POLITICS

  The Yobe North Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Machina, has stated that President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who currently occupies the seat, did not have a plan to return to the Senate. Machina, who insisted …

  The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has released his economic agenda guiding principle, with a vow to break government monopoly in all infrastructural sectors. The former Vice President stated this in his agenda released on his Twitter …

  An attempt by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, to select Senate President Ahmad Lawan – a northerner – as the preferred candidate of the APC, failed on Monday as both the Presidency and 12 …

  The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday began moves to pick its consensus candidate with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), explaining qualities the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential election must possess. Buhari, who said this during …

• Lawmakers, Rivers, NBA seek suit dismissalThe Supreme Court, yesterday, reserved its judgment in a suit instituted by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, against the National Assembly. The suit …

  • Oluwo cries out, alleges manipulation of Lagos APC delegates list• Deputy Senate President picks Delta guber ticket• Cole emerges Rivers APC candidate• Confusion in Oyo as party postpones poll, Akintola ‘emerges’ in parallel primary• Mbam, Nwifuru emerge in Ebonyi …

  • PDP Northern elders look to North Central for candidate, insist consensus is pathway to stability• Legal move to stop PDP presidential primary fails• APC chair hints on consensus pick for party’s presidential flag bearer Former governor of Anambra …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, kicked against what it described as marginalisation of women in the political space, imploring political parties to give preference to the gender during their primaries.   It underscored the need for women to break …

A former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, has taken a swipe at presidential aspirants from the North, South-West and the South-South, describing them as selfish and greedy. He expressed his reservations on Monday while featuring on Politics Today, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed not to extend the June 3, 2022 deadline for primaries even as media observed on Monday that none of the 18 political parties had conducted their presidential primaries three weeks to the deadline. …

A former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, informed Nigerians that he would use his portfolio of experience to advance the democratic values of the country. While promising “to be President for all”, because he represented “a Nigerian identity …

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s backers in the All Progressives Congress on Thursday pressed on with the moves to field the ex-President as the APC’s consensus presidential candidate. The Fulani group, which on Monday obtained the APC’s N100m presidential nomination …

After very extensive deliberation, NEC aligned with the recommendation of the PDP National Zoning Committee that the Presidential Election should now be thrown open. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown open its ticket for the 2023 presidential election, shunning …

• Concerns mount over appointment of convention planning committee• Court orders speedy hearing of suit challenging PDP’s primary• Umahi: If Jonathan joins APC, it’ll be one of the wonders of this century All eyes will be on the major opposition …

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised to work towards creating a stronger and more prosperous Nigeria that will surpass the dreams of the country’s founding fathers. According to a statement issued …

Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has debunked claimed that he moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and purchased an Expression of Interest form for president at the party. This information was revealed by his Media Adviser, Mr. Ikechukwu …

• Fasua: Injection of CBN chief, Adesina points to more complex game plan• He has no moral, ethical reason to remain in office, say lawyers  • HEDA petitions ICPC to investigate Emefiele After months of speculation, the picking of expression of …

  • Obi, Umahi, Ngige, Okorocha, Anyim, others meet over zoning• Nigeria must give Southeast a chance, says Clark• Adebanjo: APC dividing South to retain power in North• Only equity, justice will save Nigeria, Nzuko Umunna At a time when Northern …

  The Independent National Electoral Commission will spend not less than N239.2bn on procuring voting materials and vehicles that will be used in the 2023 general election. This is according to the 2023 General Election Project Plan that was launched …

  The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, said he was looking forward to a debate with the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, and presidential spokespersons, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu, over the country’s state of affairs. Kukah also accused …