Politics

Senator Jibrin Isah of Kogi East Senatorial district has thrown his weight behind the presidential ambition of governor Yahaya Bello calling on all people of the state to rally round him. The senator popular called Echocho made the declaration on Thursday at the government House in Lokoja, during the state All Progressive Congress, APC, stakeholders…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has disclosed that the letter purportedly issued to Alhaji Ibrahim Samari replacing Hon. Bashir Bolarinwa as state chairman of the party was given in error. The APC chieftain made this known in Ilorin on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency…

The Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has rejected the purported replacement of Bashir Bolarinwa with his Deputy, Abdullahi Samari, as chairman by the party’s National Executive Committee. The caretaker committee made this known in Ilorin while addressing newsmen. The Vice Chairman of the committee, Theophilous Oyebiyi, who read the address,…

A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has cleared the air on hints and rumours of his alleged plan to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Okorocha said he is still a member of the party and has no plans of leaving, urging the public to disregard the speculations. According to the…

The decision of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State to sack his commissioners after one year has elicited mixed reactions. While the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has described the former commissioners as inexperienced and incompetent, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said the governor and members of his team have redefined Kwara in many…

Former Governor of Sokoto state,Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has declared that Northern elders are angry with President Muhammadu Buhari over his poor handling of insecurity in the country. Speaking in Abuja yesterday, the former governor said thousands of people were displaced in the North while the government spends billions on COVID-19. He said if the North…

A former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will never support the presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. TheAnalystNG reports that Tinubu has not officially declared his intention to run for the Presidency in 2023. But while delivering a speech during the…

ELDER statesman and All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Bisi Akande, on Sunday unfolded plans to meet Yoruba leaders over 2023 presidential race. He is expected to discuss with them the entreaties by eminent Nigerians that the national leader,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, should declare his intention  to run for president. Akande’s decision to meet Yoruba…

•Emerging consensus supports southern presidency •Atiku plans another run •Tinubu readies his political machine •Saraki’s supporters say he is the bridge between North and South •Governors move to choose one of their own With the 2023 presidential election exactly 761 days away from today, politicians across the two major political parties – the ruling All…

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to save the Party’s state chapter from destruction. The Party was reacting to the removal of the state’s Chairman, Bashir Omoloja Bolarinwa. Bolarinwa was said to have been removed, following a complaint from the state Governor, Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaka who alleged he can’t…