Category: Politics

In an effort to reposition the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) for the 2023 general elections and wrestle power from the ruling party, prominent Northerners, including the immediate past National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Attahiru Jega have joined the opposition party. Jega, who is now a card-carrying member of the Peoples […]

Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress national vice chairman, Inuwa Abdulkadir, has been suspended by the National Working Committee of the party. APC’s spokesperson, Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement on Thursday said Abdulkadir was suspended “over anti-party activities” He said: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has upheld the disciplinary actions […]

Lawmakers to adopt secret ballot to frustrate Tinubu Largely excoriated for his alleged lack of acceptable human relations, the ambition of the House of Representatives speakership-hopeful, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, may be deeply under the waters, judging by feelers from his colleagues in the South-West and particularly in Lagos State, from where he hails. Representing Surulere […]

Bickering within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over who becomes president of the Ninth Senate came to the fore on Tuesday with former Senate Majority Leader Muhammed Ali Ndume criticising the endorsement of Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan by President Muhammadu Buhari and the party’s leadership. Ndume described the validation as unconstitutional and undemocratic, saying […]

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, the governorship candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, Mr Seyi Makinde will be declared the winner of the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State. Makinde defeated the candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Mr Adebayo Adelabu with about 150, 000 votes. As at the time of filing this report, […]

At last, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo, winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District supplementary election. INEC Returning Officer for Ondo South, Prof Kayode Onifade, declared him winner having polled 81,892 to defeat incumbent ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Yele Omogunwa, who […]

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections, 36 political parties, have declared support for the re-election bid of Governor Samuel Ortom. The parties, on the platform of Forum of Registered Political Parties, Benue State chapter, made the declaration through the forum’s Chairman, Mr. Godwin Odeh, when leaders of the parties paid a solidarity […]

The Buhari/Osinbajo Continuity Group has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for running a successful, peaceful presidential election which has seen the him emerged as the president-elect. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its Director of Communications, Mr Steve Otaloro, the group wished President Buhari well in his second term. The statement said that BOCOG […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to probe the $16 billion invested in the power sector by his predecessor in office, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. He pledged that every kobo would be recovered and anyone found wanting exposed. Speaking during an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, the president stated that he is unrelenting […]