Politics

The presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria, Fela Durotoye, has insisted that past records have proven that Nigerian politicians are selfish and greedy While addressing the people of Ajegunle in Lagos on Sunday to flag off his presidential campaign, Durotoye insisted that politicians were only interested in inflicting more pains on Nigerians. ICYMI: Real […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, said only the military cannot end the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the country. This was even as he fingered politics as the root cause of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Buhari said successful counterinsurgency operations required what he called “unity of efforts across multiple Ministries, Departments and Agencies covering political, economic,

Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday, TheCable gathered. Oshiomhole was grilled by DSS operatives for nine hours after some APC governors alleged that he received bribes during the party’s primary elections across the country. Sources told TheCable that the APC

A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he and other party chieftains are not moved by the decision of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to hold strategic meetings in Dubai ahead of the 2019 elections. Tinubu spoke with State House correspondents shortly after

The Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has announced a lawyer, Mrs. Haleemat Busari, as his running mate. The law graduate from the University of Lagos is a Director on the board of several blue-chip companies. She was a director in Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications

The last-minute decision of Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of Oyo State, to back Bayo Adelabu rather than Joseph Tegbe for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was not without money changing hands, SaharaReporters has been told. Months before the primary election, Ajimobi egged on anyone who indicated interest in succeeding him; however, as

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has just arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja for a scheduled meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, clutching a book, arrived at about 4pm. The party chief arrived the Presidential Villa alone. ICYMI:  Stop electing uneducated people into office, Emir Sanusi tells Nigerians The agenda

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, says for President Muhammadu Buhari to be reelected in 2019, the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be ready to market his accomplishments. Bello said this at a dinner hosted by the president for youth political appointees and supporters of his administration at the presidential villa, Abuja. ICYMI: Why I’m very

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, embattled National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Tuesday that Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State was blackmailing him so that he would succumb to the governor’s selfish desires. The governor had, on Sunday, led a delegation of leaders from Ogun State to the official residence of the

The candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has picked his running mate for the 2019 general election. According to a statement signed by Malcolm Fabiyi, the Director General of the Sowore campaign, Rabiu Rufai was selected the vice presidential candidate of the AAC. ICYMI:  I am not a magician — Fayemi tells