Politics

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has withdrawn from ongoing governorship primaries of...

Sanwo-Olu to Ambode: Why have you not built a single general hospital when Fashola built 11?

An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday, said he was disappointed by...

Fagbenro-Byron is KOWA presidential candidate

Dr Sina Fagbenro-Byron, a lawyer, has been elected to represent KOWA Party at the 2019 presidential election. Fagbenro-Byron was elected...

Ambode: Sanwo-Olu, arrested for spending fake dollars, a rehab patient, wants to become Lagos governor? Never

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday, tasked the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Tinubu to APC members: We must vote in a manner that returns Lagos to its better path

Tomorrow, our party and the people of Lagos will have an encounter with destiny. We shall hold our governorship primary....

Ambode: Some APC elements already recruiting, arming thugs to disrupt tranquil atmosphere of Lagos

PRESS STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. AKINWUNMI AMBODE ON THE SECURITY SITUATION IN LAGOS STATE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2018 Fellow...

Sanwo-Olu: Ambode Support Group petitions Oshiomhole

The Ambode Mandate Support Group (AMSG) has sent a petition to the National Chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC),...

Alhassan picks UDP governorship nomination form, says ‘Oshiomhole used his powers to deal with me, but only God gives power’

Senator Aisha Alhassan, who resigned her appointment as Women Affairs Minister and also dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) on...

Outcome of APC presidential primaries excites presidency

The Presidency says the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) `American-style’ direct presidential primaries held on Friday is a...

Alao-Akala: Ajimobi’s high-handedness, imposition of candidates will destroy Oyo APC; orders supporters to boycott primaries

A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has directed his supporters to stay away from the All Progressives Congress...

237 Councillors, 3,900 Community Associations, others back Ambode’s reelection as Campaign Group steps up mobilisation

The Ambode Mandate Support Group (AMSG), on Saturday, faulted reports in the media purportedly quoting the Governors Advisory Council (GAC)...

Primaries: KOWA Party adopts online voting, exam writing

The KOWA Party on Saturday said it adopted the use of online voting and examination writing for its primary election...

INEC worried over violence during parties’ primaries

Ekiti Election Tribunal dismisses PDP’s application for recount of ballot papers

by Robby Akeju

The Ekiti Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed an application by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the...

APC presidential primaries: Buhari scores 2,931,235 votes in Kano, 802,819 in Katsina, 247,847 in Zamfara, 472,344 in Sokoto

President Muhammadu Buhari has secured 2,931,235 votes at the just concluded presidential primary election held across the 484 wards in...

Women Affairs Minister Alhassan resigns, leaves APC, says ‘I was unfairly treated by Oshiomhole, NWC’

Hajia Aisha Alhassan, the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, has resigned her appointment and also withdrawn her membership...

ANN crisis deepens as NEC postpones presidential primaries

by Roland Edwards

Rather than thaw, the crisis in the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) has deepened. A faction, led by the National...

News

Dominic emerges Lagos PDP chairman, vows to unite party

Dr Adegbola Dominic, on Saturday, emerged the new Lagos State Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to replace Mr Moshood...

Lagos APC guber race: Hamzat steps down for Sanwo-Olu

Dr Obafemi Hamzat, one of the major contenders for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Lagos, on Saturday,...

Abia monarchs endorse Ikpeazu’s re-election

Traditional rulers in Abia State, on Friday, endorsed Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for re-election in 2019. The monarchs, from all autonomous...

Atiku on Osun rerun: Triumph of tyranny only temporal