Politics

Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki said he is confident of unseating president Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s elections should he emerge presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). To emerge PDP’s presidential ticket Saraki has to win the party’s October 6 primaries which is keenly contested by former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar, former Senate President […]

A close ally of the Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Akeem Jamiu, on Saturday disclosed that Governor Ayodele Fayose’s kinsmen from Irepodun/Ifelodun constituency II decided to reject the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14 Governorship election, because the governor allegedly abandoned his people. Jamiu, who joined the Assembly race for the 2019 general elections,

The Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Saturday, declared his intention to run for Kwara South Senatorial District seat. Ahmed, who announced this via his Twitter handle, @abdulfataahmed, said he had picked the Peoples Democratic Party nomination form for the senatorial primary election. Ahmed shared photos of  his nomination form and tweeted: “In response to calls

Senate President Bukola Saraki says Nigerians must “change” President Muhammadu Buhari with a man who has capacity. Saraki said this on Friday at a meeting with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Owerri, Imo state. The nation’s number three citizen, who is a presidential aspirant of the PDP, said there is need for a president

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says he will no longer contest the 2019 presidential election because the All Progressives Congress (APC) rigged the last governorship election in the state. Fayose had declared interest in the number one position in the country, vowing to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair election. “I

Disagreement among political party supporters has resulted in a fight at the headquarters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja. The fight which broke out outside the gate of the PDP secretariat almost caused a stampede as people scampered for safety. The situation was quickly prevented from escalation as police officers disperse the crowd

Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says politicians defecting from one party to another would not be shielded from prosecution by the anti-graft agency. There have been allegations that some politicians joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent being prosecuted by the commission. But speaking during a

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the aspiration of Senate President Bukola Saraki to be the country’s number one citizen is a huge joke. Saraki, who dumped the ruling party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had declared his intention to run for president in 2019. Accusing the ruling party of falling below expectation, Saraki

A presidential hopeful, Omoyele Sowore, has said that Nigeria would become a huge exporter of India hemp if he wins the race to rule the country in 2019. Sowore, who is the CEO of online news medium, SaharaReporters, made the declaration in a new viral video. In the video, Sowore said that some of the