GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been told by the members of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that some of them will defect and leave if the powers-that-be impose candidates on them during the forthcoming primaries.
Over the next month, the PDP, like most other parties, will be picking its candidates for the various...
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State appears to have thrown his weight behind transport minister Rotimi Amaechi as his preferred presidential candidate in what is seen as a big blow to former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Three days ago, Kaduna State delegates had endorsed Asiwaju Tinubu and pledged their...
SENATE chief whip Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has told Nigeria's 40m Igbos that they cannot get the presidential ticket of any party in the country under the current open contest arrangement we have today and need a arrangement conceding the office to the southeast.
Next year, Nigeria goes to the polls and already the battle for...
FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has been warned by the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (Coseyl) to shelve his 2023 presidential plans amid talk that he has now formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Earlier this week, several northern campaign groups got to getter and bother an APC presidential...
NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has rejected the recent request by the country's 18 registered political parties that it reschedule its election timetable and give them more time to conduct their primaries.
Yesterday, the political parties including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
NIGERIA'S18 registered political parties including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to shift its June primaries deadline.
Under its strict election timetable, Inec has given all the parties until...
FORMER senate president Senator Bukola Saraki has told Lagosians that that if he is elected as Nigeria's next president Lagos State would be given special attention as an investment destination in the country.
Senator Saraki is one of the numerous candidates running for president and is currently going round seeking to get...
SENATE president Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has confirmed that the senate chief whip Senator Orji Uzor Kalu abandoned his presidential bid and stood down for him so the two of them did not clash.
Both Senators Lawan and Kalu had declared their presidential intentions and were seeking to secure the ticket of the ruling All...
FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination form purchased for him by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban).
Yesterday, shockwaves were sent across the political spectrum when it emerged that Macban, the nomadic Fulani pastoralists...
FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has lashed out at the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari saying that the current government has divided Nigerians more than at any other time in the nation's history.
Alhaji Abubakar who was number two to President Olusegun Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007 is...
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