Elections

Less than two years to the 2023 elections, the inability of the Peoples Democratic Party to present itself as a viable alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress has…

Several reports across Lagos State indicated a low turnout in the ongoing local government election. Voters across the state’s 20 local government areas and 37 Local…

Barring any upset from opposition parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may be set for another landslide win in Saturday’s local government elections in Lagos…

The government of Ogun State has announced a statewide restriction of movement on Saturday, July 24, 2021, to enhance the smooth and peaceful conduct of the local government…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that its national convention to elect officers for a new term in the party’s leadership would hold May 14. According to the schedule of activities released by Osita Izunaso,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is still in possession of 7,920,129 permanent voter cards (PVCs) yet to be collected from its offices across the nation. A breakdown of the uncollected PVCs as at March…

The three-pronged focus of the current administration resonated through the conversation, as President Muhammadu Buhari held a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister, Theresa May, on Monday at 10, Downing Street, London.…

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, has called on Nigerians to queue behind the Chief Olu Falae-led Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the 2019 general election. Babangida made the call when the national leadership of…

With 2019 around the corner, it will be open season soon enough with political parties bearing their fangs. It will also be the season of the money bags as money, yet again, will play a prominent role in determining who is…

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, has boasted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will deploy all the governmental advantages it has to wrest power in Ekiti from the Peoples Democratic Party come July 2018…

Multiple music award winner, Innocent Idibia, has announced his entrant into politics. He, however, did not reveal under which political platform and at what level he would be seeking to actualise his political aspiration. Idibia…

Many youth in Kano jubilated on Monday after the news broke that President Muhammadu Buhari would be seeking another term. According to NAN, some of the youth expressed optimism that Buhari would be able to complete the development…

*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…

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…

Ima Niboro, a former spokesman of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win 2019 elections by a “sizeable margin” despite its challenges. Speaking with journalists at the weekend, Niboro said…

The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has split into two factions in the South-East geopolitical zone. In separate meetings the two factions held in Enugu, weekend, the two factions accused each other of promoting political mischief.…

Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, says all elections in the history of Nigeria have been rigged, with all political parties allegedly involved in the act. Okupe said this in reaction to the confession of…

The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the recent revelation that ahead of the 2015 general elections, a Nigerian billionaire and supporter of former President Goodluck Jonathan paid £2m to Cambridge Analytica to hack…

Fellow Nigerians, there is so much to write about today, but first, I must quickly apologise for my absence on this page last week. My itinerary has been very packed lately, and last week was particularly jammed. I had criss-crossed…

Ibrahim Mantu, a former deputy senate president, has confessed that he helped his party — the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) — rig elections in the past. Mantu said this when he was being interviewed by Maupe Ogun-Yusuf of Channels…

Security chiefs in the country have raised the alarm over “evil designs” by some groups in the country to disrupt the 2019 elections. They said this during an interactive session with some media practitioners, in Abuja, on Thursday,…

Professor Mahmud Yakub, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission said up to 80 political parties may be on the ballot in Nigeria’s 2019 election. According to him, INEC had received over 100 additional applications for…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is sorry for the “mistakes” it made while governing the country. Uche Secondus, national chairman of the party, said this on Monday at an event in Abuja. The PDP governed Nigeria for 16…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 25 for judgment in the suit by Accord Party (AP) challenging the legitimacy of the attempt by the National Assembly to reorder the schedule of the 2019 general elections released by the…