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APC: Ambode’s fate sealed as all 337 Lagos ward chairmen endorse Sanwo-Olu
337 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State under the auspices of Conference of Ward Chairmen have endorsed Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as their governorship candidate ahead of Saturday’s primary election. The…
Tinubu Vs Ambode: ‘Forgive Lagos governor, ‘witches and wizards’ behind his sins’ – Dele Momodu
A veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has appealed to a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu to forgive the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for…
2019: What Igbo must do to produce Nigeria’s president – Idahosa
Charles Idahosa, a former Political Adviser to immediate past Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has told Igbos the benefit of supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term. Speaking with newsmen to mark his 65th birthday…
Osun decides: Gov. Aregbesola reveals what’ll happen during re-run election
The Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has expressed optimism of the All Progressives Congress, APC, will win the next Thursday’s rerun election. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led the race with 254,698…
Difference between rerun, run-off — and things you need to know about an inconclusive poll
It is official: the governorship election in Osun state has been declared inconclusive. Joseph Afuwape, returning officer of the election, who announced this said the requirements for a candidate to be returned as winner were not…
APC presidential primary holds Thursday
The All Progressive Progressives (APC) yesterday shifted its presidential direct primary election by two days. The primary earlier scheduled for tomorrow will now hold on Thursday, the party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary,…
‘This is daylight robbery’ — PDP asks INEC to declare Adeleke winner of Osun poll
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the inconclusive verdict delivered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. The party has insisted that the process…
APC Primary: Ikuforiji urges Epe indigenes to pray for Ambode’s second term bid
IN spite of mounting opposition to his second term bid ticket, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode’s kinsmen and women have resolved to take the battle to God in prayers. An indication to this effect came from Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, a former…
Ambode’s second term bid splits Lagos celebrities
As the race for the number one seat in Lagos State continues to raise dust amid fear that the incumbent governor, Akinwumi Ambode may not get the nod of the All progressives Congress (APC) in the state for another term in office,…
JUST IN: INEC announces date for Osun guber re-run
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Thursday September 27 as the new date for a rerun of the inconclusive Osun State governorship election. Announcing the results on Sunday afternoon, Joseph…
2019: ‘Walk For Peaceful Primaries’ Held For APC Aspirant, Dapo Bode-Thomas
In a show of solidarity, the youths in Yaba Local Government Area of Lagos under the aegis of 'Walk For Peaceful Primaries, gathered yesterday for a walk in support of the aspiration of Dapo Bode-Thomas, for the Lagos Mainland 2…
BREAKING: Adeleke, Oyetola to battle in re-run election
A re-run will be declared for the Osun State governorship election due to the margin of victory between the two leading candidates, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. The election, one of the closest in Nigeria’s electoral history, was held…
Why I’ll continue to dominate Kwara politics — Saraki
SENATE President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that he was not bothered by the scathing criticisms that have been trailing his political activities in recent times, especially from his home state, Kwara, by some opponents whom…
Osun elections 2018: Rerun likely as PDP leads APC in narrow margin
Baring any unforeseen circumstance, there might be a rerun in the just concluded governorship election in Osun State. From the results announced so far by INEC, the two main contenders, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party…
BREAKING: Police Arrest Electoral Officer Who ‘Tore Result Sheet’ Of Contentious Ayedaade LG
The Police have arrested Mr. Salau Mutiu Kolawole, an electoral officer who allegedly collaborated with a senior official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to tear the result sheet of the disputed Ayeedade Local…
Ex-governors in battle with their successors
In this piece, JOHN ALECHENU takes a cursory look at the seemingly unending feud between former governors and their successors “The joy of a dying father is the presence of a worthy successor.” This is a favourite quote of the late…
If Obasanjo has problem with me, that’s his problem – Atiku
A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, said he had no problem with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Abubakar, who is a Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, made the statement while addressing the…
2019: Anxiety as Ambode’s loyalty undergoes test, lull in governance
Noun definition of loyalty in English by Oxford dictionary is the quality of being loyal while the adjective form has it as giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution. Tried and true.…
BREAKING: APC’s GAC okays primary for Ambode, Sanwoolu, Hamzat
The Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos Chapter, which is the state’s highest advisory political body headed by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,…
28 Observers From Eight European Countries Praise INEC for Conducting ‘Proper’ Election…
A team of 55 people including 28 observers from around eight European countries are on ground to monitor the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. According to their leader, Ketil Karlsen, who is the European Union Ambassador to…
You have my blessings for 2019, Babangida tells Tambuwal
Ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida says Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has his blessings in his aspiration to become flagbrearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election. Babangida said…
BREAKING: PDP agent arrested for vote-buying in Osun
An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been arrested for alleged vote-buying at ward 1, unit 1, Obada Ede local government area of Osun state. The agent whose identity was not disclosed was said to have brought out money…
BREAKING: APC Caught Sharing N2,000 To Voters At Oyetola’s Ward
Sahara Reporters can authoratively confirm that the agents of the All Progressive Congress (APC) are inducing voters by buying their votes. Before casting their votes, voters were directed to a house not far from the polling unit,…
Battle for Lagos: Ambode turns to God as APC elders decide his fate
The storm raised by the troubling politicking over the All Progressives Congress (APC) party nomination for the Governorship of Lagos State in the 2019 polls continues to rage unabated, and unlikely to dissipate any time soon.…