The electoral umpire in Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday morning declared Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Osun State governorship election. Oyetola was returned winner after he won Thursday’s re-run poll scheduled by INEC after the initial election on Saturday. According to Joseph Fuwape, the Chief […]
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Here is the least of all the All Progressives Congress APC governorship aspirants released today by the National Working Committee. The NWC has also rescheduled the party’s governorship primaries till 30th September 2018. The party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, said this in Abuja, on Thursday. SOUTH SOUTH Akwa Ibom State . S/N . […]
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Osun State gubernatorial election, Ademola Adeleke, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun election and declare him winner of the governorship election. Adeleke accused INEC of conspiring with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the state is currently under siege, […]
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The national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved direct and indirect primary for different states across the federation. While indirect primary was adopted in states where some governors have tough opponents, direct was approved in other states. Direct primary involves all card-carrying members of the party electing candidates while indirect […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has made arrangement to take the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court over the declaration of the declaration of the Osun State governorship election as inconclusive. The PDP confirmed this in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Monday in Abuja. According to the opposition party, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the declaration of the Osun State governorship election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as inconclusive, describing it as “sordid robbery. The PDP in a press statement addressed by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, urged INEC to immediately declare Senator Ademola Adeleke, its […]
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Some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed the head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun state around 2am on Sunday, claiming that the commission is planning to rig the governorship election. The protesters alleged that the plot to declare the result in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
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Kashim Bukar-Dalori, the four-year old son of the Chairman of Borno State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who was kidnapped on Wednesday, has been freed by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. Bukar-Dalori was said to have been kidnapped around 1 pm by a woman, who claimed to be his relative. A […]
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Adams Oshiomhole, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC), says with 15.6 million members nationwide, APC is the largest party in the world. He said this on Wednesday when he presented President Muhammadu Buhari with a new party membership card. Oshiomhole told the president that the APC under his leadership, took advantage of modern technology […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said reports of a rift between him and national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, were untrue. Mr Ambode made the clarification in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Habib Aruna, in Lagos. Both the social and traditional media have been awash with […]
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