Politics

  Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his principal was “was persuaded and pressured” to contest for President in 2015. Buhari is in his second term in office, and will leave when his tenure expires in May 2023. Shehu, speaking ...

  The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed disappointment over the stance of President Muhammadu Buhari on state police. President Buhari had in an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, monitored by Naija News, said state police is not an option in solving the security challenges in the country. ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the rumours that former President Goodluck Jonathan is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reports emerged on Monday that Jonathan has intensified his move to return to Aso Rock in 2023 after meeting with his supposed campaign coordinators. ...

  In what appears like a conscious effort to prevent himself from losing political relevance after leaving office in 2023, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called for “peace and reconciliation among political parties’ stakeholders” in the state. Governor Ganduje made the call in his New Year message to the ...

  Renowned Nigerian journalist and publisher, Dele Momodu has made comments about joining the 2023 presidential race. Naija News recalls that the former Presidential candidate in October 2021 officially joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The media mogul in a statement also made available to this news platform stated ...

  Thugs on Monday attacked and destroyed properties including vehicles at the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Congress in Zamfara State. Some of the other materials destroyed by the thugs include voting materials, nomination forms, and chairs. Canopies at the venue were also set ablaze. Naija News understands ...

  As uncertainty continues over the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, a group within the party has called on the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee under the leadership of Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, not to exceed the next February date fixed for the election. The ...

  Activist and Publisher, Omoyele Sowore on Friday criticised former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), for endorsing Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to contest for the office of president in the 2023 general elections. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that Babangida had on Thursday expressed his support for Osinbajo when a ...

  Former Military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has endorsed the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo to take over power in 2023. Babangida endorsed the Vice President when he was visited by the Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger capital, on Thursday. The elder statesman while ...

  National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he will consult widely before making a decision on whether to run for the Presidency in 2023. He made the remark after a closed-door meeting with leaders of the Northern Alliance Committee in Abuja. “I ...