Politics

Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has told a federal high court in Abuja that Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, is not eligible to run for president in Nigeria. Malami said this in an affidavit in support of a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/177/2019 and filed before the court by the Incorporated …

  The All Progressives Congress in Ahoada Local Government Area of Rivers State has given the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and Senator Magnus Abe three months to settle their differences or face sanctions. Rising from an extra-ordinary meeting of the party held in Ahoada East Local Government Area of …

Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday lamented that the ruling All Progressives Congress still remains a mixture of political parties. He said the party had yet to move to the next level of graduating from a “mixture” to a “compound.” The governor spoke on Monday at a town …

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Prince Tope Armstrong Akintunde, has lauded the decision of the former governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC. He said the former Ogun State governor remained an invaluable asset …

Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has endorsed the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bisi Kolawole, for governor in next year’s election. The endorsement will not affect his current position as chairman, the former governor said. Fayose on Sunday in solidarity, stormed the Efon-Alaaye home of Kolawole, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State are at loggerheads over the November 6 governorship election. The PDP has asked the APGA-led government to prepare its handover note ahead of time, but APGA described the former as ‘noise makers’. A statement yesterday by …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Presidency to stop looking elsewhere for forces waging a smear campaign against President Muhammadu Buhari over his leadership style. The Presidency, through its spokesman Femi Adesina, had said some unnamed traducers were panning a smear campaign against the President and his policies. …

The main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party; Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere; and some individuals have expressed surprise that 10 governors of the All Progressives Congress could abandon their state duties to accompany the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to revalidate his membership of their party in his hometown, Daura, …

Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing the productivity and prosperity of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country by providing capacity building and advisory services, innovative funding options and other forms of relevant support that would significantly improve their overall contributions to …

The Federal Government on Friday said it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 cases soars in the West African nation. Although recoveries from the disease in the country have crossed 100,000, the Nigerian government is worried that …