Edwin Clark dumps PDP, says Goodluck Jonathan is weak

By Olusola Fabiyi

A former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has hailed the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari and knocked former President Goodluck Jonathan for lacking the political will to fight graft.

Ex-PDP Chairman, Tukur, quits politics – Punch newspaper

By Olusola Fabiyi

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has announced his retirement from politics.

Opinion: My phones no longer ring

By Reuben Abati

As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The phones buzzed non-stop, my email was permanently active; my twitter account received tons of messages per second.   The worst moments were those days when there was a Boko Haram attack virtually every Sunday.

Former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi meets President Buhari

The meeting took place yesterday, Friday, July 10, in Aso rock presidential villa, Abuja.

All senators are equal, says Godswill Akpabio

By Olusola Fabiyi

Senator Godswill Akpabio has said all senators in the National Assembly are equal.

The former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State said this when asked about his desire to vie for the position of Minority Leader in the Senate.

People trying to set me against Buhari –Tinubu

By Eniola Akinkuotu

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has raised the alarm over a plot by some people to pit him against President Muhammadu Buhari.

Opinion: They have hijacked our change, again

By Pat Utomi

It may sound naïve, especially for a person who is obviously a partisan, but my concern and alarm have little to do with who won or lost in the National Assembly leadership elections palaver. Easy as this can be lost on the gladiators, we could be collectively sabotaging the poor ordinary people of Nigeria desperate for change.

Revolt against Buhari, APC: 2 former PDP govs fingered

Godswill Akpabio ...... Did he do it?

By Soni Daniel

Two former governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have been fingered as the arrow head of the revolt against President Muhammadu Buhari and his party in the choice of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The two politicians who are former governors of a South-South and South-East states, are said to be the main financiers of the revolt against the president and his party, the APC.

Senate leadership race shows cracks in Buhari’s APC

By Michelle Faul

A former governor was elected Tuesday as head of Nigeria's Senate — the third most powerful figure in the country — in a victory that highlights the cracks appearing in the coalition that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power.

Dogara beats Gbajabiamila, emerges Reps speaker

A member of the House of Representatives from Bauchi State, Mr. Yakubu Dogara (pictured above), has been elected the Speaker of the House.

Confusion as Saraki emerges Senate President - Punch newspaper

Bukola Saraki (APC-Kwara Central) elected unopposed as President of 8th Senate by 57 of 108 Senators, with 51 Senators, including Sen. Ahmed Lawan, absent. The other Senators were at the International Conference Centre at the time Saraki was declared President, says a report published online by The Punch newspaper