POLITICS

Delivering a speech at the convention, Governor Buni asked Governors Ben Ayade (Cross River), David Umahi (Ebonyi) and Bello Matawale (Zamfara) and many others who defected to the party from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to be afraid of being…

The Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has debunked the claim that he was opposed to President Muhammadu Buhari on the choice consensus to elect All Progressives Congress (APC) national and zonal officers. Fayemi vehemently rejected…

The Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has excluded political office holders from voting at the national convention on Saturday. CECPC, in a statement on Thursday, expressly declared that “all political appointees who were elected as delegates…

National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged party leaders to eschew bitterness while debating the contentious zoning of the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general election. He however admitted that PDP has a history of rotating offices. Ayu…

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has denied supporting candidates that President Muhammadu Buhari endorsed ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention. There has been crisis in the ruling party over the choice of the next National Working Committee (NWC) of the…

FORMER Anambra State governor Peter Obi has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obi, who was the PDP’s vice presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, declared his interest in the…

There were indications yesterday that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has finally settled for consensus ahead of the party’s national convention billed for Saturday. This is even as governors elected on the party’s platform have yielded to President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of…

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),yesterday, released the names of members of the 37-man zoning committee. The party also said it would inaugurate the zoning committee today. In a statement by Umar Bature, the National Organising Secretary, the…

The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday declared the seat of the member representing Jos East State Constituency, Ayuba Abok, vacant. This is because he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The House took the decision during a plenary that took place…

Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal has denied reports attributed to him that a certain region cannot win the presidency if the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) picks its presidential candidate from there. A statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello claimed the reports…