Politics

A former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has defied the “no entry” statement of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, as his Peace Advocacy Tour moved to Ekiti on Sunday. Mr Kalu said the statement credited to Mr. Fayose that he…

•Six issues which will dominate APC NEC meeting •Buhari, APC leaders set to determine Oyegun, others’ fate Fresh facts emerged yesterday that some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some party leaders are adamant…

It is now clear why   more members of the National Executive Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) backed out of the tenure elongation gambit championed by the party leadership. It followed the unearthing of the…

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has warned former governor of Abia State, Mr. Orji Kalu, against his planned advocacy visit to the state in order to curry support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 re-election bid. the…

A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the 2019 presidential election if he re-contests despite the series of attacks from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and…

President Muhammadu Buhari hasn’t formally announced that he’ll be seeking re-election ahead of the 2019 election. However, he’s been dropping hints all over the place. Here are the 7 men Buhari will be counting on when he finally…

Former Ekiti State Deputy Governor,  Chief Adebisi Omoyeni, has been adopted as the consensus candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the July 14 governorship poll. Omoyeni, was the deputy governor to Governor Ayo Fayose…

About 18 All Progressives Congress (APC) governors yesterday moved against a plot to use state chairmen of the party against President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Executive Committee meeting of the party on Monday. Some leaders…

*Declares to run for second term *says APC governors have reached consensus on reversal of tenure elongation Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday warned President Muhammadu Buhari that he faced possible legal…

Buhari Volunteers Movement, (BVM), says the misrule and impunity which characterized the 16 years the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was in power in Nigeria and for which the current leadership of the now opposition party recently…

A political group, the Northern Alternative Forum, NAF has said President Muhammadu Buhari is the only candidate fit to represent the northern region in the 2019 presidential race. The group said it has, therefore, declared support for…

•Yet to decide alternative platform A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to ex-Osun State Deputy Governor Senator Iyiola Omisore yesterday resolved to dump the party for another platform. Members had gathered at…

Proponents of tenure extension for All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and others seem to be adamant, The Nation learnt yesterday. There is a plot to create a stalemate and dump President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said he would go to any length for President Muhammadu Buhari if he so request. Bello disclosed this while reacting to President Buhari’s decision against the tenure elongation of national…

Mustapha Bukar, senator representing Katsina north, died on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the current national assembly to nine in roughly three years. The first death was recorded even before the inauguration of the national…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed to fund the elective convention of the party, sources told TheCable on Wednesday. TheCable understands that the convention is subject to the reversal of the decision of the…

Jerimiah Useni, senator representing Plateau south senatorial district, has declared his intention to contest the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Useni made the declaration on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday issued a Notice of Election for the July 14 poll in Ekiti State. The issuance signalled beginning of activities toward the conduct of the election. However, the ban on…

Advocates of extended tenure for All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman John Odigie-Oyegun and others have lost their battle. President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on due process and the failure to get more governors into the…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have finally resolved their differences on the position of President Muhammadu Buhari regarding the extension of the tenure of party officials. The decision followed a second meeting…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday commenced the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) for the second quarter of 2018 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The exercise commenced at the Karu centre at…

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate for the 2019 election, says even while sleeping, he can do better than President Muhammadu Buhari. On Tuesday, hundreds of his supporters and members of the…

President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress Governors Forum are presently meeting behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The agenda of the meeting is however uncertain yet, but it can not be…

Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday denied reports that he will contest the 2019 presidential election. Mr. Saraki, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, said report making the rounds that he will…