Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has announced that Governor Arthur Okowa of Delta State will be on the same ticket with him for the forthcoming presidential election. He made the announcement at a ceremony in Abuja. For about two weeks there have been meetings and consultations among leaders of the…
Tinubu Beats Osinbajo, Amaechi to Win APC Ticket
Ahmed Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC has emerged the winner of the primaries to elect the flagbearer of the party for the 2023 election. he scored 1, 271 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of Transportation who scored 316 votes, while Vice President…
Akpabio and Amosun Step Down for Tinubu
Two aspirants have stepped down at the APC Primaries. They are Ibikunle Amosun, former governor of Ogun State and Godswill Akpabio, two time governor of Akwa Ibom State and former minister of Niger Delta. The two of them stepped down for Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State. He said he was doing that in…
APC Primaries: A Three-Horse Race?
Speculations are high that the list of aspirants for the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been pruned down to three. A yet unconfirmed report says the contenders may be Ahmed Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Rotimi Ameachi, former minister of transportation. The speculation is…
Governor Bello of Niger State Commiserates with Akeredolu
Abubakar Sani Bello, governor of Niger State has commiserated with his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu over the Sunday morning attack on worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. He said that, like similar terror attacks in the country, the attack that claimed the lives of over 50 people was condemnable. The governor also condemned…
Atiku Appeals for Unity in PDP
In his acceptance speech Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and the winner of the presidential primaries of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP pleaded with fellow party members to ensure that the party goes into the forthcoming election a united party.He admonished members who may be aggrieved over the outcome of congresses and state primaries to…
Atiku Wins PDP Ticket
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President has emerged winner of the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He scored 371 votes to beat other aspirants. Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State came second with 237 votes, followed by Bukola Saraki, former president of the Senate who was also a two-term governor of Kwara State.…
PDP Primaries: Tambuwal Surprises Delegates, Steps Down For Atiku
Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto State caused a stir at the presidential primaries of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP on Saturday when he announced that he was stepping down his ambition to run for office of the president. He did not stop at that. He also implored his supporters to vote for Atiku Abubakar, former…
Dino Melaye Loses Bid to Return to Senate
Dino Melaye, a former senator representing Kogi West in the Senate has lost another attempt to take back the seat. He lost the contest for the ticket of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to Tajudeen Yusuf, a member of the House of Representatives on Monday. There was a tie after the initial conduct of primaries,…
EFCC Breaks In, Arrests Okorocha At Home!
Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo State and one of the contenders for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been arrested by operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The arrest is not unconnected with an earlier allegation and charge that he was not able to explain some N2 billion…
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