Category: Politics

The Senate on Wednesday resolved to override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on his rejection of a constitutional amendment bill. The bill seeks to make it mandatory for the President and Governor of a state to lay the annual budget estimates before parliament, three months to the end of a financial year. The red chamber at plenary, also […]

denies spending $30,000 to stop Buhari’s inauguration Don’t overstep freedom of speech, AGF warns PDP Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections has dissociated himself from posters being circulated around Abuja, saying: “The campaign season is over.” Some of the posters at the […]

Lagos State Alliance for Democracy (AD) chairman Kola Ajayi; has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the party’s candidate, Chief Owolabi Salis winner of the March 9 election. At a joint conference in Lagos by the AD and Lagos State Labour Party (LP), Ajayi said the party petitioned the Lagos State Electoral […]

denies alliance with PDP Senator Mohammed Ali-Ndume has said that he is not relying on the support of his former party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as he seeks to become president of the ninth Senate. With only 61 days to the election of a new president for the 9th Senate, Ndume, a key contestant, […]

All Progressives Congress (APC), Organising Secretary in Adamawa State, Alhaji Ahmed Lawal, has insisted that power must shift to the south in 2023. He said in Yola that the call was premised on fairness, adding that the southern part supported the north to retain power for eight years. He advised the ruling party to ensure […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami of conspiring to void the March 9 Rivers State governorship election. PDP through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiya on Sunday, in Abuja said it has been informed of how alleged desperate figures of the All Progressive […]

North Central caucus set to jettison APC’s zoning formula Ahead of the June 6 inauguration of the 9th National Assembly (NASS), the race for the Speaker of the House of Representatives is getting interesting as incumbent Speaker, Yakubu Dogara is strategising to cash in on the self-inflicted discord ravaging the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), […]

says APC majority won’t count The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will install Speaker of the incoming 9th Assembly, Timothy Golu (PDP Plateau) has declared. He boasted that the party has all it takes to win the speakership slot having done it so well in the past. He dismissed the majority strength of the All Progressives […]

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume represents Borno South Senatorial District in the Red Chamber. He was the first Senate Leader of the 8th Senate but got replaced in January 2018 following the consummation of intrigues within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday, he submitted a letter of intent to contest the Senate Presidency of […]

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, described the victory of the party’s candidate in Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, as a confirmation that the party is truly of and for the people. According to him, the decision of the majority of his kinsmen to vote for the PDP is an endorsement […]