Over the past week, the two leading political parties in Nigeria – The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) launched their respective campaigns for the 2019 Presidential elections. While the APC chose “Next level” as the theme of its campaign, the PDP decided on “Let’s get Nigeria working again.” The documents…

Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in South-East geo-political zone have resolved to adopt cautious support for the party’s presidential standard bearer, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.    A source close to one of the three PDP governors confided in The Guardian that even before the meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari as part…

The convention threw up Atiku and later Obi as his running mate. No sooner had they emerged than rumour spread that certain stakeholders were opposed to their choice.

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, has sacked Mrs Patience Ogodo, Board Chairman of the Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC). Mr Emmanuel Uzor, Umahi’s Chief Press Secretary who issued a statement on Saturday, said that the sack was sequel to Ogodo’s suspension as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees. Uzor alleged that…

Supporters of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, on Friday staged a protest at the Abuja Transcorp Hilton Hotel venue of the vice presidential debate against his exclusion. Mr Jude Eya spokesperson of the protesters, known as “Take it Back Movement” told newsmen that all they wanted was for Sowore to…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, disagreed with the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has validated his rejection by Nigerians by admitting, before state governors yesterday...

The Kebbi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded an immediate apology from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for casting aspersion...

Nigeria's power, works and housing minister, Babatunde Fashola, has denied ever saying a serious government would fix power problems within six months. “You may disagree with me, but I challenge anybody who has an alternative set of facts. We have the video here and we can play what I said and you can listen to…

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili and Fela Durotoye of Alliance for New Nigeria have urged the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) to include candidates of other political parties in the presidential debate. The organisers had announced that only presidential…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Edo North, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh, has accused Vice President Yemi Osibanjo of engaging in vote buying. Addressing PDP loyalists at Fugar and Jattu yesterday, in continuation of the PDP rally in Edo North, he called on women to reject “the so-called federal government N10,000 Tradermoni.” According to Momoh,…

Deputy governorship candidate of Lagos State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has said it would be a disservice to Nigeria if the electorate return Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in 2019. While addressing supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s secretariat in Lagos, the former Commissioner…