It was a catalogue of woes for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its attempt to organise governorship primaries in some states ended up stoking fresh controversies and confusion. In Imo, the exercise, which was slated to hold yesterday,…
APC NWC cancels Lagos guber primary election (Sun)
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said there was no primary election in Lagos State, on Tuesday. The party’s governorship primaries were billed to hold at ward levels across the state, on Tuesday. According…
APC suspends Imo governorship primaries – Official (PremiumTimes)
The All Progressives Congress has suspended the governorship primaries in Imo State indefinitely. Party spokesperson, Yekini Nabena, did not give any reasons for the suspension in a statement Tuesday afternoon. The spokesperson also said the senatorial primaries in all the…
PDP presidential primary: Don’t be desperate, Wike advises aspirants (Sun)
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has urged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants not to exhibit desperation, but allow the will of God to prevail. This was even as one of the aspirants and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu…
Heartbreaking early lead as Ambode battles others in Lagos APC primary
While the incumbent governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode is jostling for the ruling All Progressives Party governorship ticket with Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who has the backing of the National leader Bola Tinubu, early results from the party’s primary election show…
Osaka moves into China Open third round (Punch)
Naomi Osaka is keen to move on from the “bittersweet” memories of last month’s US Open triumph and she did just that with a ruthless display at the China Open on Tuesday. The young Japanese star thrashed unseeded American Danielle…
Lagos APC gov primary: Hoodlums allegedly chase members away in Abesan (Punch)
The voting process of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary was disrupted for a while at Ward G North, Abesan, in Alimosho Local Government Area as thugs chased away members of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that…
NNPC’s trading surplus hits N18bn over higher oil sales, others (Vanguard)
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, attributed the rise in its trading surplus in the month of May 2018 to the improvement in the financial performance of its subsidiaries and the high volume of crude oil production and sales in…
Murray-Bruce drops ambition to return to Senate (Punch)
Ahead of Tuesday’s (today’s) primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State to pick the senatorial candidates, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has withdrawn his ambition to return to the Senate for a second term in 2019. The senator, popularly…
Juventus strike massive blow in Serie A title
Italian champions Juventus struck a huge blow in the Serie A title race this past weekend, claiming a 3-1 win over nearest rivals Napoli to open up a six-point lead at the head of the table after just seven rounds…