After 12 years of being denied access to enter the United States of America, Nigeria’s main opposition presidential candidate and former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku finally stepped his feet […]
Politics
73 candidates for presidential election, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 73 candidates are contesting in the forthcoming presidential election, 1,904 in the senatorial and 4,680 in the House of Representatives, making […]
Still on INEC’s guidelines and credible electoral processes
One ambitious provision in the Electoral Guidelines released by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is that which suggests: “In order to remain focused on their assignment, Collation Officers are not […]
Buhari promises to take Niger Delta development more seriously
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that he would take the development of the Niger Delta more seriously if re-elected. Buhari stated this in Benin City and Warri in Edo and […]
Dapo Abiodun will be next Ogun governor, says Osoba
Former governor of Ogun State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Olusegun Osoba, yesterday presented the governorship candidate, Dapo Abiodun, to the party leaders and members in […]
What Buhari/Osinbajo town hall appearance reveals
It was a town hall type media programme sponsored by MacArthur Foundation in collaboration with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). In the words of President Muhammadu Buhari, it was taken for […]
36,000 retired civil servants in Kaduna vow to work against El-Rufai
About 36,000 retired civil servants in Kaduna State have vowed to work against Governor Nasir E-Rufai in the upcoming poll.The workers, from across 23 local government areas, urged the people […]
Court rules Nwoye’s election as Enugu APC chairman against party’s constitution
A federal High Court in Enugu State yesterday ruled that the election of Dr. Ben Nwoye, as chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state did not comply […]
Atiku confident for Nigeria poll
Nigeria’s main opposition presidential candidate said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he was confident of victory in next month’s elections. “I’m not going to lose,” Atiku Abubakar told […]
‘Federal might or not, Kwara is PDP’
Professor Suleiman Olanrewaju Abubakar, Director-General of Campaign Organisation of Abubakar Bukola Saraki, believes that nothing will upend the the political control of Kwara State by the senate president. The former […]