Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has expressed utmost confidence in the ability of a frontline PDP presidential aspirant, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, to perform creditably if given the chance by Providence to be the country’s president in 2019. This was…
#OsunDecides2018: Official results from polling units (PremiumTimes)
As voting ends in many polling units across Osun State, results from such polling units have started coming in. With the deployment of about 180 observers across the 30 local governments in the state, the Premium Times Centre for Investigative…
Cracks in PDP BoT over support for presidential aspirants (Punch)
All is not well among the members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party over their support for the party’s presidential aspirants, The PUNCH learnt on Thursday. The Board had, at its meeting last week, directed its…
Ambode in crucial meeting with Oshiomhole, APC govs over primary (Punch)
Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, including the embattled Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode are currently locked in a crucial meeting behind closed doors. Ambode arrived the Imo State Governors’ Lodge, the venue of the APC governors…
Finally, Oshiomhole bows to pressure over APC primaries (Punch)
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress has acceded to the insistence of state chapters of the party to decide the mode of primary for the selection of candidates for the 2019 elections. The decision was reached after an over…
Pro-Ambode supporters protest in Lagos (PMNews)
Supporters of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday protested in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria against the decision of the powers that be at the All Progressives Congress, APC go support the aspiration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The protesters who were seen at…
You can use smartphone around polling units – INEC (Sun)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is not banning the use of smartphones around polling unit areas, except the moment a prospective voter enters the voting cubicle to cast his or her vote. Chief Press Secretary to…
Atiku in Jos promises all inclusive gov’t (Vanguard)
Former Vice President and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has promised to run all-inclusive government devoid of tribal and religious sentiments if voted into office. Atiku gave the assurance in Jos yesterday…
I’ll accept outcome of PDP presidential primary, says Tambuwal (Punch)
Sokoto State governor and PDP presidential aspirant, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, said on Tuesday that he would accept the outcome of the party’s presidential primary scheduled for October 5 and October 6 in Port Harcourt. Tambuwal stated this in Birnin Kebbi…
Lagos PDP endorses Saraki for president (ThisDay)
As the race for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gets hotter, party faithful of the Lagos state chapter Monday adopted Senate President, Bukola Saraki as their presidential project while also endorsing him for President. Party faithful…
