Politics

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development and Governorship Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Kayode Fayemi, has faulted the reported removal of the Ekiti State Chairman of the party, Chief Jide Awe, by a section of the party, urging them to rescind the decision for the sake …

By Moses Kolo  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State on Monday received no fewer than 5,558 All Progressives Congress, APC, members who defected to the party from across the 23 local government areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the reception which took …

By Emmanuel Mogbede  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that aspirants whose supporters disrupted Saturday´s governorship primary election in Ekiti would be disqualified from the race. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, shortly after the party’s …

By Wandoo Sombo A special panel constituted by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Monday, in Abuja, dismissed an appeal filed by a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Obiora Okonkwo. In the appeal, Okonkwo asked the appellate court to restore the consent …

Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that Nigeria is a democracy and all persons and institutions including law enforcement agencies must operate within the ambit of the law. Speaking shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Abuja,  Dogara disclosed that …

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama has decried the ‘poor conduct’ of the ward congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State. Addressing his loyalists in Enugu on Saturday, Onyeama said that he was sidelined alongside his loyalists in the congresses across the state. Onyeama …

By Polycarp Auta/Mohammed Nur Tijani The All Progressives Congress, APC, ward congresses were peaceful in most parts of Plateau state in spite of the late commencement of the exercise in some areas, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents, who covered the exercise in some wards in the …

By Ariwodola Idowu   The voting exercise in the  governorship primary  of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ekiti was disrupted on Saturday  by some protesters at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti,  venue of the exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports  that the protesters had alleged that attempts were …

  National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has expressed joy at the conduct of the ward congress of the party held nationwide on Saturday, May 5, 2018. Asiwaju Tinubu, who was interviewed by journalists while participating in the Ward Congress at St. Peters Primary …

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has explained that the National Assembly passed the constitution amendment bill, which sought to reduce the age qualification for various political offices in order to give the Nigerian youth their rightful place in the political leadership of the country. Ekweramadu spoke …

By Ariwodola Idowu  Outgoing Ekiti Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdullahi Chafe, has warned political parties and aspirants not to engage in acts capable of causing violence while conducting their gubernatorial primaries. Chafe gave the advice at a valedictory news conference on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has condoled with the families  who lost their loved ones in the course of the fracas preparatory  to the All Progressives Congress, APC, congress at the weekend. Governor Wike said that it is unfortunate that some politicians do not understand that politics is not …

By Omuboye Sukubo  One person died in Port- Harcourt on Friday as unidentified persons, suspected to be political thugs vandalised the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) located at the Old Government Residential Area in Port Harcourt, Rivers. The Rivers Command of the Nigerian Police quickly intervened by deploying …

  The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria needs urgent and patriotic efforts from all Nigerians to save it from total collapse, which he said was as a result of cumulative leadership failure over the years. He said that the failure was manifested in …

  Leaders of the South and Middlebelt on Thursday condemned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Executive for their flagrant disregard for the legislative arm of government. The South and Middlebelt Leaders Forum stated this when a high level delegation of the group led by Chief Edwin Clark visited the leadership …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI As 2019 general elections draw closer, the member representing Jere Federal constituency, Hon. Ayuba Bello has declared his intention to run for a second term come 2019 so as to consolidate his developmental projects. Declaring his ambition at the Barwee Hotels Maiduguri, Hon. Ayuba Bello said …

There are indications that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is bracing for next year’s general elections without cash backing. The polls are 291 days away, but reports have it that there is no cash yet for the Commission to execute the exercise. Recall that INEC had proposed a N300 …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa   Gov. Rochas Okorocha has said that the members and leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo are not aware that Sen. Hope Uzodinma has joined the party. The party in the state heard about the rumour of his entry into the party  like any other …

By Yakubu Uba  Gov. Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa has urged stakeholders and other members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to forgive him, if he wronged them. Bindow made the plea Monday at a stakeholders meeting in Yola to discuss the upcoming party congress. “If I offended any …

By Wandoo Sombo The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) told the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday that the suspension of Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege was unconstitutional, illegal and unlawful. Malami, who is the 3rd defendant in the ongoing suit brought by Omo-Agege challenging his suspension from …

By Shuaib Sadiq  Sen Suleiman Hunkuyi (APC Kaduna North) on Sunday escaped being killed  by thugs during  a political gathering of stakeholders and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) he convened in Kaduna. Hunkuyi had convened the meeting to sensitise  party supporters to resist an alleged plan to …

As scheming and manipulations continue to fill the political space ahead of the 2019 general elections, Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has called on the people of Gombe State to support the ambition of a famous contractor in the State, Alhaji Bala Bello Tinka. Dankwambo made the call through …

By Friday Idachaba/Kola Adeyemi Against apprehensions that Card Readers might malfunction and mar the recall process of Sen. Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West), verification officers have confirmed their effectiveness in the exercise. Meanwhile, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the poor turn out that characterized Saturday’s bid to …

 By Emmanuel Mogbede   The All Progressives Congress (APC)  has denied that governors elected on its platform are to contribute N6 billion for its forthcoming congress and national convention. Malam Bolaji Abudulahi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in a statement in Abuja on Saturday said the story was misleading. “The …

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has again added his voice to the call for the restructuring of Nigeria. Presenting the key note address with the theme: “the Restructuring of Nigeria, a Critical Analysis” at the 2018 Annual Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Owerri Branch, …