Politics

Six years after an Olubadan was enthroned, top government functionaries, traditional rulers, Ibadan indigenes, residents and well-wishers will again gather at historic Mapo Hall today to witness the crowning of the 42nd Olubadan of Ibadan […]

There seems to be no let up in the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the party could only remove the National Chairman of Caretaker /Extraordinary […]

The Senate has said the amendment sought by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the Electoral Act 2022 will pass through the due legislative process. Buhari had officially conveyed his reservation about the […]

Former governor of Ekiti State and the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the June 18 governorship election, Chief Segun Oni, tells ABIODUN NEJO that people are tired of the All Progressives Congress and […]

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom State Pastor Umo Eno yesterday walked into the warm embrace of party delegates in the Uyo Senatorial District. Eno was at the Ibom Hall, Uyo, the […]

Preparations for the March 26 convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in full gear. Zoning may have been settled, but the consensus mode of primary remains a cause of anxiety for many aspirants. […]

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike and a former Kaduna Governor Ahmed Makarfi have called for the return of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the centre in 2023. The duo said only the PDP could rescue […]

The son of Nigeria’s first Senate President, Prince Ifeamuma Nwafor-Orizu, has emerged as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Nwafor-Orizu was elected at the last […]

The Council of the All Progressives Congress Stakeholders in Nasarawa State have endorsed a former governor and Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Abdullahi Adamu, for the national chairman of the […]

the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary has come and gone. The shadow poll, which produced the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Biodun Oyebanji, as the flag bearer for the June […]

Security operatives yesterday mounted heavy presence at the Airways Ground, by Archbishop Vining Memorial Church Cathedral, Ikeja GRA, venue of the rescheduled state congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State. The News […]

Why is there so much opposition to your gubernatorial ambition from unexpected quarters? It is unfortunate and the tragedy of our time, that we sacrifice competence and experience for mere puppets, who definitely would fail […]

Candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have won Saturday’s by-elections in Imo, Ondo and Cross River states. But main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) triumphed in Plateau State. In Imo State, the APC […]

Like a recurring decimal, the mind games between the various contending interest groups within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) over the Electoral Act 2022 continued last Friday, after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the amendment […]

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, says he is confident that he will win the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. According to Daily Trust, Atiku said this on Saturday when he spoke […]

The choice of former member of Nigeria’s lower chamber of National Assembly, Dr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, as the Director General of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Support Groups Management Council (ABATSGMC), has a tinge of metaphor, just […]

Ebonyi State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legal adviser, Chief Mudi Erhenede’s recent appearance on Channels Television signature programme, Sunrise Daily, exposed the simmering political unease in the state. Erhenede alleged that the state governor, Chief […]