Dapo Abiodun emerges Ogun APC guber candidate

The National Working Committee panel of the All Progressives Congress sent to Ogun State for the governorship primary on Wednesday night declared Prince Dapo Abiodun as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2019 general elections. This declaration came some hours after the state chapter of the APC also declared the consensus candidate Yewa Elders Council, […]

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Minister Khadija Ibrahim defeats son to clinch APC ticket

The 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. Prof Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election which ran into the night announced on Wednesday that Khadija polled 1,295 votes to defeat Mohammed […]

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We will rescue Leah Sharibu, Buhari assures mother

President Muhammadu Buhari has put a call through to Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, mother of the Dapchi Secondary schoolgirl, Leah, who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists, and assured her that his administration will do everything it would take to bring her daughter back home. Leah was among the 101 girls kidnapped in February this […]

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Ondo APC Primary: Disqualified aspirants reject automatic tickets

Following the decision of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress to disqualify some senatorial aspirants of the party in Ondo State, the affected aspirants on Wednesday asked the NWC to reverse the decision within 24 hours. The aspirants also asked the National Chairman of the party, Mr. Adams Oshiomole, to resign if […]

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Bianca Ojukwu, others flee as gunmen disrupt APGA primary

Gunmen on Wednesday invaded the venue of the Anambra South senatorial primary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance at the Township Stadium, Ekwulobia, in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. The gunmen had scared away delegates and disrupted the primary. It was gathered that a certain disgruntled senatorial aspirant mobilised the hoodlums to […]

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INEC gives Oyetola, deputy certificates of return

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the certificate of return to Osun State governor-elect Gboyega Oyetola. Oyetola, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, was declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election, which was concluded last Thursday after a rerun. Oyetola polled 255,505 votes to defeat People’s Democratic Party’s candidate, Ademola […]

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Ambode accepts defeat, congratulates Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State governor Akinwunmi Ambode has accepted his loss in the Lagos State governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress. “I wholeheartedly congratulate the winner of the Lagos State APC Primaries, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and urge all Lagosians to immediately support our party’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 elections and work for the success of […]

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Protesters storm APC National Secretariat, demand indirect primaries

Angry members of the All Progressives Congress from the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory stormed the party’s National Secretariat on Wednesday to protest the direct mode of primary imposed on them. The protesters demanded the reversal of the direct primary mode imposed on the FCT by the party’s National Working Committee. Some […]

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