Politics

Dr AbdulAzeez Olatunde is the immediate past Publicity Secretary of Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with SEYE OLUMIDE, he stressed the need for party faithful to rally support for […]

In the aftermath of the recently concluded presidential primary elections through which it settled for a candidate from the North, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been contending with a number of challenges on various […]

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has called on relevant authorities to defend and protect the principle of separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary, which constitutes a principal plank of advocacy […]

The United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard has called on Nigerians to shun vote-buying and violence during next year’s general elections. The envoy who spoke to reporters in Lagos ahead of her country’s 246 independence […]

Hate or like River State’s Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s style of politics; his objective stance on what he believes in, his refusal to call a spade by other names, or his failure for a pretext […]

The Civil Society Committee For Anti-Fraud Election Security (CISCAES) in collaboration with 40 MILLION BALLOTS MOVEMENT has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to guild against any electoral malpractices in the Osun governorship election […]

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State made it clear that he was not interested in becoming the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in […]

As preparations for the 2023 general elections hot up, the ruling All Progressives Congress is making frantic moves to win more influential politicians into its fold. Three governors on the platform of the party on […]

Nigerian politician, Doyin Okupe has stepped down as the Labour Party’s vice presidential candidate to Dr. Peter Obi. Okupe was made Labour Party’s running mate to Obi as a ‘placeholder’ to beat the deadline set […]

THE Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje, has described as worrisome the low rate of Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) collection in Lagos State. Agbaje, who stated this during the Constituencies Stakeholders’ Meeting, 2022 […]

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has indicated why he cannot accept to be the running mate of any presidential candidate in next year’s presidential election. Kwankwaso, a former […]

Former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has faulted those claiming that the Labour Party has no structure to win a presidential election. In a tweet on Friday, Okupe predicted that the LP’s presidential candidate, Peter […]

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the just-concluded governorship election in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, speaks about the outcome of the poll in this interview with ABIODUN NEJO Some say Ekiti State […]

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for nominating the chief executive of the Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Mr Umana Okon Umana to […]

Peter Ndubusi Mbah, lawyer and founder of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, is gazing at Enugu State Government House. As the governorship standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he has embarked on intensive […]

The 2023 general elections. After the usual horse-trading, power squabbles and contestation among the state actors, virtually all political parties planning to participate in the coming elections have finally submitted the names of their candidates […]

In the weeks since PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar announced Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running-mate, his frontmen have sought to outdo themselves in recasting the facts leading up to Dr Okowa’s picking. They’ve tried […]

By Adeyemi Adeleye After losing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, says he has opted out of the 2023 electoral cycle and will not run on any other political platform. The […]

A fresh battle appears to be brewing between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo, in a scathing remark yesterday, […]

Intense grassroots campaign by political parties and candidates, allegations and counter allegations as well as inter party defections, have characterized the build up to the July 16 governorship election in Osun State, reports Assistant Editor, […]