Politics

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has repaid his longtime Personal Assistant and Political Associate, Uba Sani, with the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2023 governorship election in the state. The primary election which held on Thursday and dragged into the early hour of Friday ...

  The reason why presidential aspirant and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi dumped the Peoples Democratic Party has emerged. It was gathered that some governors elected on the platform of the main opposition party showed him the door after a high-wire game of intrigues, and conspiracy.   There ...

  Isah Ashiru has again picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for Kaduna state. A former state and federal lawmaker, Ashiru was the opposition party’s candidate in 2019. He polled 414 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Sani Sidi, a former director-general of the National Emergency Management Agency ...

  Oyo-state-based broadcaster and social activist, Oriyomi Hamzat, has been arrested by the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and is being transferred to Abuja, POLITICS NIGERIA reports. The FIB is the apex of intelligence gathering in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). It is the only arm of the Force that provides ...

  Former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.   Obi announced his resignation in a letter dated 20, addressed to the National Chairman of the party.     In the letter sighted by Vanguard, Obi gave reasons for his withdrawal from ...

PR Guru, Tokunbo Modupe Clinch PDP Senatorial Primary Popular Public Relations consultant, Adetokunbo Modupe on Monday, emerged victorius at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, primary election to pick the flag bearer that will contest 2023 election for Ondo North Senatorial District. Toks as he is fondly called garnered 124  votes to beat his ...

  The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has postponed indefinitely, the screening of its presidential aspirants earlier slated for Monday, May 23. Although the no reason was given for the alteration of its timetable, the ruling party has been consistent in violating its own timetable and schedule of activities for ...

  Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has described the continuous sit-at-home in the Southeast over the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as senseless and useless. Speaking in an interview with some editors, Umahi also said the agitation by the pro-Biafra group ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost the Eagle Square, the proposed venue of its presidential primary to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Naija News learned that the opposition party lost the venue to the ruling party with the help of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammed Musa ...

  Rotimi Amaechi has resigned his position as minister of transportation. The development was confirmed on Monday by an insider in the ministry. According to the source, the minister resigned following the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari on appointees interested in contesting the 2023 elections. The president had, on May ...