Just as many political analysts had predicted, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has announced his return to the opposition People’s Democratic Party. Atiku made the announcement...
By Femi Qudus A part of this title are the exact words of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state. He did not only say those, he...
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo That Mr Atiku Abubakar resigned from the APC a few days ago certainly did not come as a surprise to me and...
There is mounting pressure from some PDP bigwigs on former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and re-join them, credible...
Ahead 2019 general elections, one time Information Minister, Professor Jerry Gana, has hammered on the need for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to organise itself...
By Reuben Abati… “I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one...
BY Joseph Edgar Let me surprise my readers today. I will support the recent decamping of this political juggernaut, Atiku Abubakar, simply as an academic exercise....
Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is not letting off any chances in his touted move to replace President Muhammmadu Buhari in 2019. Atiku, who last Friday, dumped...
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has described his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a home coming. He said...
By Funmilola Ajala… POLITICAL FALLOUT I was in a phone conversation, on Friday morning, with a compatriot currently holidaying in Dubai when the news popped up...
A former aide to former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan has stated that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) cannot beat the ruling All Progressives Congress...
There were fears among the All Progressives Congress chieftains on Friday, following the defection of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling party. Saturday PUNCH gathered...
By Remi Oyeyemi… The former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku is today one of the most interesting personalities on the Nigerian political pedestal. Interesting because as...
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai Friday expressed delight over the resignation of former vice president Atiku Abubakar from the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it...
The former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has announced his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His resignation from the party is coming after...
The major opposition party in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems to be taking on the toga of a party continually in crisis. Ever...
Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, will on Saturday formally defect to ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)....
The League of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria (LEPAN), a youth-focused civil society organisation, Wednesday lamented the low voter turnout that characterised the just-concluded Anambra governorship election,...
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has absolved his administration of blame over failure to implement the 2014 confab report, saying “It was obvious that my administration, given...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to hire consultants from Malaysia with the sum of N458 million to help Nigeria strengthen...
The immediate past governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi, has given mis-governance by incumbent Governor Dave Umahi as one of the reasons he dumped the Peoples...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of selective fight against corruption, claiming he protects members of his cabinet accused of corruption while...
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, Thursday in Abuja slated the Goodluck Jonathan administration for poor governance and widespread corruption, stating that...
Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his “magic hand” to make Tony Nwoye emerge victorious in the November 18...
Just days to the Anambra governorship election, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has withdrawn the security aides of Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano,...
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has advised former vice-president Atiku Abubakar to mend fences with ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo whom he described as the “boss of bosses” in...
Ahead of the November 18 Anambra governorship election, five of the leading candidates were Sunday engaged in an intense and substantive televised debate. The contenders were...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that he receives expressions of support and entreaties every day from people across the country asking him to contest the...
Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has revealed that he offered to resign three times as helsman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Red...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the allegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was implementing a politically motivated...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has expressed his wish for President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term, setting himself up for possible clash with members...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of a plot to arrest 50 of its members as part of a...
Former Minister of National Planning, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari should be prepared to account for the deaths of about 400 members...
On October, 28, a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hammed Ali, reportedly said, “Today, with all...
AHEAD of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention scheduled for December, the Minority leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Dipo Olorunrinu, has said that the...
Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, who are pushing for a second term ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari, have mapped out strategies to woo the party’s...
President Muhammadu Buhari is still consulting with major stakeholders before taking a decision as to whether to stand for a re-election in 2019, Saturday Vanguard has...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has created millions of jobs since coming to power in 2015,...
United States-based oil magnate, SKC Ogbonnia, has declared his intention to vie for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reiterated his call for the National Judicial Council (NJC) to sack Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja,...
Wanted former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has alleged that his travails were because of his anti-corruption crusade against pension thieves...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave the clearest indication yet that his administration would tamper with the membership of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) which comprises...
Following the appointment of news Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), in person of Mr Boss Mustapha, an informed source has confided in Nigerian...
By Reuben Abati “Have you gone to visit your brother in Ekiti?” “Who is that? I have many brothers from Ekiti state” “The Governor. Osokomole himself,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for sacking former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and former Director...
In an apparent bid to douse widely held speculations that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was enmeshed in divisive quarrels, four chieftains of the party...
Ahead of tomorrow’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s national caucus will hold crucial talks with President Muhammadu Buhari...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has taken another swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, saying the party could only retain power in 2019 by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken another swipe at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) saying the party can only retain power in 2019 by...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus at the House of Representatives Sunday criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the reinstatement of the former chairman of the...