Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to learn from its presidential primary, on how elections should be conducted in the present day Nigeria. The party’s comment followed the declaration of Atiku Abubakar as the winner of the PDP presidential primary which held […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially secured the ticket as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress in the 2019 Presidential election. President Buhari garnered 14,842,072 million votes from party members in 26 States across the country and the FCT during the nationwide presidential direct primaries to win the ticket. ICYMI:  Atiku Abubakar wins PDP

Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Adesiyan, has clinched the All Progressive Congress (APC), House of Assembly ticket for Ibadan South East State Constituency 2 ahead of the 2019 general elections. Adesiyan got 207 votes to defeat her rival who got 32 votes. The Nollywood actress, while reacting to her emergence; said, “Yes we did it! “I

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has emerged as the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party for the 2019 general election. Duke polled 812 votes to defeat his close rival, former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, who polled 611 votes at the party’s National Convention held at Old Parade Ground, Abuja.

Nigeria’s former minister of education and co-founder of the ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ movement, Oby Ezekwesili, has joined the growing number of candidates aiming to unseat President Muhammadu Buhari when Nigerians go to polls early 2019. Mrs Ezekwesili on Sunday emerged the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria. ICYMI:  Atiku Abubakar wins

Former Nigeria’s vice president Atiku Abubakar has been elected as the People’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the next general elections. Abubakar won the election with 1, 532 votes with the governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, coming a distant second with 693 votes. Senate President Bukola Saraki came third with 317 votes followed by

The Director of Communication, Ashafa Campaign Organisation, Ayodele Adio, is optimistic that Senator Gbenga Ashafa will be pronounced rightful flab bearer of the Lagos East Senatorial constituency by the National Working Committee of the All Progressive Party led by party chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. There was news that Senator Gbenga Ashafa would return unopposed with the

Former Lagos State Information Commissioner, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, has emerged the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State for Ekiti Central Senatorial District. The former Federal lawmaker defeated the incumbent senator, Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, to emerge victorious in the exercise. Declaring the result early on Saturday at the party’s Secretariat in Ado

The All Progressives Congress has shifted the time of its 2018 National Convention in Abuja on Saturday to 6 pm. In a statement signed by the Chairman, APC National Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, the convention has been moved from its earlier commencement time of 12 noon at Eagle Square,

Nairabet’s chairman Akin Alabi has won the All Progressives Congress House of Representative ticket for Egbeda/Ona Ara federal constituency in Oyo State. He clinched an automatic ticket after other contenders stepped down for him. “I have just been declared the winner of the primary election after the other contestants, Hon Jenrade, Hon Adewale Ishola and