POLITICS

  Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed why he ran round the Port Harcourt stadium in Rivers State during his official declaration as a presidential aspirant for 2023 elections. The former Rivers State Governor opened up in Ile-Ife, Osun …

  • Buhari didn’t impose party chairman, Orji Kalu insists.• Yahaya Bello flays rotational presidency, okays competence• PDP zoning c’ttee submits report, awaits NEC review• How I contested guber seat four times before victory, by Atiku Vice President Yemi Osinbajo …

  After months of speculation and consultation, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday joined the presidential race ahead of the primary of the All Progressives Congress which comes up next month. Osinbajo at a dinner he hosted at the Presidential Villa …

  Barring any last-minute change, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will ‘in a matter of days’ disclose his position on the 2023 presidential election. A top presidency source told The Guardian last night that Osinbajo feels it’s the right time …

  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says he is fully prepared for the assignment of being the President of Nigeria, saying he has the capacity to address lingering issues of insecurity and poor national economy. Wike maintained that Nigerians can …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Sunday in Abuja, formally congratulated the Abdullahi Adamu-led 79-member National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress that emerged at the just concluded convention in Abuja. He also said the unity of members …

In a bid to save the All Progressives Congress from collapse at the national convention, which holds on Saturday, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, held a series of meetings with governors, party leaders and APC members …

  South-West zone of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, insisted that Nigeria’s next President should emerge from the southern part of the country. The party, at an extended zonal caucus meeting held at the Oyo State Government House, Agodi, …

  There was a mild drama at the Government House, Awka, on Thursday, as Prof Chukwuma Soludo took his oath of office as the sixth governor of Anambra State. The fight between the wife of the immediate past governor, Ebelechukwu …

  The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; and other political appointees believed to interested in elective offices will not be able to participate in the …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared as illegal,  the defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Dr  Kelechi Igwe, from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. …

  The simmering leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress for several months took a different dimension on Monday in Abuja as most of the governors were said to have abandoned the Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said the outcome of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential primary election will shock Nigerians. He said whoever emerges of all the aspirants should be assured that the entire party will rally round and make …

Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has affirmed that no amount of pressure would hinder Governor Bello Mattawale from doing the right thing in moving the state forward. The party was reacting …

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday in Abuja said he was not nursing any ambition in 2023 but would support any candidate who emerged from the zoning arrangement, be it from the South. El-Rufai said this during the weekly …

The convener, Gombe Women Ambassadors, Tabitha Sallah, has indicated interest to serve as the Organising Secretary, All Progressives Congress, North-East, adding that more women were needed in politics. The aspirant revealed that the meaningful participation of women in national, local, …

Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum (SGF) and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, warned that any party that fields a northern candidate in the 2023 presidential election will lose. Akeredolu disclosed that governors in the southern part of the country, …

• Lawan, agencies meet over alleged school fees increase• Lau replaces Bwacha as senate minority leader A bill seeking to increase the minimum education qualification for Nigeria’s President and other elective offices has passed second reading at the House of …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerian professionals to jettison ethnicity, religion and ‘parochial considerations’ in making crucial decisions for the development of the country. He noted that only politics devoid of ethnicity and religious considerations could promote and facilitate …

There is confusion in the ruling All Progressives Congress in the Federal Capital Territory as two candidates claim the chairmanship ticket of the party in the Abuja Municipal Area Council. Two candidates, Sulaimon Gwagwa and Muritala Karshi have been campaigning …