adminAnambra deputy governor dumps APGA for APC
Nkem Okeke, the deputy governor of Anambra state, has dumped the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Okeke defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the presidential villa, Abuja, on…
Ken Nnamani: Obasanjo silenced every contender to anoint Yar’Adua as PDP presidential candidate
Ken Nnamani, former senate president, has narrated how former President Olusegun Obasanjo “hounded” frontrunners on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to “anoint” Umaru Yar’Adua as the party’s…
Anambra election: Like Edo, PDP will win ― Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has given the assurance that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the November 6 governorship election in Anambra as it did in Edo in…
Electronic Transmission Of Results Will Reduce Electoral Fraud, Says Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Tuesday said the electronic transmission of results if adopted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will reduce electoral fraud. Speaking during an interview…
Electoral bill: Direct primary will cause anarchy in party elections, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the approval of direct primaries for political parties as a “plot to introduce anarchy during internal party elections”. On Tuesday, the senate approved…
El-Rufai Sacks Chief Of Staff Who Called Sanusi ‘Former Emir Of Kano
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has reportedly sacked and redeployed his Chief of Staff, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, two weeks after addressing Lamido Sanusi Lamido as a “former Emir of…
Senate bows to pressure, empowers INEC to determine e-transmission of election results
The senate has reconsidered its stance on the electoral act amendment bill and has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the best mode to transmit election results.…
Senate approves direct primaries for political parties
The Senate has approved direct primaries for aspirants to all elective positions on Tuesday. This was just as it empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission to determine the procedure for…
Dele Momodu: Nigeria lost opportunity for true unity after annulment of 1993 elections
Dele Momodu, journalist and former presidential candidate, says the opportunity for fostering true unity among Nigerians was lost following the annulment of the 1993 elections. The result of the election,…
2023: Attempt to pit Osinbajo against Tinubu will fail, says Babafemi Ojudu
Babafemi Ojudu, special adviser to the president on political matters, says an alleged attempt to pit Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo against Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress…
Gbaja to Tinubu:You will reach your political destination
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, that he would get to his political destination. Gbajabiamila, who stated…
Falana urges youths to engage in politics for better Nigeria
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged youths to engage more in politics to achieve a new Nigeria. Falana made the call during the 2021 Felabration Symposium in…
Resign if you’re interested in politics, Gov Bello tells appointees
The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has directed all political appointees who are interested in contesting party executive positions to tender their resignation letters. Secretary to the State Government, Ahmed…
Ken Nnamani: I sacrificed my senate seat to stop Obasanjo’s third term bid
Ken Nnamani, president of the Nigerian senate from April 2005 to May 2007, says he sacrificed his senate career after seeing to the truncation of the bid to give a…
Saraki to n’assembly: Don’t make direct primary poll compulsory for parties
Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, says the national assembly should not make direct primary poll compulsory for political parties in picking their candidates for elections. Direct primary is…
