Politics

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, were in a panic mode, sensing imminent defeat. Oshiomhole said this in a media briefing at the National Secretariat of the APC in Abuja on Friday. He said […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will spend over N600m on the Ekiti State governorship election which will take place on July 14, 2018. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of the Ekiti election, Prince Solomon Soyebi, said this during an interview with Saturday PUNCH in Abuja on Friday. Soyebi, who is also the

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole says the party will be victorious in 2019 even if it ignores the splinter group in the party, tagged R-APC. The R-APC which emerged three days ago is led by Buba Galadima, a former secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The

President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the violence in some states on “disgruntled” politicians, promising to fish them out for punishment. Buhari said this on Friday in Monguno, Borno state, during the closing events of the 2018 Army Day celebrations. While thanking the armed forces for keeping the country safe, Buhari said some individuals were deliberately

In a video released on Friday night, Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West, announced his return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Melaye was elected to the house of representatives under the platform of the PDP in 2007 but he joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the buildup to the 2015 elections. The

Yul Edochie, Nollywood actor and movie director, has been appointed senior special assistant on creative and entertainment media to Willie Obiano, Anambra governor. Edochie made this known via an Instagram post on Friday, thanking the governor for the appointment. The actor wrote: “I thank His Excellency chief Dr Willie Obiano(Akpokue Dike) executive governor of Anambra

A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Wednesday declared his ambition to run for the state’s governorship in 2019, thereby joining dozens of politicians jostling for the seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Alao-Akala was deputy governor to Rashidi Ladoja but replaced him in January 2016 when Ladoja was impeached

Three state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari. They, however, refused to disclose the agenda of the meeting to reporters. The meeting was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. State governors who attended the meeting were Abdulaziz

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission will deploy enhanced smart card readers for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti state. Speaking at the opening of INEC quarterly consultative meeting with political parties on Wednesday, Yakubu dismissed claims that card readers have been pre-loaded and permanent voter cards

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a meeting with three governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Among those in attendance are Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state, Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa and Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, TheCable reported. ICYMI: Fresh crisis as nPDP becomes rAPC, picks Galadima as chairman The meeting holding inside the president’s office