Suspended Catholic priest beats Gemade, Aondoakaa to clinch APC guber ticket in Benue
Hyacinth Alia, a suspended priest in the Catholic diocese of Gboko, has won the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state. Alia was suspended by the church after his declaration. He was relieved of his priestly duties temporarily on the grounds of the canon laws of the Catholic church. […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Operation Stop Wike’ — northern leaders fail in last-ditch effort to field consensus candidate
Northern stalwarts in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met on Friday night to pick a consensus candidate ahead of today’s primary election but failed to reach an agreement, TheCable can report. Sources told TheCable that the meeting which took place in Abuja, was at the instance of Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa […]
Hayatu-Deen withdraws from presidential race — but promises to support PDP
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has withdrawn from the race. The PDP special convention where delegates are expected to elect the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 election is scheduled to take place today. The former managing director of the now-defunct FSB International Bank, announced his […]
APC moves presidential primary to June 6
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential primary election. Felix Morka, spokesman of the APC, announced the development in a statement issued on Saturday. According to Morka, the exercise will now take place from June 6 to 8. The APC presidential primary election was earlier scheduled for May 29 […]
Newspaper Headlines: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Amaechi await Buhari’s directive on APC presidential primary
The decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend deadline of political parties’ primaries dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Bashir Ahmad loses bid to secure APC house of reps ticket
Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on new media, has lost his bid to represent Gaya/Ajingi/Albasu constituency of Kano state in the house of representatives. Ahmad, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had contested against Mahmud Gaya, the lawmaker who currently represents the constituency in the house of representatives. […]
Peter Obi: I’m not desperate to be president
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, says he is not “desperate” to become Nigeria’s president. Obi spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels Television. The former governor had, on Thursday, resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). On Friday, Obi announced his decision to join the Labour Party, saying […]
INEC extends deadline for primaries by six days
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the conduct of party primaries. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner in charge of information and voter education. The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) had requested an extension of the deadline for […]
Lai Mohammed’s son loses bid to return to Lagos assembly for third term
Folajimi Mohammed, a lawmaker in the Lagos state house of assembly, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to recontest the Ikeja constituency 1 seat. Folajimi, son of Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has served as lawmaker in the state assembly for two consecutive terms. Seyi Lawal, a house […]
Again, political parties ask INEC for extension of deadline for primaries
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has again asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. In a meeting on Friday with INEC, Yabagi Sani, chairman of IPAC, on behalf of the political parties, requested that the commission extends the deadline for primaries for any date […]