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Obanikoro’s son wins APC’s House of Representatives ticket in Lagos
Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, son of former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has clinched the APC ticket for the House of Representatives Eti-OSA constituency. Ibrahim won the primaries which held in Lagos today…
BREAKING: Saraki, Dogara, Tambuwal Lead PDP Protest To INEC Secretariat
Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are currently leading a protest against the result of the Osun State…
EXCLUSIVE: David Mark, Lamido, Dankwambo To Step Down For Tambuwal ‘Within 48 Hours’
High-wire, last-minute political horse-trading is likely to see at least three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants step down for Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State, SaharaReporters has been told. Tambuwal is…
Hoodlums Disrupt APC House of Assembly Primary Election In Lagos Mainland
•Election Shrouded In Secrecy It appears the gale of violence that marred the National Assembly primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country on Thursday is repeating itself in the state house of…
FULL LIST: Mala Buni, Dapo Abiodun… APC approves guber candidates for 24 states
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of 24 governorship candidates for the 2019 elections. Yekini Nabena, national publicity secretary of the party, released the list in a statement on Friday. He said the…
PDP to pressurize presidential aspirants to step down
The leadership and key stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will today persuade some of the 12 presidential aspirants to voluntarily withdraw from the race ahed of the convention which starts tomorrow in Port Harcourt,…
How they stand: The 12 aspirants vying for PDP’s presidential ticket
The 2019 presidential election is just about four months away and various political parties have been working round the clock to present a candidate that will challenge President Muhammadu Buhari during the polls. The Peoples Democratic…
APC Declares Dapo Abiodun Winner Of Ogun Gov Primary
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Dapo Abiodun the winner of the Ogun State governorship primary. He was declared winner after polling 102,305 votes, against his closest…
Oyo APC primary: How the pendulum swung towards Adelabu
The series of permutations, calculations, consultations, conversations and campaigns regarding who would fly the flag the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State formally came to an end at about…
APC is more likee a mafia organisation – Bucknor-Akerele
A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, has described the outcome of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos as ‘absolutely disgraceful’ and said it shows that the party is…
Why I didn’t support Adeleke in the re-run – Omisore
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that he opted to support the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, in the rerun election in the…
Lagos NURTW Big Shot, Mc Oluomo Declares His Loyalty Lies With Jabagan, Bola Tinubu
Lagos NURTW big shot, Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya popularly known has Mc Oluomo has also waded into the APC ‘crisis’ that flushed Governor Ambode out. According to Oluomo, he and his boys were already supporting Ambode for a 2nd term, but…
Oshiomhole talks tough on primaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will enforce popular participation of its members in the process of picking candidates for the general election, its Natinal Chairman Adams Oshiomhole, said yesterday. He said no amount of…
Sunday’s deadline for primaries sacrosanct – INEC tells parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) warned political parties yesterday that Sunday’s deadline to conduct primaries to pick candidates for the 2019 elections and resolution of disputes remains sacrosanct. INEC…
2019: Delegates list crisis likely at PDP convention
Lists of Lagos, Borno, Kano delegates ‘defective’ Party in last minute move to reduce aspirants THE CONVENTION IN FIGURES Senators 48 Reps 156 Governorship candidates 29 State chairmen, secretaries 74 Governors…
Atiku ‘Banking On The Next 48 Hours’ To Beat Tambuwal To PDP’s Presidential Ticket
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is still very confident of his chances despite the glaring wish of Nyesom Wike, Governor Rivers State, for Aminu Tambuwal, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, to emerge the presidential…
Buhari, eight APC governors meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with eight governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governors that met with the President included Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo),…
Lagos guber: We’ll beat Jide Sanwo-Olu black and blue – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lagos State chapter, has said the emergence of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would facilitate a seamless victory for the PDP in the 2019…
We Are Waiting For APC’s Instruction To Impeach Dogara – Lawmaker
Peter Akpatason, representing Akoko-Edo in the House of Representatives, says loyal members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the house will carry out the party’s instruction on Speaker Yakubu Dogara. Akpatason spoke to…
Drama: Mother, Son Jostle For Yobe Federal Constituency Seat
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim has defeated her step son, Mohammed Ibrahim to clinch the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe Federal Constituency. Hajia Ibrahim is…
I’ll resign if Supreme Court faults INEC on Osun election – REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has vowed to resign his appointment if the Supreme Court finds the Independent National Electoral Commission guilty in the conduct of the recently concluded…
Lagos APC primary : A-Z of intrigues that led to Ambode’s ouster
High level intrigues for political ascendancy in Lagos State ended abruptly yesterday after somersaults by the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship election panel.  The Lagos APC primary panel’s recognition of the result of…
Yemi Osinbajo, Adams Oshiomhole behind Ogun APC crisis – Iyabo Anisulowo
A former Minister of State for Education, Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, has accused Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, of masterminding the crisis rocking the party’s…
APC expels Senator Ovie Omo-Agege with immediate effect
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Cyril Abeye Ogodo indicates that the party has expelled Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly and…