2023: APC leans towards indirect primary as Buhari warns against imposition of candidates
Atiku Bagudu, chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) may use indirect primary mode to pick its candidates for the 2023 elections. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday after the party’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Bagudu said no “explicit decision” was taken on the mode […]
2023: Afe Babalola’s interim proposal can truncate our democracy, says Adoke
Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says it is too late to call for the suspension of the 2023 elections. In a statement on Wednesday, Adoke criticised the call made by Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, for an interim government. Babalola had said the 2023 elections […]
APC slashes cost of nomination forms by 50% for persons under 40 years
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved a 50 percent reduction in the price of nomination forms for individuals under 40 years of age. Disclosing the approval on Wednesday, Dayo Israel, APC national youth leader, appealed to interested individuals not to abuse the opportunity. “The APC NEC has approved 50% discount on […]
Presidential nomination form pegged at N100m as APC releases primary election timetable
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released its primary election timetable for various public offices ahead of the 2023 elections. The timetable was released by the party after its national executive committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. The party’s presidential candidates are expected to pay N100 million to buy the nomination […]
NAF reveals identities of officers killed in Kaduna aircraft crash
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has identified the two officers that died in an aircraft crash on Tuesday. The two officers — Abubakar Alkali(pictured) and Elijah Karatu — were killed in the incident which took place at NAF Base, Kaduna state. Oladayo Amao, chief of air staff, said the cause of the […]
APC NWC to fix primary election schedule as NEC transfers power
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national executive committee (NEC) has vested the party’s national working committee (NWC) with its powers for three months. Within this period, the NWC led by Abdullahi Adamu, APC national chairman, will take decisions on behalf of the party’s NEC. The decision to transfer the NEC’s powers to […]
Insecurity: 1,743 Nigerians killed in Q1 2022 — Niger, Zamfara top list of victims
One thousand, seven hundred and forty-three Nigerians were reported killed in the first quarter of 2022 owing to insecurity, according to the data sourced and analysed by TheCable Index, the data and research arm of TheCable. This will give you a sore head: The figure surpasses the number of civilians reportedly killed in […]
Buhari, Osinbajo in attendance as APC holds NEC meeting to discuss 2023 election schedule
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo are present as the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its national executive committee (NEC) meeting in the federal capital territory (FCT). The meeting is being held at Transcorp Hotels. The NEC meeting is the first after the election of a new national working committee (NWC) […]
EXTRA: Islamic cleric declares for president, says God sent him to solve Nigeria’s problems
Olasupo Akinola, a 40-year-old Ibadan-based Islamic cleric, has declared his interest to contest for the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akinola declared his intention, on Monday, while addressing APC members at Community Primary School, Olomi-Academy, Ibadan, Oyo state. The Islamic cleric was quoted by The […]
‘He beat me up with a belt’ –- pregnant woman narrates 10-year domestic violence ordeal
“I’ve lost my self-confidence and I’ve lost my self-worth. I asked myself why these things were happening to me.” These are the words of Sherifat Abu Ismaila, a resident of Bwari, Abuja, who says she has suffered physical abuse from her husband since they got married in 2009. The 39-year-old mother of three […]