Politics

  The Next person to succeed Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been revealed. An Elder statesman, and former Governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, on Tuesday, declared that after due consultations, Mr. Peter Mba has been identified ...

PDP governorship aspirant Wilfred Bonse is demanding a refund of his N21 million paid to pick a governorship nomination form in Cross River. He said he was no longer interested in contesting the PDP governorship primary election. Mr Bonse linked ...

  So on Tuesday this man flawed Dino to win the Kogi West Senatorial primaries. They first had a draw, and then a re-run on Tuesday where he flawed the popular politician. This morning, Dino on Twitter said, his victory ...

The lawmaker representing Kabba/Bunu Ijumu Federal constituency, Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf, has defeated Senator Dino Melaye to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party senatorial ticket in Kogi State. Recall there was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where ...

Adam Namadi, son of former vice president Namadi Sambo is asking Kaduna delegates to refund his money following his defeat at the primaries despite having paid about N76 million, Peoples Gazette reports. The younger Namadi was hoping to become the ...

A House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Philip Okwuada on Monday reportedly fainted after losing the party’s primaries in Delta State. Punch learnt that Okwuada who was contesting to be the party’s flag-bearer ...

    Davido has expressed his support for his colleague, Olubankole Wellington, who won his contest at the People’s Democratic Party Primaries on Monday. Better known as Banky W, the politician was declared the winner of the Eti-Osa House of ...

Nigerian singer turned politician, Banky W has won the PDP primaries ticket to represent the party as the House of Representatives candidate in the upcoming 2023 elections. Banky W is contesting for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat and had earlier ...

Campaign billboards of Senator Ademola Adeleke are being set ablaze in Ejigbo town, Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State. A mob was observed destroying and tearing down the billboards in parts of the town. Senator Ademola Adeleke is the ...

Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary, the Rescue Nigeria Mission, a group canvassing support for the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello’s bid to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, has foreclosed the chances of Bello stepping down ...

The Catholic Diocese of Gboko in Benue State has announced the suspension of Reverend Father, Hycainth Alia, for expressing interest in the governorship contest of the state. Alia is among the 12 governorship aspirants who purchased expression of interest and ...

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, in Rivers State, has said despite the number of aspirants vying for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket, they must be willing to rally around and support whoever emerges candidate in the forthcoming primary ...

Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, has cautioned the North against thinking it would produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023. Igbokwe said the North should perish the thought of a Northerner succeeding ...

    Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has tackled former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole over allegation that he (Fayemi) asked him to rig party primaries in favour of his aspirant. Oshiomhole, alleged that ...

Russia may sever ties with prominent global bodies as Vladimir Putin continues to isolate his nation from the West following the invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s Foreign Ministry yesterday sent a list of international organisations to parliament, with orders to review ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has dismissed a suit seeking to declare Prince Dotun Babayemi as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. The court consequently affirmed Senator Ademola ...

Amid fuel scarcity that has gripped the nation’s capital in the past week, it has emerged that top politicians of political parties procured fuel in most petrol stations in Abuja ahead of their primaries. Many Abuja hotels have also been ...

Police in Bauchi State, have arrested three people over the death of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Bauchi Local Government Area, Alhaji Musa Hussaini Gwabba. The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Umar Mamman Sanda, in a statement by ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has withdrawn from the race to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. He announced his withdrawal from the contest in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ngige’s announcement followed a valedictory ...

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it will welcome APC national leader Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other aspirants willing to contest elective positions in 2023 on the party’s platform. SDP acting national chairman Supo Shonibare, who stated ...

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele was on Thursday, spotted at the Presidential Villa Abuja, where he met with President Muhammadu Buhari. Although the meeting held behind closed doors, Emefiele failed to disclose his mission in ...

  Two members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) have resigned to focus on their presidential ambitions. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and the Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, resigned a few hours after a ...

The Federal Government has directed serving ministers in the cabinet, heads of government agencies, ambassadors and other political appointees with political ambitions in 2023 to resign from the government. The circular, dated May 11, 2022 with Ref. No.SGF/OP/l/S.3/Xll/173, was issued ...

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has decided to run for president in 2023, barely 48 hours after disowning a nomination form procured for him by a northern group. Mr Jonathan had on May 9 rejected presidential expression of interest and ...

After successfully raising about N83 million from Nigerians, Adamu Garba has reportedly withdrawn from the presidential race scheduled for next year. According to Peoples Gazette, Mr Garba said that even though he had withdrawn from the exercise, it won’t be the ...