Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has described the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief David Lyon and his running mate, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, for the November 16 Governorship election in the state, as a representation of militancy, terrorism, cultism, and criminality. He emphasized that the APC government after five years at the Read more
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 presidential election, has resigned from the party. Moghalu announced his resignation from the party via his twitter handle, @MoghaluKingsley on Monday. He also called for reform of the country’s electoral system ahead of the 2023 general election advocating for the Read more
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has claimed that those who opposed or betrayed ex-president Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 have either been exposed for what they are or have been disgraced. Fani-Kayode stated this on Friday while reminiscing on ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s era. According to him on his Twitter page, Fani-Kayode wrote: “When I Read more
Major opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the Presidency to make public the details of the Presidency allocation for Nigerians to see what is being spent to finance the Buhari Presidency. The party in a statement on Tuesday through its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, urged the legislature to redirect the fiscal proposal to serve Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) unwarranted invective on former President Goodluck Jonathan was misdirected as it best suits President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, which has “gone down as the most incompetent and most corrupt in the history of our nation.” The party,on Sunday, said the distortions and groundless attack Read more
Buba Galadima, elder statesman, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s “true colour” was exposed after he got power The former ally of the president, in an interview with New Telegraph, pointed out that had Buhari worked for the real values he stood for in the past, the country would have made significant progress. He said Read more
Kano State Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Wednesday, said his victory at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the state as “another round of victory” for the electorate in Kano. This was made known in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Malam Abba Anwar in Kano, following the tribunal’s judgment upholding the Read more
The Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu says the president has no plans to amend the constitution to enable him contest for a third term in office. Shehu disclosed this while reacting to online gossips and speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari may accept the campaign by a group Read more
The Bayelsa State House of Assembly was in total confusion as two parallel leaderships, both within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), emerged. News reports state that the crisis in the state assembly made up of 24 members began when the incumbent speaker called the house to order about 10:00am on Monday, and indefinitely adjourned Read more
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has adopted Governor Yahaya Bello as its candidate for the forthcoming Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. The National Organising Secretary of the group, Aliyu Saleh, who made the declaration at a news conference in Lokoja on Saturday, directed Fulanis in the state to immediately Read more
