politics

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has said it must regain the presidency it lost in 2015, as the seat of power had “become our party’s birth right.” Rep. Chinda Kingsley, the leader of the minority caucus in the House, said this while briefing newsmen …

MINISTER of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says corruption and corrupt practices fuel insecurity in the country, calling for all hands to be on deck to fight the menace. The minister said this, when he paid a courtesy visit to Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, the Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and …

THE All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday said those who suspended its National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje are not card carrying members of the party. APC spokesman, Felix Morka said those who suspended Ganduje are affiliated to the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP. In a statement, Morka said Ganduje’s suspension was …

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all 16 aspirants jostling to fly its flag in the Nov. 16 governorship election have been screened and cleared to contest in the party’s primary on April 20. Alhaji Sulaiman Arugungu, the party’s National Organising Secretary said this on Monday in Abuja …

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 18, a former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has revealed why the chairmanship of the party should return to the North Central region. Suswam, a former Senator, who represented the Benue north-east senatorial …

A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has narrated why the imposition of candidates is common in the party. In a statement on Sunday, Lukman said candidate imposition is common in the APC because party organs are not meeting. As a solution, he called for regular meetings …

SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has charged state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South geo-political zone to work toward uniting the party and gaining more grounds. Akpabio gave the charge when the APC chairmen paid him a visit in Abuja on Sunday. While acknowledging the challenges faced …

LEADERS and stakeholders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo South Senatorial District, known as PDP Legacy group, on Friday, demanded fair treatment from Gov. Godwin Obaseki before it will take a position on the upcoming governorship election in the state. Rising from a meeting held in Benin, …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appointed Rep. Kingsley Chinda as the Chairman, Local Government Congress Electoral Committee for Ondo, ahead of Saturday’s governorship primaries. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the constitution of the committee …

A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Jimoh Ibrahim, has disclosed that he has paid N100 million to enable some members of the party vote during the primaries of the party on April 10. According to …