be collected with 16,931 of the cards in Gwagwalada Area Council. Alhaji Yahaya Bello, The Resident…

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has announced that All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers who have decamped will still campaign for the President regardless of their…

Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of Kwara state, says he might quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He gave the hint when he played host to stakeholders in Kwara central senatorial district on Thursday. According to Wahab…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has claimed that he defeated Senate President Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in an online poll conducted by…

Chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Senator Abu Ibrahim, APC, Katsina South has revealed how the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu…

The Party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan warned APC to stop its plot to avoid some terrible consequences. Ologbondiyan said the plot was part of APC’s effort to gain access into the Ekiti…

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna south, has denied being among those allegedly plotting to impeach Senate President Bukola Saraki. Describing the reports as the handiwork of his opponents, Sani said he enjoys a good…

Festus Keyamo, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of “harvesting chaff and fake news” ahead of the 2019 elections. Keyamo said this while debunking a “fake…

The Peoples Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party have described President Muhammadu Buhari as a common enemy of Nigerians. The spokespersons for both parties stated this at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday.…

Senate President Bukola Saraki says his chances of leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are “very, very high”. According to Reuters, Saraki said this shortly after 14 APC senators defected to the Peoples Democratic…

Sen. Lanre Tejuoso, who Senate President Bukola Saraki claimed left the All Progressives Congress  (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday returned to APC on Wednesday. Tejuoso, representing Ogun Central, announced…

The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba has ordered that the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Moshood Salvador, and 10 others should be remanded in the prison custody over the alleged murder of the party…

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor announced his defection at a meeting with local government chairmen and…

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed not to reconcile with some politicians he described as “traitors”. El-Rufai said this in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, on Tuesday. The Governor said he…

A socio-cultural group, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, says Tuesday’s defection of some national assembly members from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not affect President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid. Akin Malaolu,…

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa has pledged to deliver Adamawa to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general election. Bindow made the declaration at a political rally organised by the state chapter of the APC to welcome him back…

An elder statesman in Benue State and retired Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Tsav, has articulated that nothing and nobody can save Governor Samuel Ortom from losing re-election in 2019 because of the magnitude of his failure in the…