By Wale Odunsi  President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness about ravaging floods in some parts of Nigeria, asking governors to explain their efforts and usage of funds.Buhari said the situation is under close watch, assuring that the government at the center will keep sending teams to render ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took another turn on Tuesday as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, met with some PDP Governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in London.It was learnt that Governor Seyi ...

By Olawale Oyetunji An ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, says the All Progressives Congress (APC), Vice presidential candidate, former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima dressed so shabbily to the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to ...

By Agabus Pwanagba Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State has threatened to sanction any of its members involved in anti-party activities.The PDP also said that it was closely monitoring the activities of its members and anyone found ...

By Onozure Dania, Babatunde Titilola and Dayo Oyewo • Everything negative, situation pathetic, worst ever – PDP, LP presidential candidatesPresidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday flayed the Federal Government over the ...

By Dennis Naku A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Princewill Dike, has dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party.Dike, a close associate and kinsman of the immediate past  Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said he exited the main opposition party in the ...

By Wale Odunsi A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Walid Jibril agrees that Northerners currently occupy powerful leadership positions in the platform.The PDP Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman made the admission on Channels Television, Sunday Politics.“To tell the truth, it will not be fair for ...

By Abdulrazaq AdebayoA former national acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje says the 2023 general elections will be a revolt against misrule and bad governance by the All Progressives Congress, APC, ruling government.Speaking at a meeting of critical ...

By Seun OpejobiThe Labour Party, LP, presidential running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed has opened up on why he parted ways with President Muhammadu Buhari.Baba-Ahmed and Buhari were once members of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change, CPC.He was elected in 2011 to represent Kaduna North ...

By Abdul SeyeThe All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket has remained a shocker to the Northern Christians within the party.Often, when Northern Christians are talked about, attention is always on the middle belt states and Southern Kaduna, however, the Northeast has one ...

By Don SilasThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports that it would adopt a manual collation of results during the 2023 general elections.Reports had emerged that INEC had abandoned the electronic transmission of results and reverted to the manual process ahead of ...

By Seun OpejobiThe leader of the Yoruba socio-culture group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo has said the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi is better than Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Adebanjo said Obi is better ...

By Wale Odunsi Uche Secondus has rebuked Governor Nyesom Wike over his warning against his support for Atiku Abubakar.Wike lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket to the former vice president at the Abuja primary in May.Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal’s last-minute deal with ...

By Ishola OludareFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has said some comments being circulated about his meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, are fake.DAILY POST recalls that Tinubu on Wednesday visited Obasanjo at his penthouse residence within ...

By Don SilasPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Friday disclosed that the stability of the Chad Republic and all neighbouring countries is in Nigeria’s interest.Buhari made this position known while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby, in the ...

By Don SilasHaliru Bello Muhammed, a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has attributed the ongoing rift between the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to the failure of the party’s Board of Trustees to act ...

By George OparaFinally, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Friday have opened discussions for peace and reconciliation in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital.The committee set up for that purpose ...

By Segun Adewole and Dennis Naku … insists peace talks must hold in Port HarcourtRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday warned the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on the risk of shunning the votes from his state.He stressed that Rivers State is too ...

By Fadehan OyeyemiJustice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a suit seeking nullification of submission of the name of Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last July 26 election.The judge on Thursday ...

By Adelani Adepegba, Edward Nnachi, Friday Olokor, Deji Lambo, Segun Adewole, Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, El-ameen Ibrahim and  Dennis NakuThe Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s team  has given a condition for  holding peace talks with the representatives of the presidential candidate of the Peoples ...

By Ifreke Inyang A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George has made an appeal to the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to “cool down” amid the crisis in the party.Speaking during a Channels TV interview on Wednesday, ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer for the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu, had on February 9, 2019, called the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo “the greatest election rigger” in the country.The former Lagos State governor made the claim while ...

By John Owen NwachukwuFemi Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has defended the same faith ticket of the party, insisting it is the choice of the presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.Admitting that no real Christian would be pleased with such selection, the former PDP ...

By Seun OpejobiThe All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has been mocked for visiting former President Olusegun Obasanjo.Tinubu met with Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday.The meeting between the Southwest political leaders was believed to ...

By Victoria Edeme The Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has noted that restructuring Nigeria will not lead to recession.He made this known via his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday.The interim government campaigner allayed ...

