Lagos APC guber primary: NWC declares Sanwo-Olu winner

A panel of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Clement Ebri has declared Babajide Sanwo-Olu the winner of Lagos State governorship primary elections held on Tuesday 2 October after its initial insistence on the cancellation of the exercise. Lagos state incumbent Governor Akiwunmi Ambode polled 72, 901 […]

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Lagos APC defies NWC, declares Sanwo-Olu winner of primary

The Chairman of the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Tunde Balogun, on Tuesday night declared Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the party’s governorship primary. He declared that Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes to defeat incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with 72,901 votes. Balogun declared the election free and fair, thanking members […]

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Ekiti APC primaries: Aspirant faults indirect method, petitions Oshiomhole

– accuses Niyi Adebayo, Kayode Fayemi of unfairness – We’re working in line with directives from national secretariat – State Exco An aspirant into the House of Representatives in Ekiti State, Chief Kayode Babade, has faulted the decision of the State Working Committee, (SWC) of the party to apply indirect method to pick its National […]

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Trio wins Nobel Physics Prize for laser research

Arthur Ashkin of the US split the 2018 Nobel Physics Prize with Gerard Mourou of France and Donna Strickland of Canada (AFP Photo/Hanna FRANZEN) Three researchers on Tuesday shared the 2018 Nobel Physics Prize for inventions in the field of Laser Physics which have paved the way for advanced precision instruments used in corrective eye […]

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What I told Buhari about Lagos APC primaries – Oshiomhole

National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has disclosed what he discussed with President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the Lagos party primaries taking place on Tuesday. He said the party’s National Working Committee was in charge of the Lagos primaries and that the situation had been put under control. He also said the party […]

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Enugu PDP senatorial primary: Ekweremadu wins

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has picked the Peoples Democratic Party ticket for the Enugu West Senatorial District in the 2019 general elections. In the senatorial primary conducted at the Enugu-West zonal headquarters, Awgu, on Tuesday, Ekweremadu polled 690 votes to beat his closest rival, Mr. Isaac Okah, who garnered 84 votes. […]

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Imo APC primary: Oshiomhole sacks Gulak committee

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday said the party leadership has sacked the Ahmed Gulak-led committee for the party’s governorship primaries in Imo State. Oshiomhole said this in an interview with State House correspondents after a meeting he had with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]

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FG plans to introduce N350,000 tuition in varsities – ASUU

The zonal coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ibadan Zone, Dr. Ade Adejumo, on Tuesday alleged that the Federal Government was making attempts to make students of federal universities pay a minimum of N350,000 as tuition fee. Adejumo said this while addressing members of the Correspondents Chapel in Ibadan. He said it was […]

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