Category: Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) In Ondo State on Saturday, elected new leaders who will be in charge of the affairs of the party for the next four years. The new party leaders emerged at a peaceful congress held at the International Cultural and Event Centre (DOME) in Akure, the state capital. The congress was […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the South-west caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure victory for the party in next month\’s governorship election in Ekiti State. He gave the charge during a dinner meeting with the caucus on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the people could achieve the target by ensuring electoral […]

  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission is completely independent in the discharge of its duties. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Roadmap 2019, a special political programme anchored by Ladi Akerelodu-Ale on Mondays. He noted that INEC has not been pressurised from […]

  By AFP Benchmark oil contract Brent North Sea hit $80 a barrel Thursday for the first time since late 2014, extending a recent run higher fuelled by tight supply concerns. Shortly before 1000 GMT, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in July jumped to $80.18 a barrel — the highest level since November2014, AFP […]

Concerns of former President Olusegun Obasanjo have been addressed, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has said, insisting that it remains the best party to lead Nigeria. Obasanjo on Thursday warned Nigerians not to accept the call for forgiveness by the PDP, for allegedly taking the people for a ride. In a statement issued by its […]

There are strong indications that either former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar or ex Head of State, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, may be the presidential flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s election. . Already, Atiku has been moving round the country strengthening old and forming new alliances to realise his dream of […]

As a fall out of the rancorous governorship primary conducted by the Ekiti State chapter of Peoples Democratic Patty, PDP, which he lost barely 72 hours ago to the incumbent Deputy Governor of the State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, former Minister of State for Works, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has quit the party. He said he was […]