Politics

The Presidency has reacted to the 16-page letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday to President Muhammadu Buhari.

The International community has been called upon to pressurize President Muhammadu Buhari to keep to promise made to British Prime Minister, Theresa May, in 2018 to conduct free and fair elections as well as ensure liberty of his opponents.

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s fixation on the success of its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s trip to the United States as defeatist and smacking of a…

The Peoples Democratic Party has said the concerns raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo detailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s scheme to use apparatus of state power to subjugate Nigerians, undermine our democratic system, subvert…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been called upon to immediately stop the cabal that has consistently embarrassed his government from further dragging his administration in the mud.

A former Special Adviser in the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, Semiu Okanlawon, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to be wary of references that could take down his integrity and totally cast…

At this moment of our country's political journey, formidable ideologues cannot but say their takes on the future of the country, as silence or sitting on the fence is of no use to our beloved nation.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent an open letter to major presidential candidates for Nigeria’s February 16, 2019 election, urging them to “publicly commit to revolutionary and innovative anti-corruption reforms…

I am concerned as a democrat who believes that with faithful and diligent practice of democracy, we can get over most of our political problems and move steadfastly and surefootedly on the course of stability, unity of purpose,…

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, says his administration has placed Kwara State on a strong and sustainable platform through targeted reforms and people-centred policies.

The Justice Development and Peace Initiative of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission demanding de-registration of 33 non-performing political parties.

Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Presiding Pastor, Latter Rain Assembly, has urged presidential candidates to look beyond the 2019 elections and place the interest of the nation above their political interests.

Six Political Parties in Bauchi State announced on Sunday that they have formed a common front to unseat incumbent APC governor, Muhammed Abubakar, during the forthcoming elections.

The minister stated this on Sunday in Abuja at an event tagged “Testimonies of Change,” designed to showcase the achievements of the Buhari Administration.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, on Sunday promised to transform the state for greatness if elected.

Fayemi said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti by Funmi Ajala,  her Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.

The Vice President made the pledge at a dialogue organised by Christian Youths in Lagos State, under the aegis of the GRILL, Ikeja Branch, at the Podium Events Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.

Nwoye made the disclosure while addressing some youths at a meeting tagged “Next level” in Awka on Sunday.

In spite of the “imperfections’’ of the ruling APC, Nigerians are not ready to take a risk to return PDP to power in the February and March polls, a lawyer and chieftain of APC, Joel Soyinka, said on Sunday.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom has assured that the party would not send anybody or its agents to disrupt rallies of other political parties in the state.