Rep. James Faleke has won the ticket for the fourth term for Ikeja Federal Constituency . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Returning Officer, Mr Ewosho Oladunjoye, declared Faleke the winner having polled 47 votes. Other aspirants included Hon. Toke Benson and Hon. Mutiu Okunola who were not present at the exercise. […]
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A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen on Friday withdrew from the presidential race a few hours before the party’s primaries. Hayatu-Deen made this known In a letter addressed to the national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu. In his letter titled “Why I am stepping down as […]
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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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Hon. Desmond Elliot, representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for a third term.. The primary election took place on Friday at Akerele Primary Health Centre, Surulere, amid tight security provided by the police and other agencies. The primary election was also conducted […]
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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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Senator Aishatu Binani has won the governorship Primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Adamawa State. In a historic victory, Binani floored five men to clinch the party’s ticket in the just concluded governorship primary election in the State. Binani has now become the first woman to win the governorship candidacy of a major […]
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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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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the current democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by the predominance of money politics. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,said this at a one-day colloquium on Emerging Issues that will Shape the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration […]
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