Category: Politics

A coalition of Christians under the aegis of North Central Youths and Women Forum, in their number on Tuesday, took to the streets in Abuja to protest against the Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, as the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. The protesters, who are members of the APC from the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said his administration is determined to keep the country together. Reminiscing the gory civil war from 1967 – 1970, the President said the price had been paid to ensure Nigeria’s unity. Therefore, political leaders must uphold the ultimate objective of promoting the interest of the country. According to a statement […]

A former Presidential Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has called on the elders of the party to find an urgent solution to the internal crisis within the party. Crisis has been rocking the party since its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, picked Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over his Rivers […]

Independent National Electoral Commission, has denied recognising Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio as candidates in the 2023 general elections. The commission’s denial came following a report from an online medium alleging that the commission succumbed to pressure from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to doctor and backdate […]

Stakeholders in the nation’s electoral process have faulted the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission not to conduct bye-elections into three Senate seats which became vacant about four months ago following the resignation of the occupants. The Commission had yet to conduct by-elections into the Senate seats in Nasarawa, Borno and Zamfara States, as […]

The outcome of Osun State governorship election where the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke trounced the incumbent governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Gboyega Oyetola has rekindled the hope of PDP chieftains in Southwest of re-enacting the 2003 political scenario. Apart from Lagos State that survived the PDP’s onslaught […]

The South-West arm of the Peoples Democratic Party has joined the push for the resignation of the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu. Notable South-West members of the PDP said on Saturday that with the All Progressives Congress picking its Presidential candidate from the South-West in the person of Bola Tinubu, the PDP would […]

Oyetola, Ambode and Sylva This story examines former state governors who lost their bid for second term in office and some factors that may have led to their defeat at the polls: Globally, it’s a norm for political office holders to desire re-election, and Nigerian politicians are no exception. It’s a valid aspiration after all, […]

Loyalists of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike have called for the restructuring of the Peoples Democratic Party’s leadership to accommodate more southerners, saying the party as presently constituted is pro-North. The governor’s camp complained that the structure of the party was skewed in favour of northerners, stressing that any proposed reconciliation between the PDP […]