Presidential Election

Ahead of his 80th birthday, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who ruled Nigeria as a self-styled military president from 1985 to 1993, spoke at length with ARISE TV in an interview aired…

The Adamawa government, on Tuesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that former Vice President Atiku Abukakar was eligible to vie for the office of the president.…

President Muhammadu Buhari is now set for re-election, having parted ways with fellow ex-generals Olusegun Obasanjo, TY Danjuma, and others who strongly opposed the return bid of then-president Goodluck Jonathan. Many of those who…

The All Progressives Congress has said it will not force anyone on President Muhammadu Buhari as his running mate if he wins the party’s presidential ticket.Consequently, the ruling party said it would not compel the President, who…

Following the recent declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in the 2019 elections, some bigwigs in the ruling All Progressives Congress, whose presidential ambitions have been threatened by the President’s move, have…

The greatest talking point in our country this week has been the declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari that he would seek a second term in office next year. And naturally so. Desire by any President, whether positive or negative,…

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…

Former Vice-Presiden Atiku Abubakar flagged off the race for the 2019 presidential election in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, on Tuesday. Speaking at an event chaired by Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, Abubakar pledged his commitment…

A Sierra Leone court in Freetown has granted a request by a member of the ruling party for an injunction to delay the presidential election run-off scheduled for Tuesday. The party member, Ibrahim Sorie Koroma, filed for the…