Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has admitted defeat in the state’s gubernatorial primary, ending weeks of intrigues amid failure by the presidency to stave off the incumbent’s fate. The governor’s press conference on Sunday where he dismissed his challenger as…
Minister defeats stepson to win Yobe federal constituency seat (Punch)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, defeated her stepson, Mohammed Ibrahim, to clinch the All Progressives Congress ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal constituency. Professor Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election, announced on Wednesday that Khadijah…
Governors set to battle Oshiomhole as APC fresh crisis brews (PremiumTimes)
A fresh crisis is brewing in the ranks of Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) with at least four state governors prepared for battle with the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. The state governors: Abdulaziz Yari of…
How APC made itself a laughing stock in Imo (Guardian)
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 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…
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…
I rejected N300m bribe to dump APC —Binta Garba (Punch)
The senator representing Adamawa Northern Senatorial District, Binta Garba, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, in the twilight of the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, approached her, as the Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives…
Our deal with Omisore in Osun election – Oshiomhole (Tribune)
National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has denied that the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) candidate in Osun governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, was financially induced to support the APC candidate in the election and governor-elect,…
Lagos 2019: Ambode dares Tinubu, says I won’t step down (Sun) *Osun poll: PDP attacks Buhari for celebrating ‘stolen mandate’ (Punch)
Lagos 2019: Ambode dares Tinubu, says I won’t step down (Sun) The battle for the soul of Lagos State took a strange twist yesterday when Governor Akinwunmi Ambode boldly told a meeting of leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
PDP to hold convention in Port Harcourt amid members’ worries (PremiumTimes)
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to hold the party’s national convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The decision was taken at the 83rd NEC meeting of the party which held at…