politics

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has disassociated himself from a group that staged a protest asking him to reject the job as Director General of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign organisation. According to Lalong, who met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, to thank him for approving the University of Jos as …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women leader for Kebbi Central, Kebbi State, Hajiya Yar-Sokoto Jega has dumped her party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jega made this known while speaking at a ceremony in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday, She said the injustice and a lack of purposeful leadership made her …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened to render the vice-presidential ambition of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, a mirage if he fails to do something about alleged killings of innocent citizens in the state. IPOB’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, said this in a statement on …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has reacted to claims that the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has ordered members not to campaign for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the State. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Tambari Gbara, said the claim was false. He disclosed that Wike never banned party …

The lawmaker representing the Enugu East Senatorial District at the red chamber, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani has hailed the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Nnamani said Tinubu is the hardest working politician of his time with keen eyes for talented and brilliant individuals. This is as he decried …

Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu Muazu, says he’s confident of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, victory in next year’s presidential election. Babangida said the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, would win the February election because he’s the person Nigeria needs to manage its affairs. He spoke at the inauguration …

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has described Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Presidential Congress (APC) as the solution to Nigeria’s challenges. He also described Tinubu as a unifier whose conducts have been instrumental to the sustenance of one Nigeria. In a statement signed by Alli Ibraheem, his …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its caucus and National Executive Committee, NEC, meetings earlier scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, respectively. A notice of the postponement by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, on Monday, cited “unforeseen circumstances” as reason for the shift in date. He wrote, “This …

A member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Shuaibu Babas, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Shuaibu Babas, who represents the Fufore/Gurin constituency in the Assembly, announced his defection to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) He cited irregularities in the last House of Assembly primary election as …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over his recent utterances on the killings in the South East. The Igbo group while condemning the security situation in the South East said the utterances of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of …