Category: Politics

By Banji Ayoola A former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has raised an alarm over alleged plot by the powerful cabal in the Presidency to frustrate the presidential ambition of the All Progressives Congress, APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as that of the late sage and first Premier of the defunct Western Region, […]

Tinubu Campaign Organisation has warned against the imposition of a consensus candidate by the All Progressives Congress. The organisation was reacting to the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus candidate of the party on Monday. In a statement signed by its Legal Director, Babatunde Ogala, SAN, the support group listed three conditions for […]

Governors Babagana Zulum of Borno State (left), Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Aminu Masari of Katsina, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, Solomon Lalong of Plateau, Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna and Muhammad Abubakar of Jigawa, who is contesting the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on the APC National Convention, at […]

There were strong indications in the early hours of Tuesday that critical stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC may have shortlisted five of the party’s presidential aspirants for consideration by President Muhammadu Buhari. Governors of the party had on Monday engaged in series of horse-trading, separately holding meetings along their regional composition and […]

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress took another dimension on Monday when members of the National Working Committee rejected the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as its consensus candidate. The rebuttal is hours after the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, announced Lawan as the party’s consensus candidate. Adamu had dropped the bombshell […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said he has no preferred aspirant for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC will hold its national convention from Monday to Tuesday to elect a candidate for the 2023 presidential election in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former transportation minister Rotimi Amaechi, […]

Governors, NWC members kick, insist on fair primary Crisis has hit the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus presidential aspirant by the national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu made the announcement at the meeting of National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday in Abuja. Other aspirants including Asiwaju […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to meet ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants latest Sunday. The president was said to be planning a trip to Ghana today (Saturday), without resolving the consensus crisis rocking the party. A top government official told one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity that the President would return to […]

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have a hitch-free presidential primary election on Monday. He said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde on Saturday in Akure. Akeredolu is the Chairman, sub-committee on Security and Compliance for the APC Special Convention and […]

The governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 gubernatorial election have been held across all States. After so much intrigue and controversy, different winners emerged. They will fly their party’s flag in the 2023 general elections. While some incumbent emerged unopposed, others withdrew from the race and new faces also emerged. […]