Politics

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says he is done with politics and he has no intention to form a new political party as reported by some media platforms. This was contained in a statement on Monday, titled, ‘Obasanjo Not Forming Political Party’. It was signed by the ex-president’s Special Assistant on Media …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is reportedly working on the establishment of a new political party aimed at accommodating aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).According to Vanguard, a source revealed that Obasanjo is convinced that the two major political parties are likely to …

Following the dethronement of former CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the new Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, was coronated today July 3.   Bayero, who is the 15th Emir of Kano, was appointed as emir on 9th March 2020 after the state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, dethroned Muhammadu Sanusi …

Fourteen years after the first attempt was made, the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday,  passed into law the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). But it was not without  controversy and drama  as senators and House of Reps disagreed on what percentage host communities should get from crude oil drilled in their areas. The …

A native doctor has emerged as People’s Redemption Party (PRP) flagbearer in Anambra governorship election, Dr. Nnamdi Nwanwuo returned unopposed after his two co-aspirants, Chidebere Mba and Humphrey Anaso stepped down for him. National Secretary of the party, Babatunde Ali who announced Nwanwuo as the winner of the primaries, described …

Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to dump the opposition party. Tinubu said PDP members should realize that they cannot achieve anything good for Nigeria under the party. He made the call while welcoming Governor Bello Matawalle into …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is unmoved by the recent wave of defection by governors under the party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting it is well-positioned to reclaim the country’s number one seat in 2023. Governor Bello Mattawalle of Zamfara State officially joined the APC …

Governor Bello Matawalle has formally announced his defection to the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State.  Speaking at a rally on Tuesday in Gusau, Matawalle said that he had been nursing the ambition of leaving his party PDP for several reasons. “I am now the leader of APC in …

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed has asked Nigerian youths to stop throwing stones at institution of government unless they are willing to get into that government and do something about it.   Mohammed was quoted giving this advice at an event in Abuja over the weekend, in a statement signed by …

The General Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-West region, Rahman Owokoniran, has appealed to party members to respect institutional mechanisms to address issues, close ranks and share the party’s vision of liberating Nigerians from misgovernance. The PDP zonal scribe said this in an internal memo to members, noting that it …