Politics

A former Rivers State Accountant General and Wike’s stooge, Fubara Siminialayi is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Members of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State have accused Governor Nyesom Wike of making several moves to stop the party’s governorship candidate, Tonye Cole, from participating in …

President Muhammadu Buhari has met Senator Kashim Shettima the All Progressives Congress (APC), vice- presidential candidate shortly after he was unveiled on Wednesday. Shettima was accompanied by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. Details later

Adeleke The last may not have been heard about the Osun State governorship election, as a lawsuit challenging the candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke, winner of the election threatens to spoil the party for the Ede born politician. The campaign team of Adeleke is said to be worried over a …

The Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new deputy governor of the state, after impeaching Rauf Olaniyan. The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Governor Seyi Makinde as a replacement for Olaniyan. Before his appointment, Lawal …

PDP Logo Buoyed by the victory of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Osun Governorship Election on Saturday, Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the party, has said the next target is how to win the presidential election to take over Nigeria’s seat of power, the presidential …

Atiku Abubakar (middle) The spokesman for Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has denied reports that his principal took ill and had to be assisted into his car after last week’s governorship rally of the PDP in Osun State. An online newspaper, not THE WHISTLER, had shared …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Thursday made last minute effort to drum up support for Demola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the party in Osun state. The election will be held in  less than 24 hours. Senator Adeleke is squaring up with Governor …

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun Adegboruwa, has warned Nigerians against electing former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the president of Nigeria in 2023. He made this known in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday. The lawyer accused Atiku of being desperate, saying that “PDP cannot be …

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians in the southern divide not to judge Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima based on religion. He said competence should be yardstick for voting them into office during forthcoming 2023 presidential election. He urged Nigerians to vote …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagso State has said the nomination of Funke Akindele as deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, underscores the unseriousness of the party. Spokesman of the party, Mr. Seye Oladejo said this in a statement after Funke Akindele confirmed her entry into politics. He stated …