Politics

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress. The judgement, delivered by Justice ...

Presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said Nigeria needs a competent leader who could unite the people, tackle insecurity and rejig the debilitating economy and as well benefit the masses this time around. Tinubu, who was in Ekiti State as ...

Former senator for Kogi West, Dino Melaye appeared to have dumped his longtime pal, Bukola Saraki for Atiku Abubakar. In a trending video, Melaye spoke at an interaction between Atiku and some senators in Abuja, with Dino explaining why he ...

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, on Tuesday, met the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in a bid to reconcile him and his estranged political godfather, Bola Tinubu. Though the details ...

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, says the vision of his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, is most needed at the national level, saying Nigeria will be lucky to have him as president. Mohammed said though he has declared his intention ...

  A popular ifá priest, Baba Ifalere Ifagbero, has predicted that Bola Tinubu will win the 2023 presidential election, succeeding incumbent Buhari. Baba Ifalere Ifagbero, who is a popular ifá priest in Nigeria, is well known across the southwestern region, ...

The Publisher of Ovation Magazine, Dele Momodu, has said the excitement Nigerians have shown towards the 2023 presidential election was an indication they were ready to restore lost hope. Momodu spoke in Gbongan, Osun State, during a visit to the ...

  Ex-Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, on Friday said his ambition to succeed the incumbent president, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd.) in 2023, was seeking a job that requires brain and focus and not one that requires strength. Tinubu ...

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday allayed fears of Nigeria’s disintegration, saying the country will still remain. He stated this during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Council of the WISE strategic ...

The All Progressives Congress has fixed its National Convention for March 26. It will also begin activities leading to the convention, including conduct of zonal congresses from February 24. The convention was earlier billed for February 26. In a letter ...

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has pledged his support for the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeyemi III made the pledge on Sunday during Tinubu’s visit to his palace ...

Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu has said President Muhammadu Buhari is “healthier than most young Nigerians” criticising him on health issues. Shehu spoke on Thursday via Zoom in an interview on Channels Television. Buhari is currently in Brussels, Belgium, for the ...

A 102-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Nonye Josephine Ezeanyaeche has joined the 2023 presidential race in Nigeria. Ezeanyaeche said if the younger generation is not ready to take up the challenge of leading the nation, then she will throw her ...

The Senate Deputy President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress would produce the successor to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), come 2023. Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, spoke in ...

  Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed Governors criticizing the President, telling them that won’t make them heroes anyway. Adesina, in a statement issued on Friday, said these governors use the President as a shield ...

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has joined the Presidential race. The Governor paid Goodluck Jonathan a visit to solicit the former Nigerian president’s support for his presidential ambition. The meeting took place at the Abuja residence of Goodluck Jonathan on ...

  The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Thursday in Abuja, warned diplomats newly posted into the country to steer clear from internal politics while remaining within the limits of their schedules. Buhari said this during the presentation of Letters ...

A former Minister of Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalong has told politicians beyond the age of 65 i.e, Tinubu, Atiku, to perish the idea of contesting for any executive office come 2023. Dalung, who was part of the Buhari administration in ...

A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has described as heresy or loose talk the claim that he has pledged to support the presidential ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Instead, Fayose, ...

Ahead of the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti State, former Governor Segun Oni and first-runner up in the just-concluded governorship primaries of the opposition People’s Democratic Party(PDP) has withdrawn his membership of the party. The Director of Media and ...

  All Progressives Congress chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has described former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, as the incoming first family. In a post on his official Facebook page, Igbokwe said Abuja, which is the seat ...

Senator Rochas Okorocha says President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take on the case he has with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He said this on Thursday while responding to questions from State House reporters after a closed ...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has boasted that he is the most qualified person to rule Nigeria in 2023. The governor, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said no Nigerian possess his credentials and leadership experience. ...

Just like Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has also paid a courtesy visit to former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sharing pictures of the visit, Mr Abubakar wrote: “At a courtesy visit ...

Ex-Governor Peter Obi of Anambra has given the only condition that can make him contest in the 2023 Presidential election. He says this can only happen if his party, Peoples Democratic Party, zones the presidential ticket to the South. “Yes, ...