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A statement by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday, said President Buhari’s repeated refusal to sign amendments passed to check rigging in the election, “raises issues of his sincerity of purpose and has the capacity to trigger political unrest and violence, which can, in turn, truncate our hard-earned democracy.” The statement reads: […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President Muhammadu Buhari turned down the Electoral Act Amendment Bill again. Enang was disclosed by Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang. He spoke with State House correspondents on Friday but refused to state Buhari’s reasons. Enang said, the Bill was returned to the National Assembly. This is about […]
Continue ReadingThe last Nigerian military Head of State so far, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has advised politicians who are above 70 years to retire from politics and give way to younger ones for the progress of the country. Speaking on Thursday at Arewa House Kaduna as chairman of the presentation and launching of the book, ”Yakowa: A […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress’ (APC) efforts to reconcile members aggrieved over its recently conducted primary elections may have hit the rocks, findings have shown, even as the National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, called off the bluff of Governors Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha of Ogun and Imo States respectively yesterday, saying the party would […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) clarifies that Ladi Adebutu is its candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Ogun state. This declaration puts to rest all controversies, uncertainties and misgivings regarding the authentic governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun state. Ladi Adebutu was duly elected as the PDP candidate in the primary conducted by the […]
Continue ReadingLagos state commissioner for energy and mineral resources, Mr Wale Oluwo, has quit the All Progressive Congress (APC), vowing to work for Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next governorship election. A source in the party told TheCable that Oluwo has reached out to the camp of Agbaje ahead of […]
Continue ReadingNational leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has rejected an appeal to him by the party to lead the national campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential elections across the states of the federation, Daily Independent has learnt. According to a credible source in the party, Tinubu, who has […]
Continue ReadingThe upper echelon of the Catholic Church in Nigeria has barred priests and sundry religious leaders from publicly endorsing politicians as the 2019 general election approaches. In a statement signed on Tuesday, by Most Reverend Augustine Akabueze, President and Most Reverend Camillus Umoh, Secretary respectively of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), the Church […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic party (PDP) presidential candidate, Mr. Atiku Abubakar kicked off his campaign today in Sokoto state. The former vice president, who would be locking horns with the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential election, was welcomed by a huge cheering crowd. Atiku, who has pledged to get Nigeria working, if he wins […]
Continue Reading26 House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, have defected to the Allied People’s Movement (APM), on Monday. The defectors include two serving commissioners, Mr Dayo Adeneye (Information and Strategy) and Mrs Modupe Mujota (Education, Science and Technology) who were candidates of the Assembly for Odogbolu and Abeokuta South […]
Continue ReadingRe-election campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari in South-west states is not really in good shape as a result of unresolved disputes arising from the primary elections conducted in the states by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), THISDAY can report. As aggrieved aspirants continue to defect from the APC to other political parties to […]
Continue ReadingIn what may upset PDP, a reliable source close to Rivers state governor informed Saturday Sun, Friday night, that Nyesom Wike’s letter of resignation as Atiku’s campaign coordinator for the south south was ready and may be submitted today, Saturday, to the party. PDP had in October named Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as Director-General of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian politician, Senator Godswill Akpabio who decamped from PDP to APC recently has composed his own political song titled: “Transformation”. “There is something that attracted me into APC, Transformation” 2ce “Transformation! APC! Transformation, APC! There is something that attracted me into APC Transformation………..” “There is something that attracted me into APC, Transformation” You can see governor […]
Continue ReadingOgun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun’s preferred candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade and two more members of the House of Representatives, on Thursday, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress [APC]. APC’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also suffered loss after another lawmaker of its fold abandoned the party. Other lawmakers who made the move are […]
Continue ReadingOmoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), has revealed that Daura, the home town of President Muhammadu Buhari lacks basic amenities like good roads and electricity. He was in Daura, Katsina state on Sunday, as part of his 100-city tour, which kicked off on November 22, alongside his running mate, Dr. Rabiu Ahmed […]
Continue ReadingImo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, yesterday announced the movement of his son-in-law, Mr. Uche Nwosu, other aides and members of the State House of Assembly from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Democratic People’s Party (DPP). The governor, who spoke with journalists at the Government House, Owerri, promised to work for the victory […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, again on Tuesday criticised the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, over the way the party’s primaries were conducted in his state. Okorocha gave an indication that some aggrieved aspirants in the state chapter of the APC would be dumping the party in order to realise […]
Continue ReadingEx-Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has clarified his statement that he did not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), but only moved to the party. Akpabio, who represents Akwa Ibom North-West at the National Assembly, told Vanguard that the same people were determined to ruin the […]
Continue ReadingEx-Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan joined some Peoples Democratic Party governors to visit the palace of Lamido of Adamawa in Yola on Sunday. Those who were at the meeting said Mr Obasanjo showered praises on Atiku Abubakar, his previously estranged vice president with whom he had reconciled since becoming the candidate of Nigeria’s main […]
Continue ReadingReno Omokri is not prepared to take any of the explanations provided by Buhari handlers as regarding the massacre of Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram recently which the administration earlier tried to cover up. Omokri shared an old tweet by Buhari in which the current President accused the then President Jonathan of ignoring deaths. Reno […]
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