Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, relieved the experience of losing the 2015 presidential election which he described as a tough moment in his political life. Jonathan also expressed the fatherly role played by the chairman of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, before he officially handed over to former President Muhammadu Buhari. He disclosed this in Abuja during the first Raymond …

Political rivalry between President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar was suspended temporarily on Friday as the two men met and exchanged pleasantries. According to a post by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser (Information and Strategy) to the President, the duo met at the National Mosque, Abuja. Onanuga described Atiku as Tinubu’s old friend. “President Tinubu meets old friend …

The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday approved new dates for the postponed elective congresses of the party’s Rivers State Chapter. The new dates were disclosed in a statement in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. Morka said the dates were approved at the meeting of the National Working Committee held on …

An ally of former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Dr Dawari George, officially rejoined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. George, who previously served as Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources in Amaechi’s cabinet, left the APC in 2022 for the Action Alliance (AA) party, under which he ran as a governorship candidate in the 2023 election. In …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has indefinitely postponed the scheduled Rivers State Chapter’s elective congresses. The congresses were scheduled for this Saturday at the ward level, next Saturday at the local government level, and the Saturday thereafter at the state level. APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, who announced this in a terse statement on Tuesday night, said new exercise …

Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday, the reconciliation committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, will brief the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on its findings and potential recommendations. This comes ahead of a significant meeting of the PDP Governors Forum (PDP-GF), also scheduled for Tuesday. The committee met …

The flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has vowed to deliver on his promises to make the Sunshine State a better place for all residents within his full term in office. The Ondo governor who spoke at the weekend during his campaign tour of Ose Local Government Area ahead of next month’s governorship election …

The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates have won the elections in all 23 local governments and 255 wards. KADSIECOM’s chairman, Hajara Mohammed, disclosed this on Saturday in Kaduna. Ms Mohammed said, “The electoral and Returning Officers have filed their reports, and at the end of the exercise, 23 won chairmanship and 255 …

The Oyo State Governor, Engr.Seyi Makinde has said that he is qualified to contest for the 2027 presidential election. During a visit to Fashola farm in Oyo town on Friday, Makinde told reporters that speculations about his political future were unnecessary and unsolicited. The governor stated that he is old enough to speak for himself on any issue without fear …

Five days after filing his petition at the Edo State Governorship Election Tribunal, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last month’s election, Dr Asue Ighodalo has declared that he has absolute confidence in the ability of the judiciary as the last hope of the common man. Appearing on an ITV Benin Radio Talk Show in Pidgin English, …