Politics

Once again the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has posted another massage on his Facebook page this time he  said that he has respect for the mandate given […]

IN spite of a court order restraining Multichoice, the operators of Digital Service Television (DStv) from giving effect to the increase in the cost of its services, the company has been collecting higher tariffs from […]

Metuh: We did not see campaign funds   Party’s NEC to meet in two weeks Chuks Okocha in Abuja 
 The defeat of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently concluded national elections is […]

Further details emerged at the weekend as to the factors that informed the decision of top bigwigs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to betray President Goodluck Jonathan at the just-concluded March 28 presidential election. […]

Senate President David Mark is allegedly plotting a sensational return to the plum office regardless of the defeat of his party, PDP, in the recent elections. Although, the PDP won only 45 seats in the […]

Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to start preparing to run again for election in 2019.President Goodluck JonathanThe Wall Street Journal The group, which held a high level […]

As Muhammadu Buhari closed in on Nigeria’s presidency, an aide to election commission chairman Attahiru Jega sent a text message to an independent voting monitor, warning of an imminent threat to the electoral process. The […]

It is exactly six weeks to May 29 today. Six weeks to the end of Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s six year presidency. This, as traditions go all over the world, is called the transition period […]

Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Inter-Party relations, Senator Ben Obi, speaks on a wide range of issues, including the recent defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

A tumultuous celebration erupted in the Mile 1, Mile 4 and town areas of Port Harcourt on Monday. It later extended to the Ogbunabali and UTC areas.One of the APC supporters injured during election related […]

With a common enemy defeated, will entrenched interest stop the dance By Austin Oboh, Akinwunmi King, Tunde Opeseitan and William Igenegbai,DAILY INDEPENDENT APC, Change! That was the proclamation to Nigerians and the battle cry of […]

Some of the dreaded Niger Delta militants, who accepted the Federal Government’s Amnesty, have been elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The late President Musa Yar’Adua had in […]

The Federal Government has directed all ministries, agencies and extra-ministerial departments to prepare their handover briefs ahead of the May 29 inauguration of the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari. Also asked to prepare handover notes […]

The leader of African Centre for Leadership Strategies and Development, Mr Humphrey Bekaren, who spoke on behalf of the observers, made the call in Port Harcourt. He said the observers were shocked that INEC disregarded […]

FELLOW LAGOSIANS, yesterday, election day, History beckoned. Courage stood tall. Fairness and Justice raised their heads.  Democracy blew its trumpet. You, the people, the electorate, answered its call by marching to a victory only you […]

Before my assumption of office, there had never been an Ajimobi. I am the first one that bears the name and I will be the first Ajimobi to break the jinx of second term – […]

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday that he conceded defeat in the March 28 presidential elections in obedience to the laws of the country. Jonathan was defeated in the election by the candidate of All […]

John Oyegun, the national chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), said on Saturday that the gale of defections by politicians was not good for Nigeria’s political development. Mr. Oyegun, who spoke to newsmen in Benin […]

My last meeting with Oronto was barely a week before his passing. He had sent me a text message inviting me over to Abuja to discuss some issues. I had been planning to visit him, […]

Nigeria’s president-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has said that electoral offenders must not go unpunished. To mete out punishment on such people, he said he would encourage the setting up of a special court […]