The Chief Agent of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has confirmed that his candidate has won the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said even before the count of the votes that , “I…
PDP Convention: How we’ll reshape Nigeria —Presidential aspirants (Vangaurd)
The stage is set for a tough battle among 12 politicians for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential ticket, today. Chairman of the PDP National Convention Planning Committee, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, said yesterday that none of the…
Police teargas Saraki, Secondus, Tambuwal, Lamido, Kwakwanso, others (Independent) * Osun Election: Protesters against result mentally unstable – Aregbesola (Nation)
Police teargas Saraki, Secondus, Tambuwal, Lamido, Kwakwanso, others (Independent) The Police on Friday teargassed President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, National Chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus and Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim…
Osun rerun, embarrassment to Nigeria’s democracy – Saraki (Puhch)
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has reiterated that the recently conducted supplementary election in Osun State was a charade and an embarrassment to Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media…
PDP rallies opposition parties to unseat APC in Osun
Ahead of Thursday’s supplementary governorship election in Osun State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has begun to rally opposition party against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which came second in last Saturday’s election that was declared inconclusive by the…
Cracks in PDP BoT over support for presidential aspirants (Punch)
All is not well among the members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party over their support for the party’s presidential aspirants, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. The Board had, at its meeting last week, directed its…
Cabal rules Nigerians, not Buhari, Saraki reveals (Punch)
The presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, said Nigerians who voted President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 had been shortchanged because instead of the President, a few people who constituted themselves as a cabal had been…
Lagos PDP endorses Saraki for president (ThisDay)
As the race for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gets hotter, party faithful of the Lagos state chapter Monday adopted Senate President, Bukola Saraki as their presidential project while also endorsing him for President. Party faithful…
Court summons Saraki over fresh criminal complaint (Punch)
A Grade I Area Court in Aco Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to serve a summons on the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to compel him to face a criminal complaint initiated against him…
I’ll not step down — Saraki tackles APC (PremiumTimes)
Bukola Saraki, the Nigeria Senate president, has said he will not step down from the Senate presidency until he runs his term out. He also said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not remove him as Senate president as it does…