The Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in the residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Tinubu, in company with his team, is meeting Obasanjo as part of his ongoing consultation and fence-mending process to actualise his presidential bid. His chopper landed at 1pm … [Read more…]
Three months after leading his associates to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) with great fanfare in Kano, a former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, appears set to dump his new party. On Tuesday, Mr Shekarau’s spokesperson, Yau Sule, said the former governor who is the … [Read more…]
Councillors in the 260 electoral wards in Enugu State have assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State that they will work round the clock and mobilise massively in their respective wards to deliver the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidates in the 2023 general election. The 260 councillors, who gave the assurance when they … [Read more…]
Kenya on Tuesday braced for a protracted legal battle after William Ruto was declared the winner of presidential election. Ruto was declared the victor in a closely fought presidential race over the objections of more than half the electoral commission, stoking fears of political violence. In the western city of Kisumu and Nairobi’s huge Kibera … [Read more…]
Controversy trails reported expulsion of Agom-Eze, Umahi’s rival, over Ebonyi south senate seat Helen Okoro, Abakaliki The reported expulsion of Mrs Ann Agom-Eze over Ebonyi South Senate seat has been described by the APC Umudomi Ward Chairman in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Ogboji John Ogbonnaya, as false. Agom-Eze was Governor David Umahi’s … [Read more…]
Following rumours that he had resigned his position, the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said he had no plans of doing so. He said he had neither resigned nor does he have any plan to do so in the foreseeable future. His denial came amid increasing tension in the party over ongoing talks between Atiku … [Read more…]
Amid growing tension in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, led other party chieftains, including his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and former vice-president, Arc. Namadi Sambo to receive 160, 000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in … [Read more…]
William Ruto has been announced as the fifth Kenyan president by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). “There are no losers. The people of Kenya have won because we raised the political bar,” Al-Jazeera quoted the president-elect, who spoke after the announcement of the results on Monday. Ruto led a tight presidential race against … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone has expelled Mrs Ann Agom-Eze from the party over alleged rebellious and unruly behaviour. Agom-Eze was Governor David Umahi’s main challenger for the Ebonyi South senatorial ticket of the APC ahead of the 2023 polls. On July 22, a Federal High Court in Abakaliki ordered a … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no candidates for Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial Districts in the 2023 elections. The INEC’s National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, stated this in a Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. He said the commission did not recognise any APC … [Read more…]
There are indications that barring any last minute change of plans, the peace committee set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to resolwve all contentious issues in the party, would meet today in Abuja. Daily Sun gathered that the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, … [Read more…]
Nnaji, Enugu APC Guber candidate, names Ogara as running mate Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The Enugu State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Chief Geoffery Uche Nnaji, has named Barr. George Tabugbo Ogara as his running mate. He disclosed this, Sunday, during an event tagged “Formal Presentation of the 2023 APC Deputy … [Read more…]