Politics

Ahmed Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says Kayode Fayemi, the party’s candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, is smarter and more intelligent. According to NAN, Tinubu said this on Tuesday while…

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday, led creme de la creme in the All Progressives Congress to Ekiti to kick-start the campaign for the candidate of the party in the July 14 governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi.…

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the 2019 elections will probably be the least expensive elections for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lai told TheCable that his party has performed and would go on to win…

The Director of Voters Education of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi have expressed worries over the fact that there are still about 1.4millions cards yet to be collected by voters in Lagos State. He…

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said God who helped Nigeria against the dreaded government of late Gen. Sani Abacha will come to the country’s aid in 2019. He said this yesterday at a town hall meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo…

Former Vice President and 2019 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday visited Ekiti State for a meeting with Governor Ayodele Fayose. While in…

A U.S.-based woman, Oyenike Roberts, has declared for the presidency of Nigeria on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential election.Mrs Roberts, while addressing supporters in New York,…

President Muhammadu Buhari will not meet with members of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), who are threatening to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC), it was learnt yesterday. They have accused the ruling party…

Otunba Adebayo Alao- Akala, a former Governor of Oyo State has predicted a total victory for President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s presidential election. Alao- Akala, who is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress…

•Chieftains under pressure from supporters over timing, party Plans by members of the nPDP to dump the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears stalled for now, seven days to the crucial national convention of the ruling party.…

The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the red chamber, Shehu Sani, who addressed journalists who paid him Sallah homage in Kaduna, said if solutions to the identified challenges in the APC are not taken care of in…

The Redeemed Christian Church of God has flagged of a political awareness campaign tagged’ Let My People Vote’ that signaled the beginning of what many described as a revolutionary move by arguably the fastest growing church in the…

This weekend, precisely June 23, stakeholders in Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will converge on Abuja to elect new national officers who will pilot the affairs of the party for the next four years. From May…

A former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, says he will contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019.Mr Makarfi, immediate past national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made the disclosure in an…

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is expected on Tuesday to lead a major push to woo voters in Ekiti State in a campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Kayode Fayemi. The campaign hostilities for the July 14…

Having lost power after vowing to rule Nigeria for 60 years, Nigeria’s longest-ever ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, faced its worst crisis yet. While a large number of PDP leaders were arrested or arraigned for allegedly…

The screening appeal committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has disqualified 19 aspirants from contesting various offices at its national convention. In a chat with journalists on Saturday, Rochas Okorocha, chairman…

•Members express fears over delegates’ list, court cases •Party working to address issues from congresses –Ndoma-Egba Leaders and governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are poised for a showdown over the control of…

•Takes ‘To Build a Nation Tour’ to Kano Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deputy Governor and Young Progressives Party (YPP) presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, has promised massive investment in entrepreneurship using his…

Recent developments in the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with the conduct of parallel state congress have caused unease in the political firmament as the 2019 elections draw nearer. There is currently an…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says about 6,800 delegates will participate in its national convention. The convention is scheduled to take place in Abuja on June 23. The ruling party will be electing its executives at the…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State  said on Friday that the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s elections remain formidable as they have always been over the years. Ganduje told former Abia State governor, Dr.…

Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria have argued that former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot seek re-election into the office of the President with the coming into force of the latest constitutional amendment. The amendment to the…

As Nigerians await the conduct of the 2019 general elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is beaming its searchlight on politicians and political parties in a bid to track the sources of funds for their campaigns.      …