APC: Pressure Mounts On Tambuwal To Quit Presidential Race
Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal may not have heard the last of his defection backlash, but he has yet another pressure to deal with following his declaration of interest in...
View Article2015: Stop Creating Unnecessary Troubles – Uduaghan Warns Delta Guber Aspirants
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has charged governorship aspirants in the state to desist from engaging in divisive actions capable of threatening the peace of the state. The governor gave...
View ArticleBakare Instrumental To My Joining Politics, Says El-Rufai
Some prominent Nigerians including Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Friday urged renowned cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare, to return to active politics. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
View Article2015: Kwara PDP Shuns Zoning, Allays Fear Over Anointed Candidate
The Kwara State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has clarified that it has not zoned its governorship ticket to any of the three senatorial districts in the state. The governorship candidate...
View ArticleDefection Of Some Lawmakers Will Not Affect Our Chances – Ogun APC lawmaker
Mr Olakunle Oluomo, member, Ogun House of Assembly, on Saturday, said defection of some members of the House to other parties would not affect the chances of All Progressive Congress in the 2015...
View ArticleFayose Fabricating Ridiculous Lies To Deceive Nigerians – Ekiti Speaker
The Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, has advised Governor Ayodele Fayose to stop trading in blackmail and face serious business of governance for the benefit of Ekiti...
View Article2015: Rivers PDP Reads Riot Act To Governorship, Other Aspirants
FROM LEFT: PDP DEPUTY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, MR UCHE SECONDUS; CHAIRMAN, PDP RIVERS, MR FELIX OBUAH AND NYESOM WIKE The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has warned its...
View ArticleAPC Presidential Candidate: Consensus No Longer An Option, It’s Fight To...
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that it is ‘too late’ for the APC to adopt a consensus candidate for next year’s...
View ArticleGov. Aliyu Makes U-Turn, Endorses Ex-Chief Of Staff As Successor
Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State yesterday endorsed his former Chief of Staff, Umar Nasko, as the gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as his...
View ArticleSeven PDP Members Of Ekiti Assembly Impeach Speaker Under Tight Security
ADEWALE OMIRIN The confrontation between members of the All Progressives Congress in the Ekiti State House of Assembly and Governor Ayodele Fayose took a turn for the worse on Monday as seven members...
View ArticleTeachers’ Employment: Ladoja, Accord Party’s Age-Long Deceit Has Been Exposed...
The Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the statement allegedly credited to former Governor Rashidi Ladoja on the recruitment of 5,300 teachers by incumbent Governor...
View ArticleEkiti: APC Vows To Resist Outcome Of Seven PDP Lawmakers’ Sitting
The All Progressives Congress has raised an alarm over alleged acts of impunity in Ekiti State, where only seven members of the House of Assembly conducted a plenary on Monday morning. The party in a...
View ArticleFG Okays Extension Of State Of Emergency In Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
Indications have emerged that the Federal Government is favourably disposed to extending the state of emergency declared in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States for a third time. It would be recalled that...
View ArticleI’ll Contest PDP Primary And Win Rivers 2015 Guber Election, Wike Boasts
A governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said he will not be intimidated out of the governorship race in the state by those opposed to his ambition. Wike, who boasted that he would...
View ArticleRep Member Advocates Tambuwal/Amaechi Joint Ticket
REP. YOMI OGUNNUSI The member representing Ifako-Ijaye/Ojokoro Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Yomi Ogunnusi, has predicted that his party, the All Progressives Congress,...
View ArticleDickson Warns PDP Aspirants In Bayelsa Against Unguarded Utterances
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has warned politicians vying for various elective offices in the state in 2015 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to guard their utterances...
View ArticleI’ve Not Withdrawn From Rivers Governorship Race – Wike
The immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, has denied a media report that he has withdrawn from the Rivers State governorship race. Wike, an aspirant on the platform of the...
View ArticlePDP Imported ‘Bus-Loads’ Of Mercenaries Under Soldiers’ Protection For CVR In...
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Monday accused the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party of importing mercenaries into the state for the ongoing continuous voters...
View Article$1bn Loan For Counter-Insurgency Operation May Be Diverted For Elections –...
Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has expressed fear that the $1bn loan the Federal Government requested the National Assembly to approve so that it can purchase military...
View ArticleIt’s ‘Disgraceful’ For Nigerian Military To Celebrate The Recapture Of Chibok...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Oyegun on Monday said it was a disgrace for the Nigerian military to celebrate the recapture of Chibok from Boko Haram insurgents. Oyegun...
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