The Presidency yesterday rejected the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) and its former presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that President Bola Tinubu was muzzling the opposition and foisting a one-party state on Nigeria. It accused PDP and Atiku of raising a false…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Western Liberal Democracy has not been a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent by the colonialists. He made the assertion in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, while delivering a keynote address at…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Titus Uba challenging the election of Hyacinth Alia as the elected governor of Benue State. In a unanimous judgment, the…

The Ondo State Executive Council, yesterday, passed a vote of confidence on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu with a vow to continue to support him in his commitment to bringing development to the state. The move by the cabinet members came amid the ongoing political…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal Government (FG) to disclose the assets and deficits the President Bola Tinubu government inherited from the past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. In a series…

The Labour Party (LP) says it has no plan to merge with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to dislodge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. LP’s spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, in a statement on Thursday, said his party just…

The Labour Party has described the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar’s merger proposal as a good proposal that should be considered. But the New Nigeria People’s Party said it could only accept the proposal if Atiku would support…

The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has called on the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to move speedily with its economic reform programmes, saying elections are now over. The association, in a communique signed by its President, Mallam Yusuf Kabiru, and General Secretary,…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes the merger of Nigeria’s opposition parties will help in forming a stronger front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, said this in Abuja…

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu has said that the choice of who become the next Governor of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states rest solely with voters.  To ensure a credible election, the INEC boss said the Commission is deploying 2 National…