By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos – The Nigeria leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to conduct free, fair and violence-free elections this year, yet urged him to match his promise with action. The party in a statement issued in Lagos Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in […]
Greater Prosperity is coming, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State assures in his televised New Year message as he urges youths to be agents of choice and not instruments of violence. Full Text of the New Year Message: “My good people of Kwara state, I rejoice with you as we usher in a new year. I […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm over the plan by the Federal Government (FG) to use the security agencies, especially the DSS and the Police, to harass and intimidate the opposition with a view to decapitating it ahead of the 2015 elections. In a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – Adamawa State Governor, James Bala Ngilari has made a dramatic u-turn on his opposition to the Governorship candidature of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and pledged to work with him to win next year election. Ngilari, until Tuesday when Ribadu paid […]
*Plans To Inaugurate Amaechi’s Campaign Committee Friday Top echelon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are to meet in Abuja between today and Wednesday to discuss what they considered as threat from the government circles against some of their officials. Newspot learnt in Abuja that the APC leaders resolved to meet on the basis of […]
By Ayo Balogun – Lagos – The trio of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have been accused of plotting against the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration as well as installing in its place, an Interim National Government (ING). Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan made the accusation Monday, […]
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, MFR, has condemned in its entirety, a story credited to him by an online medium, that he (Emir) endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) gubernatorial flag bearer, Sen Simeon S Ajibola. The spokesperson of the monarch and Magaji Nda of Ilorin, Alhaji Salihu Woru Mohammed described the story […]
By Ayo Balogun – The controversies surrounding the alleged missing $20 billion oil money has failed to abate, as the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has joined other stakeholders in demand for the release of its forensic audit outcome. While noting the request was made in the spirit […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam, Lafia – Except last minutes fence-mending, the immediate past Information Minister, Labaran Maku is finally set to part with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and cross carpet to another opposition, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to actualize his political ambition. Maku, like some of his counterparts who recently resigned […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Minna – Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida has described the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan as a lover of the country and called on Nigerians to lend their support to him in his re-election bid. Babangida made the statement Saturday, when Jonathan visited him at his Hilltop palace in Minna, the Niger […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – As the controversies over the Imo State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate rage, two of the key contenders, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume and Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, have engaged themselves in war of words and vowed not to shift grounds. After the primary election, both Ararume […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, to stop inciting statements capable of leading to disaffection within the rank and file of the military. The party gave the warning in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh. PDP warns against politicising […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress, APC, General Mohammadu Buhari has said that the masses of Nigeria would fund his campaign. Buhari who stated this in Abuja added that for probity and accountability, he would be the sole signatory to such account aand that every kobo would be […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji, Lagos – The opposition All progressives Congress has fired back at the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing it of derailing from its push for issues based elections campaign, declaring the description by it, of its Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as a ‘semi-literate jackboot’ as contradiction of the standard it […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – Launching of political attacks has begun as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has boasted it will conveniently defeat the candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), describing him as a perennial candidate of the losing opponent and “semi literate jackboot.” PDP National Secretary General, Professor […]
Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi has refuted insinuations that he spent money belonging to the state to fund the All Progressives Congress APC, and challenged those who made the claims to proof it. Amaechi spoke at the flag off of the APC 2015 gubernatorial campaign in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area held at the […]
Agabus Pwanagba , Lafia – Having lost in the recent PDP gubernatorial Primary in Nasarawa State, the immediate past Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku is plotting to hijack the Labour Party’s ticket instead. Instead of to remain in his party, PDP, to either support the winner or challenge the primary in court, Mr. Maku […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling peoples Democratic party, PDP at the weekend declared that the request for an Anglican Deputy governor slot recently made by leaders of the church in the state was belated. African Examiner reports that Anglican Bishops in Enugu state had last week during a media […]
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to court over “failure to disclose their sources of spending on their respective electoral campaigns and other operations linked to the February 2015 general elections.” The suits filed last week at the Federal […]
Four governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, have dragged before an Abuja High Court, Comrade Abba Yaro, Dr. George Akume, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the imposition of Dr. Samuel Ortom as the APC governorship candidate for 2015 elections. They prayed the Court […]
