Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the Akwa Ibom Assembly crisis to ensure continuous peace in the state. Emmanuel said this at a news conference held in the Government Lodge in Uyo on Tuesday after the pandemonium in the State House of Assembly. He said that the state would continue to ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the violent invasion of the Akwa-Ibom state House of Assembly by security operatives. According to the party, the security forces are being ordered to do the bidding of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to forcefully take over the control of the legislature. It further said that it was a shocking scene at the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has says it is yet to issue timetable for its 2019 presidential campaigns. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan on Tuesday in Abuja, said the party’s attention was drawn to a phony post circulating on the social media, purported to be the PDP presidential campaign timetable. He said that ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano, Atiku Ahmad-Dungurawa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to attend the proposed presidential debate. Ahmad-Dungurawa, the Coordinator, Door-To-Door Campaign for Buhari/Ganduje, made the call while addressing a news conference in Kano on Tuesday. According to him, Buhari has achieved a lot, especially in the area of infrastructure development, security, economy ...

Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom, has expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 general elections. According to him, the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has the required elements to trounce President Muhammadu Buhari in the election. He added that poor performance of APC will surely clear the cost for the ...

The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria,  Samuel Uche, has advised Nigerians to be cautious of politicians who made promises and failed, describing them as ”dangerous politicians.” Uche gave the advice in Onitsha on Monday in an interview with newsmen shortly after giving succour to some victims of flood in the state. While noting that no Nigerian ought to be poor, ...

The Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it will attach 40 persons to canvass for votes in every polling unit as part of efforts to ensure victory in the 2019 general elections. Former Benue governor Gabriel Suswam, who disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi, during an expanded Caucus meeting of the party, said that the aim was ...

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the British Government says it has no preferred candidates. The Political Adviser to the British Deputy Commissioner to Nigeria,  Wale Adebajo, said this at a public forum in Ado Ekiti on Monday. The programme tagged, “ Enhancing Electoral Participation of Peoples Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in 2019 General Elections,’’ had international organisations and local ...

The Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the FCT High Court, Apo has shifted hearing in the petition filed …by the People’s Democratic Party and its candidate, Sen. Ademola Adeleke untill Dec. 5 to enable parties in the matter put“ their houses in order”. The tribunal ordered all parties appearing before it to file and exchange all necessary processes ...

Fifteen media organisations have joined forces to combat fake news and misinformation ahead of the 2019 general elections. The move is coming in a project tagged “CrossCheck Nigeria’’, a collaborative information verification initiative powered by First Draft, a United Kingdom organisation fighting misinformation globally. CrossCheck Nigeria, due to be launched on Wednesday, will be coordinated by the International Centre for ...