Politics

The Senator representing Delta North, Peter Nwaoboshi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress days after his suspension from the State Peoples Democratic Party. Nwaoboshi was welcomed into the party by President Buhari in the statehouse Abuja today June 25. This was made known by the Senior Special Assistant to the …

• Soludo wins the factional ticket, ‘suspended’ • Journalists barred at the venue of accreditation, voting According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which dropped the hint, yesterday, in Abuja, APGA’s disqualification followed the party’s failure to comply with Section 85 of the Electoral Act. The commission disclosed that APGA …

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Chukwuma Soludo has emerged victorious in the Anambra governorship primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Soludo garnered 740 votes to defeat other challengers in the party. He will officially represent the party in the governorship election scheduled to hold on …

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has charged youths in Nigeria to join politics.Osinbajo made the call on Monday in Abuja at the maiden Progressive Youth Conference organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth wing. The VP, in his speech titled, “The Future is a Decision,” said more political participation by …

The Cross River chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has placed an order for three million bunches of brooms from local broom makers for the new entrants into the party. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bassey Ita, disclosed this in a statement in Calabar on Monday. Ita stated that it …

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has confirmed that former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently being investigated. Bawa who disclosed this in an interview with ThisDay on Sunday June 20, said such …

Governor Nasir El Rufai has said Kaduna state has started implementing its rightsizing policy by disengaging 99 political appointees, but is yet to disengage any state civil servant. The governor disclosed that only agencies connected to the local government system have disengaged staff and these include the 23 local government …

Candidates competing for a presidency that could influence how Iran tackles its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, US sanctions, and an ailing economy. Tehran, Iran – When the polls open on Friday for Iran’s presidential election, four men will be on the ballot, but one enjoys a significant lead over …

Yesterday in Calabar, alongside the Chairman of our great party, Prince Uche Secondus, and other party leaders, it was an absolute pleasure to receive my dear friend, former Governor Donald Duke, back into the People’s Democratic Party!-Bukola Saraki

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum has condemned the current debt profile of the country put at N36 trillion incurred by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government. The forum expressed worry that the Federal Government is gradually plunging Nigeria into bankruptcy with excessive borrowings on frivolous items, adding that …