Politics

Ali Soyode, an industrialist and founder of Europe’s first ethnic media and satellite Television, BEN TV, has declared intention to run in the 2019 presidential election. Mr Soyode, who made the declaration on Monday in Abuja, said…

The crisis rocking the Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a different dimension on Monday as police sealed the party’s secretariat. The protesters, who claimed to be sympathetic to the aspiration of…

Chief Henry Ajomale is the chairman, Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC). Ajomale, in this interview with select journalists, speaks on the state of affairs in the party, the  congresses, President Muhammadu Buhari,…

The Bishop of Lagos Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Rev. Ephraim Ademowo, yesterday hailed Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for his infrastructural renewal drive. The eminent cleric noted that the governor’s…

Unless either of the parties backs down, a showdown is imminent between the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 27 governorship aspirants in Ekiti State. The aspirants are demanding the sacking…

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is being pressured to prematurely halt the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise by powerful political interests, SaharaReporters has gathered. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood…

Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo states, says the “funny politics” witnessed at Saturday’s ward congress of the All Progressives Congress  (APC) across the country must stop. Delta, Imo and Oyo were some of the states that had cases…

•Ekiti gets candidate this week THE All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday urged those aggrieved as a result of weekend’s ward congresses to approach the appeals committee set up by the party. Its National Publicity Secretary,…

The Segun Oni Campaign Organisation has called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress to investigate the alleged compromise of the Tanko Al-Makura-led committee which supervised Saturday’s primary in…

Oluremi Tinubu, the senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District on Sunday urged the federal government to declare public holidays for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), ahead of the December 2018 deadline.Mrs Tinubu,…

A former presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has said the Coalition for Nigeria Movement will present a candidate who will defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. He, however, said the group was…

• Violence mars exercise as thugs run riot The 33 governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State have another date to determine who flies the party’s flag in the July election. This follows the…

Strategists of President Muhammadu Buhari are leaving nothing to chance in the event that some bigwigs of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dump the party in the build up to next year’s elections. The Buhari camp has in…

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday said he wanted to go attend the governorship primary election in Ekiti but decided to stay in Lagos because of the ward congress. The primary election…

The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Saturday picked up her membership card of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Mrs Adeosun, a former finance commissioner in Ogun state, was appointed by President…

An erstwhile Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na ’abba, has revealed how much former President, Olusegun Obasanjo paid each of the National Assembly members in 2006 to make him life president. He said the third term…

Persons suspected to be thugs have stalled voting at the ongoing governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State. They attacked the ballot boxes and smashed it to the ground, emptying the ballot papers on the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday says the Federal Government maintains its confidence in the ruling party because members are not thieves. He says the party is different and that the ultimate desire is to serve the people.…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday participated in the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress party  held at Bayagida Model Primary School, Daura, Katsina State. See the pictures as captured by @buharisallau:

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, says he has no anointed candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Aregbesola, who disclosed this while addressing the All Progressives Congress members on Saturday in Iwo,…

Ali Modu Sheriff, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reconciled with Kashim Shettima, Borno governor. Both men have not been on speaking terms for a long period. But on Friday, Sheriff visited the…

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, has said the outcome of Kaduna State local government elections will determine the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor…

Ahmed Gulak, a former presidential adviser to the former President Goodluck Jonathan in this interview with ADEOLA BALOGUN talks about the Buhari administration and sundry issuesAs a prominent PDP member, who was even a presidential…

Ahead of Saturday’s Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal on Friday urged members of the party to eschew all form of violence in the interest of peace in the State.…