The Presidency has explained that card reader was not included in the latest Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which President Muhammadu Buhari failed to sign into law few days back. Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), made this known in a statement made available to the News […]
Preparations for the presidential primary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 general elections are now on top gear. Preparatory to the scheduled October national convention, the various state chapters of the party, yesterday held delegate elections to determine who would vote to choose its standard bearer in the upcoming polls. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has waded in the restructuring debate between Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and one of his predecessors, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Yekini Nabena, APC National Publicity Secretary, in a statement on Sunday, said the party agrees with the position of Osinbajo on restructuring. Osinbajo had stated that what Nigeria required was […]
Details of Saturday’s meeting between Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and over fifteen gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have emerged. The governor, DAILY POST recalls had last Wednesday promised to meet the aspirants and find way of prevailing on some of them to step down. But many […]
A former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa has stressed that President Muhammadu Buhari can’t fix Nigeria’s problems even in 20 years. Bafarawa, a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said this while addressing members of the party in Owerri, the Imo State capital, yesterday. He insisted that Buhari has no […]
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said he will no longer contest the 2019 presidential election because the All Progressives Congress (APC) rigged the last governorship election in the state. Fayose had declared interest in becoming Nigeria’s president last September, vowing to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair election. But […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the dream of winning the 2019 presidential election by President Muhammadu Buhari is thinning out every day. It said all social, economic and political indicators show that the game is up for the President ahead of the 2019 general election, in spite of the alleged many anti-democratic machinations […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ( SAN), National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and some governors of the ruling party stormed Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday to solicit for votes for the governorship candidate of the party, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola. Oshiomole, who canvassed for votes for Oyetola, said […]
2019 presidential aspirant on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s general election, Atiku, has submitted his forms today in Abuja. TORI News had earlier reported today that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his supporters, took over the major streets leading to Wadata Plaza, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, picked his expression of interest and nomination form, to contest in the forthcoming primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The form, sold for N45million, was purchased on his behalf by one of his support groups, the Nigerian Consolidation Ambassadors Network. This was confirmed by Buhari’s Special Assistant […]
The crisis between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and Dr Akin Ogunbiyi has been resolved. Senate President, Bukola Saraki announced the reconciliation between both parties on Wednesday. In a post on his Twitter page, Saraki wrote: “Following marathon meetings today in Abuja, I am pleased to announce […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said that President Buhari is healthier that 80 percent of Nigerians. The minister said this while speaking to newsmen in Anambra state. Ngige said the President is physically and mentally fit, adding that older people make better leaders. The minister told the journalists that Nigerians should […]
Former Kano State Governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). His media aide, Sule Ya’u Sule confirmed his defection to Daily Trust on Tuesday. He said the former governor’s decision to dump PDP was concluded after a heated debates between him and his […]
Former Senate President, David Bonaventure Mark, has stirred mixed reactions online over his intention to contest the 2019 presidential election. Mark had through his campaign coordinator, James Oche, confirmed to DAILY POST that he would on September 4 (today), pick his presidential interest and nomination forms ahead of the 2019 presidential election. Mark, also known […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the National Assembly to immediately override President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent the Electoral Act 2010 (Amendment) Bill. President Buhari had declined assent to the amendment Bill transmitted to him by the National Assembly due to some drafting issues. But the PDP, in a statement by its publicity […]
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Sunday, expressed confidence that the multiple number of contenders vying for the PDP 2019 presidential ticket would not lead to the party’s implosion. A statement signed by Governor Seriake Dickson’s media aide, Francis Agbo, said Shekarau spoke after a visit to Dickson’s Toru-Orua country home […]