Politics

  Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has appointed the Senator representing Kano South in the National Assembly, Kabiru Gaya, as the head of his presidential campaign council. Gaya confirmed his appointment at a press conference on Thursday during his assumption as the Chairman of The Progressive Project (TPP), an umbrella body ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday ended the sale and submission of its nomination and expression of interest forms for all elective positions ahead of the 2023 general elections. The main opposition party at the end of the submission of forms had 17 presidential aspirants fighting for the ...

  The ruling All Progressives Congress on Wednesday fixed its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at ₦100 million. The national publicity secretary of the party, Felix Morka revealed this after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja. APC noted that the nomination form would go for ₦70 million ...

  National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, has accused some governors of working at cross purposes with the leadership of the party, stressing that it could affect the party’s chances in the 2023 elections. Adamu stated this at the opening of the National Executive Committee meeting ...

    After failing to emerge as chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has dumped the ruling party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yari defected on Sunday alongside a factional leader of the APC in Zamfara, Senator Kabiru Marafa. The spokesperson of ...

  The Presidency has responded to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over his criticism of the presidential pardon granted to former governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame who were jailed for corruption. Nyame and Dariye, who were serving 12 and 10 years’ jail terms respectively, were granted pardon alongside 157 ...

  Former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has disclosed his intentions to join the 2023 presidential race. The CEO of Crowee, via his Facebook page on April 15, noted that he will be making his intentions of presidential ambition known to the general public on the 16th, April 2022. Notifying the ...

  Veteran journalist, Mustapha Ogunsakin has claimed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo rejected the chance to become Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice under the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.   The journalist stated this on Friday amidst claims that Osinbajo has betrayed his benefactor and national leader of the ...

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, will declare his aspiration in respect of the 2023 presidential election at the end of the ongoing Ramadan. Fayemi, the Governor of Ekiti State, feels that the season of Ramadan and the lent period were sacred for political games. Fayemi had ...

  Late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola’s son, Kola, has joined the Peoples Redemption Party ahead of the 2023 general election. Late Abiola popularly known as MKO Abiola was the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to be the fairest election in Nigeria’s history. Kola Abiola was on ...