Category: Politics

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has praised former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the role he played in his development in politics. He paid tribute to Obasanjo on Sunday while giving his acceptance speech at the PDP convention venue in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state. Atiku emerged winner of the party’s presidential primary […]

Some security personnel on Saturday bared journalists from covering the APC senatorial primary election in Zaria, Kaduna State. The team of journalists who converged on the venue of the primary election was completely denied access by the security personnel. The journalists used all persuasive means to gain access including parading their identity cards and making […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised Friday’s alleged attack by policemen on protesting Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, its National Chairman , Prince Uche Secondus, Chairman of its Governors Forum Mr Ayodele Fayose, and its other prominent leaders as dastardly, unwarranted and unprovoked. It said in a statement issued by Kola Ologbodiyan, its National […]

Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday voted foremost pharmacist, Mr Jimi Agbaje, as its governorship candidate for the 2019 elections holding across the country. He polled a total of 1,100 votes against his only challenger, Engnr Adedeji Doherty who scored 724 at the party’s primary held in Oregun area of the […]

As the political parties prepare for the 2019 general elections by holding primaries to elect their candidates, the Advance Congress of Democrats (ACD) in Bauchi state has elected the only female, Hajiya Baheejah Mahmood as its governorship candidate in the forthcoming polls. Baheejah Mahmoud was elected unopposed by the delegates of the party on Wednesday […]

– alleges APC plans to sabotage its national convention Main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would hold a crucial meeting on Friday to finalise strategies for the conduct of its national Convention kicking off in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Saturday. Thirteen aspirants are jostling for the party’s presidential ticket and the party […]

– say flawed Osun rerun poll is red flag for next year’s polls – urge parties dissatisfied with the electoral banditry to go to court Southern and Middle-Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), on Thursday expressed concern over conduct of Osun State supplementary poll and its outcome as announced by the INEC, saying the development had once […]

Social Democratic Party (SDP) flag-bearer during the September 22, 2018 governorship poll in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore and national leader, Dr Yemi Farounbi, on Thursday defended the coalition with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that culminated in the electoral victory of the Governor-Elect of the state, Mr Gboyega Isiaka Oyetola. The duo, who […]

The National Working Committee panel of the All Progressives Congress sent to Ogun State for the governorship primary on Wednesday night declared Prince Dapo Abiodun as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2019 general elections. This declaration came some hours after the state chapter of the APC also declared the consensus candidate Yewa Elders Council, […]

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, has defeated her step son Mohammed Ibrahim to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal constituency. Prof Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election which ran into the night announced on Wednesday that Khadija polled 1,295 votes to defeat Mohammed […]