Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party faulted the decision of the electoral umpire in a statement on Saturday by the spokesperson for its Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Festus Keyamo. Keyamo, who is also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said […]

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to the postponement of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Abuja, INEC, Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the presidential election was shifted to February 23 while the governorship was rescheduled for March 9.

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that the postponement of elections in Nigeria by INEC, is a move by President Muhammadu Buhari to disenfranchise the Nigerian people. Atiku in a statement on Saturday, February 16, alleged that President Buhari instigated the move to postpone the elections by the

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, has endorsed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], Atiku Abubakar, for Nigeria presidency. Amaechi called on Nigerians to reject President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress [APC] in Saturday’s poll. Speaking in a recent statement, Amaechi said: “He (Buhari) has neither the health

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari, party chairman Adams Oshiomhole, and other leaders at a rally in Abeokuta on Monday was sponsored by Governor Ibikunle Amosun. Hoodlums, carrying Allied Peoples Movement banners threw objects at the president after he raised the hand of Dapo Abiodun, the APC governorship candidate

A container loaded with some materials for the general elections has burst into flames at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Anambra headquarters, Awka. The container was said to be loaded with smartcard readers meant for the elections starting on Saturday. ICYMI: President Buhari, others stoned at APC rally in Ogun Although the cause of

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, reminded Nigerians he warned them in 2015 against voting for President Muhammadu Buhari. Jonathan, who spoke during the presidential rally of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday, said he warned the country in 2015 to choose between going

Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun state, failed in his bid to restore normalcy at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Monday. An unruly crowd had disrupted the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), forcing security operatives to form a ring around President Muhammadu Buhari. Trouble started after Adams Oshiomhole, national

It was a festival of boos at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally held in Ogun State on Monday, as President Muhammadu Buhari barely escaped being the target of an angry crowd. Trouble started when the President mounted the stage to present his speech. He spoke on the achievements of the APC administration,

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and his forum, Citizen Forum, have thrown their weight behind the presidential candidate of Young Progressive Party (YPP) Kingsley Moghalu. The erudite Professor made the position known on Friday in a statement. He said him and his forum decided to support Moghalu because they have “rejected retrograde propositions of a political