Politics

  Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari (right); President Muhammadu Buhari; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Special Convention at the Eagle Square, Abuja… yesterday. • Akpabio, Amosun, Fayemi, four others step down for Tinubu • Osinbajo defies …

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says the party will still win in all the state under its control in next year’s election. The PDP controls 13 out of the 36 states in the country, while the APC controls 22 states. The only state not …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the North have rejected the choice of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the party. The National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, was said to have announced Lawan as the consensus candidate, a decision members of the …

Buhari and Tinubu The presidency has addressed claims by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, that he made President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 possible. The presidency in a statement on Monday said that no single person should claim the glory for Buhari’s victory in 2015. Tinubu had …

Lawan Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has announced Ahmad Lawan, senate president, as the party’s consensus presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. Adamu announced the choice of Lawan at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday, in Abuja. Some members of …

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, says he could have scattered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election held in Abuja on Saturday following what he described as ‘betrayal, sabotage by the party’s south-south governors. Wike, who was considered a favourite to clinch the opposition party’s ticket eventually lost …

Obi left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week, blaming recent developments in the party for his defection. Aformer Anambra governor, Peter Obi, has picked the presidential ticket of the Labour Party. This comes after another presidential aspirant on the platform of the party, Prof. Pat Utomi, endorsed Obi, who …

Saraki, Atiku Atiku Abubakar, former vice president and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has visited Abubakar Bukola Saraki, former senate president in his Abuja residence. Atiku’s visit to Saraki who came third in the party’s presidential primary held on Saturday, came hours after he visited Nyesom Wike, Rivers State …

Wike Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, has blamed governors of the south-south geopolitical zone for his defeat at the People’s Democratic Party Party (PDP) presidential primary on Saturday, THE WITNESS reports. Wike, who was considered a favourite to clinch the opposition party’s ticket eventually lost to Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s …

Jonathan Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s former president’s name is missing on the list of 24 presidential hopefuls listed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for screening. A northern coalition had bought the ruling party’s presidential nomination forms for the former president who was also declared eligible to contest for president by …