politics

Amidst attempt by loyalists of former president Goodluck Jonathan to stop him from running on the All Progressives Congress ticket, the former president, has formally met with the National Chairman of the ruling party in Abuja, apparently to clarify some grey areas regarding his candidacy. Former President Jonathan, who was …

I Will Establish ‘APC School’ To Groom Leaders If Elected President – Fayemi Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi has stated that if elected president, he would establish an All Progressives Congress (APC) school to groom leaders within the party. The Ekiti governor is one of the presidential hopefuls of the …

The Federal High Court in Osogbo has fixed May 18, for judgment on the governorship ticket tussle between Prince Dotun Babayemi and Senator Ademola Adeleke both of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court, presided over by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, reserved the judgment to determine who among the aspirants would …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the nomination and expression of interest forms that a group bought for him. Newsextra24 had reported how the group acquired the forms in Abuja on Monday night. Nigerians had expressed shock over the gesture. But in a statement issued on his behalf hours after …

As battle for the People’s Democratic Party PDP’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential election is gaining momentum, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and presidential hopeful has expressed confident of his emergence as the party’s candidate for the presidential race in the forthcoming primaries. Tambuwal gave the assurance shortly …

Elder statesman, Chief Robert Clarke, has called for the extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who said this on Monday, argued that the months preceding the 2023 elections are not sufficient to put an end to the insecurity, making the conduct of election possible. …

Mass exodus has continued to hit the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano as senator representing Kano Central Ibrahim Shekarau, a member representing Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya Federal Constituency, Alhassan Rurum and former member of the House of Representatives Kawu Sumaila concluded arrangements to defect to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. …

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), a Fulani sociocultural organisation, says Fulani herdsmen need money more than aspirants jostling to pick the presidential ticket of their parties. The association declared that it would not spend its members’ hard-earned funds to purchase exorbitant nomination forms for any presidential …

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged former President, Goodluck Jonathan, not to succumb to the “gimmicks of the enemy” aimed at pitching the Ijaw against the Igbo. This is even as the group noted that there is no going back on its calls for zoning the presidency to the South-East region. …

An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has demanded the sacking or resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. According to the lawyer, Emefiele has allegedly desecrated his office in the apex bank by showing interest in politics, especially the 2023 presidential election. Olajengbesi, in …