The Federal Government last week banned 50 persons from travelling abroad over alleged corruption cases. The ban was said to have followed a directive by President Muhammadu Buhari on the full implementation of Executive Order 6. The ban was announced…
Chief Gbenga Daniel, Director General, Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, says the position of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) will go to the South West, if Atiku wins the presidency. Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, made the…
A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has mocked a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo said he did not know the leadership position Tinubu was occupying in the APC. The former President was responding to…
Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has opined that President Muhammadu Buhari has already lost the 2019 presidential election before its kick off. Giving his reason, Okupe noted that some of the bigwigs that worked with President…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that pregnant women and ordinary Nigerians will vote him back to power in 2019 election. Buhari said he was not hoping to get any vote from the “big men” because they don’t come out to…
The Delta State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Burutu Constituency II, Hon. Kennedy Daubry for three months. This follows his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The defection of…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said he will “retire” President Muhammadu Buhari back to Daura in 2019. Abubakar stated that Nigerians and not politicians would decide between a failed government and one with solutions. In…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Plateau State, Jeremiah Useni, has picked Benedict Shignugul, a retired Theatre Nurse, as his running mate. This was disclosed by the PDP Organising Secretary in the State, Yakubu Chocho. Chocho said, the 58-year-old…
The United States of America has said that it has no preferred candidate in the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria in 2019. A political officer in the U.S. embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Phillip Franz, said this during a visit to…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has announced the appointment of Abiodun Oyebanji, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Fayemi, in a statement, also confirmed Biodun Omoleye as Chief of Staff to the Governor and Yinka Oyebode as…
A 180-member caucus of former National Assembly lawmakers from the South East region has insisted that the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, was the best choice as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate,…
The Senate on Tuesday approved the security budget of N53.2 billion for the 2019 general elections. The approval of the budget followed a presentation of the report of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Appropriation at plenary. The Senate further…
The newly inaugurated Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has declared that the state was in an emergency situation with a huge debt of N120 billion. Speaking during his inaugural speech in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, the governor said…
Having been elected in the fiercely-contested July 14 governorship election, former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, was Tuesday sworn-in as the new Governor of Ekiti State, with President Muhamadu Buhari expressing confidence in the ability of…
The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Oby Ezekwesili on Sunday challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to a 20-hour debate. Ezekwesili said the challenge was aimed at allowing Buhari defend his achievements. In a statement she personally…
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has said the apex northern group will not endorse either President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC or the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2019 presidential election. The…
Titi Abubakar, wife of Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday urged women to vote for credible leaders in the 2019 general elections. Abubakar said this while speaking at the 2018 Diocesan Women Conference of the Church…
Former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala and gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), on Friday announced Professor Abideen Olaiya as his running mate ahead of the 2019 general elections. Alao-Akala in a statement signed by…
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, on Saturday commended the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for picking him as his running mate. Abubakar had yesterday confirmed Obi as his running mate after both men met at the…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has spoken on the possibility of President Muhammadu Buhari refusing to concede defeat and handover if he loses the 2019 presidential election. There have been talks that the President may…