President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Kalu revealed that he officially informed the president of his intention to run for the position of the...
Supporters of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday kick-started a campaign for his presidential ambition in 2023. Coming under One Tribe Osinbajo Group, the members were drawn from across all the six geopolitical zones of the country. Addressing the crowd during the launch in Kano, Olusola Adeyeye, a former Chief Whip...
His Excellency, Former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has been elected as the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The former two-term governor of Kano State was elected as the party chairman at the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) Caucus meeting of the ruling...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day address as a huge and unpardonable slap on the face of our nation's democratic process. Our party stresses that President Buhari's silence on the values of democracy as well as the myriads of violations under his watch has...
Immediate past minister of Niger/Delta Affairs and Senator-elect, Godswill Akpabio, may opt out of the race for president of the Senate in the 10th National Assembly to take appointment in the incoming cabinet. Sources familiar with Akpabio within the All Progressives Congress (APC) told LEADERSHIP that the former Akwa Ibom...
Says Kala-Balge killings reinforced decision Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum who was sole aspirant, has been declared winner of the APC Governorship primaries ahead of the forthcoming general elections in 2023. The primaries held at the El-Kanemi Sports Centre in Maiduguri on Thursday evening, and was attended by...
Cross River state governor, Professor Ben Ayade has continued to garner state-wide support following his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The latest of such support is coming from the state's council of traditional rulers. Led by their chairman and Paramount Ruler...
The current sabotage of the Naira notes swap and fuel scarcity that have caused untold hardship to millions of Nigerians across the country revealed the true character of Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as public enemy number one. Nigerians will recall that since the Central Bank introduced...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on lawmakers to stay committed to the political system of their respective parties not minding the outcome of the just concluded primaries. The Senate President made this known on Tuesday in an address delivered to welcome members of the upper chamber back...
Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disowned the 2022 Governorship campaign posters in his name, saying he is still preoccupied with the delivery of quality service to the people of the State. He said governance is still uppermost in his mind and as such he would not want to be distracted...