Pick Buhari As Presidential Candidate And See PDP Win 2015 Race – Presidency...
The Presidency has observed the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the build up to 2015 and declared that if the party picks a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as its...
View Article2015: South East PDP Endorses Jonathan For Second Term At Awka Rally
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Zone, on Friday adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as the party’s Presidential candidate in the 2015 presidential elections. Disclosing this at a PDP...
View ArticleDonald Duke: INEC Right To De-Register Mushroom Political Parties
A former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, on Friday threw his weight behind the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the de-registration of political parties. He told the News...
View ArticlePutting Buhari And Jonathan Side By Side Is Like Putting Light And Darkness...
The National Publicity Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Engr. Rotimi Fashakin has described the statement by a presidential aide that the newly registered All Progressives...
View ArticleJang’s NGF Faction Summons Emergency Meeting, Invites Amaechi
After taking the backseat for a while amid all the drama playing out in the nation’s political stage, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) will bounce back to the centre stage as the Governor Jonah...
View ArticleNigeria Has To First Tackle Corruption To Experience Any Meaningful...
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), on Saturday decried the level of corruption and other vices in the country, which it said were impeding national development. The CNPP National...
View ArticleGroups Set To Mobilize Against Islamic Fundamentalist Candidates In 2015 Polls
Leaders of ethnic indigenous communities have asked Nigerians to reject politicians with links to Boko Haram in the coming elections. In a joint press conference held in Lagos at the weekend, the...
View ArticlePDP Chieftain Cautions Jonathan Over Rivers Crisis
An Ijaw leader in Ondo State has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to stop playing up the crisis in Rivers State “with a view either to cause political distress to Amaechi in Rivers State or with a...
View ArticleThreats Of Violence: Rivers Youths Will Call Your Bluff, Amaechi Tells Wike
A statement credited to Minister of State for Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike that he would make sure Gov. Rotimi Amaechi never sleeps with his two eyes closed again has been dismissed by the Rivers State...
View ArticleMy Challenges As Taraba Acting Governor By Garba Umar
By a stroke of fate, Alhaji Garba Umar was saddled with the responsibility of being acting governor of Taraba State just two weeks after his appointment as deputy to Governor Danbaba Suntai following...
View ArticleNigeria’s Sitting On A Time Bomb, Says El-Rufai
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and deputy National Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, has explained the reason why he believes Nigeria is...
View ArticleNyako Distances Self From 2015 Presidential Campaign Posters
Gov. Murtala Nyako of Adamawa has disassociated himself from campaign posters across the state announcing his presidential ambition come 2015. A statement signed by his Director Press and Public...
View ArticleAfDB’s Assessment Of Poverty In Nigeria ‘False And Political’, Says Presidency
The Presidency on Saturday in Abuja faulted the African Development Bank (AfDB)’s report on Nigeria’s poverty reduction efforts. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben...
View ArticleDonald Duke Hails Reps For Approving Independent Candidature
Former Gov. Donald Duke of Cross River and some other politicians on Saturday in Lagos hailed the House of Representatives’ approval of independent candidature for future elections. The politicians...
View ArticleI’ll Win PDP Primaries, Anambra Governorship Election, Andy Uba Boasts
One of the aspirants in the forthcoming Anambra governorship elections, Senator Andy Uba, has expressed confidence that he will win the election come November 16, 2013. Uba, an aspirant under the...
View ArticleNigeria And Generations Unborn Have No Future Under PDP – Bukar Ibrahim
Former Yobe State Governor turned Senator, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim has observed that Nigeria and generations yet unborn, have no future under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but added that “PDP is...
View ArticleRespect Your Age, President Jonathan Slams Bisi Akande
President Goodluck Jonathan has taken a swipe at the interim chairman of the new All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande for denigrating comments directed at the presidency. Reacting to a...
View ArticleBuhari: Why I Still Want To Run For Presidency In 2015
General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has for the umpteenth time reiterated his desire to contest the 2015 presidential elections saying it is ‘a must obligation on me.’ The former Head of State was speaking...
View ArticleWe’re Unaware Of Jonathan’s Invitation To Al-Mustapha To Join Party, Says PDP
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has denied knowledge of the purported offer by President Goodluck Jonathan to former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late General Sani Abacha, Major Al-Mustapha, to...
View ArticleJang Faction Of NGF Meeting Attracts 10 Govs, Five Deputies
Sunday’s meeting of a faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), led by Gov. Jonah Jang showed just how polarized the Forum is as only 10 governors and five deputy governors showed up for the...
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