The campaign train of Hon. Rita Orji, PDP member representing Ajeromi/Ifelodun Federal Constituency. Lagos berthed Ajegunle on Tuesday as she meets the people in continuation of her mobilization for votes towards the elections. Hon. Orji who is also the Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters was joined on Tuesday by…
The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has withdrawn from the presidential race. In a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesperson of the Obiageli Ezekwesili Campaign Organization, Ozioma Ubabukoh, the decision followed extensive discussions with Nigerians at home and in diaspora to help build a coalition…
Senator Joshua Lidani representing Gombe South in North East Nigeria has dumped the People’s Democratic Party PDP and and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Senate Majority Leader Ahmed Lawan made this known during plenary on Wednesday. Senator Lidani is a second term Senator who has been in the struggle for the citing of…
The leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protest the outcome of the recently concluded Osun governorship elections where the APC candidate Oyetola was declared winner. Senate President Bukola Saraki, Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker House of Reps…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday completed collation of the results from all LGAs in the Osun gubernatorial elections held on Saturday. Here are the full results for the leading contenders: 1.Boluwaduro LG: APC 3843, PDP: 3779, SDP: 1766, ADP: 858 Atakumosa West LG : APC: 5019, PDP: 5401, SDP: 1570, ADP:…
Results have started trickling in from the polling stations in the ongoing Osun gubernatorial elections. The APC, PDP, SDP and other parties presented a total of 48 candidates in the race to take over from Gov. Aregbesola whose second tenure expires in few weeks. The frontrunners in the race were Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy…
Former Vice President and frontrunner for the presidential ticket of the opposition People’s Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged threat to his life and those of his family members regarding his decision to contest the 2019 presidency. Atiku, who is one of the aspirants on the platform of the Peoples…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has picked a nomination form to return to the National Assembly on the platform of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to represent his Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa federal constituency. Addressing a crowd of his constituents who traveled from Bauchi to meet him at his Abuja residence on Tuesday,…
The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to clarify the true position concerning stories of huge amounts of money, Permanent Virers Cards (PVCs) and weapons allegedly found in the residence of the sacked DG of the State Security Service. Full text…
Gombe state Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has declared his intention to run for the presidency. Announcing this on his Twitter handle, the former Accountant-General of the Federation joined a host of other aspirants in seeking the party’s ticket for the presidential elections. “After wide consultations with party members & Nigerians of diverse backgrounds! I, Dr Ibrahim…
Senate Minority Leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom state Godswill Akpabio is set to dump his People Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Sen. Ita Enang revealed this on his Twitter handle Sunday. “I’m confirming that the APC family as earlier…
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday attended the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the party’s headquarters, Wadata Plaza in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja for the first time since his defection on Monday. Also at the meeting were to recent decampees from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Sokoto…
It was a day of high political drama on Tuesday as a gale of defections hit the ruling All Progressives Congress after the unsuccessful attempt by security agents to stop the Senate President and the Deputy Senate President from attending plenary. In the Senate, 14 Senators dumped the APC; 13 declared for the opposition People’s…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that Nigerians youths should not contest the Presidency in the 2019 general elections. Describing it as degrading and completely unacceptable, the opposition party said the statement showcases the disdain with which President Buhari holds the youths who he had earlier described without apologies as…
Ekiti state Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola has won the PDP gubernatorial primaries which took place yesterday at Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. Olusola defeated former Minister of State for Works, Dayo Adeyeye, to emerge winner in the governorship primary election. Sen. Biodun Olujimi had earlier stepped down for Prince Adeyeye cutting down the…