Category: Politics

– It’s shocking, strange, embarrassing – PDP Former Plateau State Governor, Senator Joshua Dariye, who is currently serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while serving as governor, has picked an All Progressives Congress, APC nomination form to contest next year’s election. “Yes, Senator Dariye has picked a nomination form to seek a third […]

Senate President and 2019 presidential hopeful, Dr Bukola Saraki said he has the formula for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to produce the next governor of Lagos state in the 2019 elections. Lagos state since 16 years of democratic rule has been governed by parties spearheaded by the national leader of the ruling All Progressives […]

The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday reconvened to deliberate on the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 for the fourth time. This is coming exactly two weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari, for the third time on September 3, declined assent to the bill, which was passed by the legislature […]

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says its presidential ticket is not zoned to any part of the country but open to all eligible Nigerians. Deputy National Chairman of the party, Abdul Isiaq, said this when he received former governor of Cross River State and a presidential aspirant, Mr Donald Duke, in Abuja on Tuesday. Restating […]

– Osun election to serve as pilot case The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has banned the use of mobile phones by voters and other duty officials at polling units during elections, beginning with the September 22 governorship elections in Osun State. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, said the decision was a deliberate […]

– dismisses The Economist, HSBC’s reports as fake news – reels out achievements of the Buhari administration Information and Culture minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the APC will win the 2019 general elections on the basis of its performance, irrespective of the doomsday predictions by some international financial institutions and publications. He gave the […]

An All Progressives Congress, APC governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said he did not believe the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would ask him to backpedal on his ambition. He made the statement during an interactive session with newsmen in Lagos. A reporter had asked him whether […]

Restructuring of Nigeria into a true and balanced federation, where justice prevails, was in the front burner on Thursday as Ondo State former Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, declared his wish to contest next year’s presidential election on the platform of the Labour Party, LP. In his declaration speech which was entitled “Because We Care,” he […]

– PDP should face its looming crisis – APC Emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari as the sole presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming presidential election has indicated that the ruling party is “irredeemably doomed for a crushing defeat,” according to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It pointed out that […]

– asks Osun people to vote ADC candidate, Fatai Akinbade September 22 – He is honest and competent – Oyinlola – We’ll revive education, stop payment of N124 million to salary contractors – Akinbade Former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has berated the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola for the way the state is […]