The Peoples Democratic Party’s members in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have declared their support for the Senate Minority Leader, Abiodun Olujimi, as the leader of the party in the state. The legislators also said their support for Governor Kayode Fayemi was in line with the directives of the immediate past governor of the […]
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Four members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives, who failed to win renomination to contest in 2019, have announced their defection from the party. The House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara announced the defections on the floor of the House in Abuja on Tuesday. In separate letters, the lawmakers […]
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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has chosen a former Commissioner for Works, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the running mate to its governorship candidate in 2019, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Chairman, Lagos APC, Mr Tunde Balogun, officially presented Hamzat on Sunday during a press conference at the party secretariat. The event […]
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The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has urged the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to remain focused and not be distracted by comments from agents of opposition parties. National President of the AYCF, Yerima Shettima, who gave the admonition while speaking to newsmen at the weekend in Kaduna said […]
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Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Henry Seriake Dickson, has reinstated all political appointees, who resigned their positions to contest the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and lost. The governor also reinstated all civil servants, who resigned to contest in the primaries to their former positions in the civil service. The Special Adviser to the […]
Continue ReadingImo State Governor Rochas Okorocha Imo State Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, has dismissed rumours that he is planning defecting from the All Progressives Congress(APC) over the fallout of the party’s governorship primaries in the state. He spoke with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the Presidential […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to leave the party after they failed to win in their respective primary elections. Most of the aspirants faulted the entrenchment of internal democracy in the party, with allegations of bias in the conduct of the APC’s National Working Committee […]
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Zenith Labour Party’s, ZLP, presidential candidate, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, hsaid that restructuring of Nigeria into a true and balanced federation will advance the development of every part of the country. Unveiling his plan for restructuring, the immediate past Ondo State governor said he would employ “legislative, constitutional and administrative approaches to ensure restructuring.” He added […]
Continue ReadingPresident Buhari The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an alleged secret meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, last Friday in Abuja.PDP cautioned the INEC against succumbing to pressure to manipulate the electoral process in favour of Buhari as such could cause a […]
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The Presidency on Monday described the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party to go to court over the certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari as a waste of time. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement made available to journalists. Shehu said the issue of the President’s certificate was a settled one. He said […]
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