Nigeria’s ruling, All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential primaries to June 6th and 7th. This decision comes only a few hours before the original date of the exercise, which was earlier slated for Sunday, May 29. APC’s announcement follows the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) accepted appeals by political parties to extend the […]
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A political group, The Osinbajo Think Tank (TOTT), has called on Senator Bola Tinubu and other APC presidential aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) to drop their aspirations and support Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to flag the party’s ticket for 2023 race. In a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Olugbenga Olaoye, made […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the conduct of primary elections ahead of the 2023 general elections. INEC’s decision was contained in a statement issued by the commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Friday, May 27, 2022. This decision comes following a […]
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Former Chief of Air Staff, retired Air Marshal, Saddique Abubakar, has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governoship candidate for 2023 general election in Bauchi State. Abubakar, who is Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, polled 370 votes to defeat six other aspirants in the primary election held on Thursday in Buchi. Announcing the result on […]
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Former Presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Peter Obi has joined the Labour Party. Obi made this known on his Twitter page on Friday as he registered with the party in his Agulu Ward in Anambra State. Giving reasons for joining the Labour Party, Obi said:“ Since I resigned from […]
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has said the fear of prosecution is a major drive for Governor Nyesom Wike’s presidential ambition. The group accused the hierarchy of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of engaging in a choreographed suicide mission by hatching and implementing active but corrosive and toxic anti-South East antics by […]
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The former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe who announced his resignation from the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has joined the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. The Senator, who confirmed the development to Vanguard on Friday, said he would be participating in the party’s senatorial primaries tomorrow (Saturday). A member of the APGA Board […]
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A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Minister of Transport, Mr Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has lost his legal battle seeking to stop his probe in alleged N96b fraud and alleged fraudulent sale of valued assets belonging to Rivers State. The Supreme Court in a judgment just delivered ordered […]
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Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has promised not to let the people of the state down, if re-elected in the July 16 Governorship Election in the state. Oyetola said that the people of the state, who elected him in 2018, could attest to the various development projects he embarked on in the last three and […]
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Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the party would take a decision on zoning after screening its 2023 presidential aspirants. Adamu said this in an interview with selected Hausa service media organisations late Wednesday night, adding that the presidential aspirants would be scrutinised in accordance with the […]
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