Politics

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party to focus more attention on how to recapture political power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming election in 2019.   He advised that the leadership of the PDP …

By Ismaila Chafe  The presidency has dismissed as false the claim by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar that “for about 15 years, (President Muhammadu) Buhari could not enter America on account of religious considerations”. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued …

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Chairmen in the 19 northern states and the FCT on Friday rejected suggestions that the National Chairmanship seat be sub-zoned to a particular zone in the South. The chairmen, who announced their stance after a meeting in Abuja, however, reaffirmed commitment to the zoning of two …

  Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has appealed to leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to eschew rancour and divisive tendencies that could mar the December 9 national convention of the party. Governor Dickson, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Public Affairs, Daniel Alabrah, also …

  The South-South Coalition for Good Governance has raised alarm over a clandestine move to scuttle the chance of Prince  Uche Secondus emerging as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) in the December 9 national convention of the party‎.   ‎The group in a statement signed by its Co-ordinator Bar. John …

  By Eric James Ochigbo Governors of states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday pledged support for free and fair National Convention of the party on Dec. 9. Gombe State Governor, Dr Ibrahim Dankwambo, made the pledge on behalf of the governors at the 77th National Executive …

  The Court of Appeal, Abuja division has dismissed an appeal, seeking to unseat Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state, on the ground that he was not validly elected as candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, in the 2015 governorship election. The Appellate court in the judgment, delivered …

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday expressed concern that political instability in Togo, if not averted, could have regional consequences. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media & Publicity, both leaders expressed the view during a bilateral meeting …

By Our Reporter Not less than 900 candidates from 12 political parties have been cleared to contest the Saturday, December 2, 2017, local government elections in Akwa Ibom State.  Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), Mr. Aniedie Ikoiwak disclosed this at a press briefing with newsmen in Uyo …

Cecilia Ijuo  The Senate has resolved to investigate alleged recent reinstatement of a Deputy Police Commissioner, Mr. Danjuma Ibrahim, who was indicted by a judicial panel of inquiry set up in 2005 to probe killing of five young Igbo traders and a young lady in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. …

Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, is appreciated by people and organizations who desire the best for our country, Nigeria and for human society at large. On the contrary, he is rabidly disliked by those who crave a perpetuation of the old, sordid order of corruption, …

An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in Ekiti State and member of the seventh House of Representatives, Hon Bamidele Faparusi, has declared that the exit of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku from the  APC though regrettable would have no deleterious impact on the chances of the party in 2019. Faparusi …

The South-East and South-South Governors’ Forum on Monday called on the Federal Government to increase allocation to the states from the Federation Account. The governors made the call in a communiqué at the end of the forum’s meeting in Uyo. In the communiqué signed by its Chairman, Gov. Udom Emmanuel …

By Cecilia Ijuo Retired Maj.-Gen. Ike Nwachukwu on Saturday re-echoed the need for the Federal Government to implement the 2014 National Conference report, saying it addressed issues of restructuring in the country. He made this known at the retreat of Southern Senators’ Forum in Calabar, the Cross Rivers State capital.. …

By Adekunle Williams/Solomon Asowata Former Abia governor, Dr Orji Kalu, said on Saturday that President Muhammadu Buhari might not be interested in getting an automatic ticket to re -contest. Kalu told newsmen at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, that the president would prefer a situation where other candidates would …

By Emmanuel Mogbede The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it is yet to receive a letter of resignation from the party from former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, being reported in the media. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, made this known while reacting to the …

By Ericjames Ochigbo, Harrison Arubu, Douglas Okoro Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar said on Friday that he resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) because the party had failed Nigerian youths. Atiku announced on his website that the ruling APC was a dying party that never took youths into account. He …

The Care-taker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi has denied favouring any of the contestants vying for the National Chairmanship position of the Party in its forthcoming National Convention slated for December 9, 2017. Senator Makarfi who stated this through, Alhaji Abdullahi Jalo, his Media Aide, …

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi and foremost pro-democracy and human rights legal luminary, Mr. Femi Falana, are among the prominent personalities that are expected grace the …

A governorship aspirant in Ekiti State and member of the seventh House of Representatives, Hon. Bamidele Faparusi, has said the resort to blackmail by Governor Ayodele Fayose against his colleague governors in the All Progressives Congress(APC) fold won’t give his party victory in the 2018 governorship poll. Making a particular …

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said the intellectual interventions of former Vice President Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme helped Nigerian in navigating critical junctures.  He said this in a condolence message he sent to the family of Dr. Ekwueme who died on Sunday in a London hospital …

The former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, on the occasion of his 60th birthday, Monday, November 20, 2017. Rejoicing with Dr. Jonathan, Obi said in a statement by his Media Office that the former President “would forever be …

  By Chukwuemeka Opara  The South-East Governors’ forum on Monday, joined millions of Nigerians to mourn the death of former Nigeria’s Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi and Chairman of the forum described Ekwueme’s death as the end of an era, in a statement in Abakalilki. The …

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed grief over the demise of the first elected Vice-President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, also lauded the dedication and service of Ekwueme to the …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara,  is leading a Nigerian delegation to Italy to discuss women empowerment and the fight against  human trafficking. The visit is coming on the heels of the death of 26 Nigerian women in the Mediterranean  sea who lost their lives while trying …