Category: Politics

Unless something is done urgently, the feud between Senator Danjuma Goje and Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya in Gombe State may spell trouble for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Last Wednesday, no fewer than 80 per cent of ward executives of the party in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of the State resigned […]

Tinubu (left) and Yakasai during the meeting in Abuja A founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has disclosed that he would support the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid in 2023. Tinubu had on Wednesday visited the elder statesman at his Abuja […]

The Vice President of West Africa, Pan-African Youth Union, PYU, Oladele Nihi has called on the Nigerian youth to make conscious efforts at “hijacking” power from the elders in order to assume the mantle of the country’s leadership in 2023. He made the call when featuring on Vanguard’s LunchTime Discourse on Tuesday. According to him, […]

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday, said the electoral body would ensure implementation of direct primary as passed by the National Assembly as soon as it is assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. The INEC boss, at an interactive meeting with senior journalists in Lagos, said he had the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved February 2022 for the All Progressives Congress’ national convention. However, there was no specific date when the convention would hold next February, meaning that nothing was cast in stone. This comes just as it was learnt that crises had continued to rock 12 state chapters of the APC with […]

Chairman, APC Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State (left); Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)/Kebbi helmsman, Atiku Bagudu and his Jigawa counterpart, Badaru Abubakar, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua • I’m not jobless, Buni dismisses plan to extend CECPC tenure • Presidency […]

APGA urges political office seekers to join, grow party Immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, at the weekend, said it has become increasingly difficult to sell the party in the South East zone, stressing that the situation was compounded by feelings of marginalisation. He also stated […]

Works and Housing minister, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to wait till January 2022 for the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, to declare whether he will be running for president in 2023 or not. He stated this on Channels Television’s ‘Hard Copy’ programme aired on Friday night. Of recent, posters and billboards […]

The National Assembly will transmit the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2021 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent this week, it was learnt yesterday. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senator Kabiru Gaya confirmed the plan in Abuja during a chat with to reporters. He expressed optimism that President Buhari would […]

President on same page with us, says Gbajabiamila The move to stop the retention of the direct primary clause in the Electoral Act Bill collapsed yesterday. House of Representatives Speaker said President Muhammadu Buhari is in support of the direct mode of selecting candidates for elections by political parties. Also, the National Assembly disclosed plans […]