Category: Politics

– Discordant tunes as state chapters defy national leadership on mode – Buhari, national leadership want direct primaries – Governors, state chapters adopt indirect ones The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) could be facing one of its worst crises since it was formed in 2014. The leadership of the party at the national and state […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of aiding corruption in the alleged secret release of over N16.6 billion Paris Club fund to Osun State. PDP said a reaction to the report on Saturday that its investigation has shown that the N16.67 billion is to be diverted as a bribe to INEC […]

– in sympathy with deputy over ‘stolen mandate’ – PDP will sack APC in 2019 – Kwankwaso – Turaki laments insecurity, canvasses restructuring Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has dropped his presidential ambition in sympathy with his deputy, Prof Kolapo Olosola, whose mandate he alleged was stolen in the last governorship election in the […]

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has warned that the commission would arrest and prosecute anyone that engages in vote-buying in the September 22 governorship election in Osun State. He gave the warning at the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with political parties on Friday in Abuja, saying that the commission would […]

Ondo market women leaders with Akeredolu – commend Akeredolu’s performance Market women in Ondo State have commended the efforts being put into making life worth living for residents of the state by the present administration. Speaking while on a courtesy visit to the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, in his office in Akure, the […]

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN; National Leader of the All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; governors and other APC stalwarts have kicked-off the Campaign of Continuitfor the retention of power for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State in the September 22nd governorship polls. Speaking at the flag-off campaign held at […]

– It’s all lies – APC The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has sent a petition to both the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of disrespecting the judiciary. It also accused the President and the Federal Government of engaging in what it described […]

One after the other, state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday announced their decision not to comply with the directive of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC). The NEC, last week, had declared: “We wish to make the following clarifications on resolutions on mode of primary election. Primary elections into all elective […]

– sets N45m for presidential hopeful, N22.5m governorship The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the timetable for its primaries ahead of the 2019 general election. In the timetable signed by the National Organising Secretary of the party, Emmanuel Ibediro, the APC said the activities would start with the sale of forms from September 5 […]

– accuse parties of monetising political environment – say system favours the wealthy; fosters cronyism,corruption Nigeria’s two main political parties are asking election hopefuls to pay huge fees for the chance to stand at next year’s general election, in a move criticised as favouring the rich and well-connected. At the last nationwide vote in 2015, […]