By Adelani Adepegba, Friday Olokor, Deji Lambo, Segun Adewole, John Charles Dennis Naku and James Abraham The panel set up to settle the rift between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, will meet on Friday.The ...

By John Owen NwachukwuHuman Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has told the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to apologise to his predecessor and former boss, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.HURIWA said Wike should apologise to the former Minister of Transportation for what it described as ...

By Don SilasSam Ohuabunwa, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign if it will end the enmity between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.Ohuabunwa made the call on Channels ...

By Don SilasAhead of the 2023 general election, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Tuesday, said that he doesn’t want to join issue with the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, insisting that his business is to market the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives ...

By John Owen NwachukwuThe Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has insisted that he broke no law by accepting to be spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council.A civil society organisation (CSO), The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), had ...

By Francis EzediunoA former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Yemi Farounbi has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari is God’s punishment for Nigeria.Farounbi who is a veteran broadcast journalist also said he was not surprised that this is happening because Nigerians were warned during ...

By Daily Post Staff Indications that the immediate past governor of Ogun State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, may be queried and probed emerged weekend when the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state met and expressed their displeasure over his outburst in Abeokuta.The Ogun APC ...

By Fikayo OlowolagbaFemi Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend has given reason his family will not support any of the top three presidential candidates: Asiwaju Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi in the 2023 election.Kuti, while responding to the backlash over his statement about not being ‘Obidient’, ...

By Seun OpejobiFormer Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won’t allow Governor Nyesom Wike to pull down the party.Melaye disclosed that the misunderstanding between Atiku and Wike was a minor issue.Featuring on Channels ...

By Jim OchetenwuGovernor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State was upbeat when he returned to the State capital of Yola on Saturday after a visit to his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike.He was in Rivers State over the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in which Wike and the party’s ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Friday night, attended the ongoing convention at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG Camp for the first time.The 70th Convention, which commenced earlier in the week, is taking place at The Redemption ...

By Don SilasProfessor Jerry Gana, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is not challenging the outcome of the party’s presidential primary.Gana disclosed this in a statement he issued to newsmen in Abuja on Friday.Recall that Wike lost ...

By Khaleel MuhammadThe gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Jigawa State, Mustapha Sule Lamido has challenged the Nigerian Youths to rise and prove their capacity.Lamido made the call in a statement to mark the world International Youth Day.According to him “On the ...

By Ochogwu SundayFormer federal lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye, has declared that it is impossible to promote the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu without looking stupid.Dino, who appeared on a Channels TV programme on Friday, said the alleged failure of the ...

By Seun OpejobiThe Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah has condemned the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.Bishop Kukah described the ticket as reprehensible and unacceptable.Speaking with Channels Television on Thursday, the Catholic Bishop insisted that ...

By Eniola Akinkuotu and Dennis Naku Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal; and the PDP over the conduct of the presidential primary of the party that was held was in Abuja ...

By Amos TaunaThe Middle-Belt Congress (MBC), has opined that in order to save the All Progressive Congress (APC) from what it called “impending electoral misfortune” in 2023 general elections, Senator Kashim Shettima should resign as the running mate to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.Mr. Bilal Abdullahi, the ...

By Clement ChineduReport that Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the removal of the flags of the Peoples Democratic Party from the Government in Port Harcourt appears to be false, findings by DAILY POST have shown.There were rumours on social media earlier on Thursday that Governor Wike had ordered ...

By Francis EzediunoAn Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has dismissed the preliminary objection raised by the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Recall the Osun PDP had filed a suit challenging the legality of the State government ...

By Leke Baiyewu LEKE BAIYEWU writes on the mind game being played by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, who lost his bid to be the party’s vice presidential candidate to the Governor of ...

By Matthew AgbajeA former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, has called on aggrieved members of the party to close rank for the benefit of the PDP.While urging the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to reach out to aggrieved persons, George ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has called on his Labour Party opponent, Peter Obi, to caution his supporters against purveying fake news.Speaking on behalf of Asiwaju, the Director of Media and Communications of the Tinubu Campaign ...

By Musliudeen AdebayoThe Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, and the Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams, to beam their searchlight on the activities of Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin.The party ...

By Ochogwu SundayThe presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied reports alleging that he demanded N50 billion monthly from the former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode during his administration.DAILY POST reports that Ambode who emerged ...

By  Eniola Akinkuotu, Adebayo Francis-Folorunsho and Dennis Naku  There are strong indications that the Rivers State All Progressives Congress led by immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is angry about the romance between the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s men; ...