POLITICS

The Progressive Consolidation Group, a support group committed to working towards the emergence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, as President come 2023, has denied reports that Osinbajo had dumped his purported Presidential ambition. The group said Osinbajo’s focus on his …

THE candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, has promised to tackle the menace of potholes and erosion, if elected. He also berated the state governor, Willy Obiano, over the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission will need about 17,618 officials to supervise the primaries of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, if political parties are restricted to direct primaries for the 2023 general elections. While the National …

The Nigerian Bar Association, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and prominent Nigerians on Thursday took a swipe at security agents for barring lawyers, journalists and Igbo leaders from the trial of   Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. The …

As the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party lingers, a chieftain of the party, Charles Idahosa, who decamped with Governor Godwin Obaseki, has said it was proving difficult to integrate those who left the All …

A political economist and former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, has described the #EndSARS protests as an event marking the arrival of citizenship in Nigeria. He added that Nigeria did not have a democracy yet. Utomi spoke on Tuesday during …

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress may adopt consensus arrangement to pick its presidential candidate in 2023. Top chieftains of the APC, who confided in media source on Tuesday, said stalwarts of the party had started reaching …

The arrangement by the South-East stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party to produce a consensus candidate for the position of national secretary in the forthcoming national convention seemed to have suffered a setback. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that …

Counsel to Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Aloy Ejimakor has opposed the application by the Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) seeking for extension of time at the …

It would take more than political sagacity and understanding of political arithmetic to predict the outcome of the forthcoming Anambra State gubernatorial polls, which comes up in three weeks’ time. Careful observation shows that forces at play are adopting curious …

THE Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has berated his counterpart in Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, over the latter’s comment on anti-open grazing law. El-Rufai had described the anti-open grazing laws being signed by some of the southern governors …

FORMER Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday hinted at the possibility of the governors of Bauchi, Enugu and Oyo States dumping the Peoples Democratic Party and joining him in the All Progressives Congress. Fani-Kayode gave the hint while speaking …

The All Progressives Congress says former President Goodluck Jonathan will be given an opportunity to contest for the 2023 presidency if he joins the ruling party. The National Secretary, APC Caretaker, and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, said this …

THE All Progressives Congress is set to go tough on members who have despite entreaties insisted on going ahead with litigation without first exhausting its internal conflict resolution mechanisms. A top-ranking member of the party’s leadership confirmed the development to …

The United States has expressed its readiness to help Nigeria to identify sponsors of terrorism in the country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The envoy was asked …

The Peoples Democratic Party alleged on Monday, that the confession by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, had vindicated its position that “the All Progressives Congress is a haven of thieves and treasury looters.” The PDP made the allegation in …

• Akinwonmi, Nazif claim chairmanship position • Nazif fixes emergency NEC meeting for Friday• Akinwonmi postpones NWC meeting indefinitely The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened yesterday, as two contenders emerged for the acting chairmanship of the main …

A former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Alhaji Sanusi Lamido has stated that the only time Nigeria made progress in the last 40 years was in 2014 during the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan. Alhaji Sanusi Lamido …

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has reaffirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari, has no third term ambition or a succession plan as being alleged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning …

Intrigue,Suspense. These features becloud the much-awaited conduct of ward congresses by the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The exercise is expected to begin by July 31, 2021. The congresses would be the first of such gathering of party faithful across …