The Senate president, Bukola Saraki has finally bowed out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, after weeks of speculations and expectations. “I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I have decided to take my leave of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” Saraki said on his Twitter feed. He did not indicate his political destination , but ...

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress(APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday cited provocation, ridicule and persecution as reasons for his decision. Saraki, who made this known in a statement on Tuesday, said he decided to defect to a party that would give him and his political supporters, sense of ...

The National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has dismissed speculations that he has resigned his membership of the party. He told journalists at the APC secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday that report of his resignation trending in the media was not true. He added that “there is no iota of truth in the report.” The absence ...

Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday took the long awaited decision to switch from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defection of the Governor was relayed in a terse statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant (SSA), on Media and Communication, Muyideen Akorede in Ilorin on Tuesday. It was timed to coincide with ...

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi says its members have unflinching support for President Muhammadu Buhari. It said the recent gale of defections in the National Assembly would not deter its members. Its State Publicity Secretary, Sani Dododo, said this while briefing journalists after a stakeholders meeting of the party in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. He said members were ...

Some stakeholders in politics on Monday, called on political parties to field more women as their candidates in the 2019 general elections. The stakeholders made the call at a summit entitled “Working Together for 2019” organised for female aspirants, in Abuja. The event which was organised by Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), Women in Politics Forum (WIPF) and Women FM, ...

Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has urged all parties to be calm and obey the court order to prevent any breakdown of law and order in the state.

A High Court in Owerri, the Imo State Capital, has stopped the swearing-in of Calistus Ekenze as the new Deputy Governor of the state.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said there is no going back on delivering Kwara to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.