Atiku, Tinubu should embrace south-east and end the apartheid
It has been seven years of attrition, hate-bartering and exhausting recriminations. A new epoch is on the horizon, but the psychological mutilations from these years of anger may shape up to be the frustrations of the next administration. Nigeria needs healing. The country needs a healer to mend the sectional cleaving and to nurse […]
APC ticket: Tinubu’s victory shows his high acceptability in the north, says Ganduje
Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has congratulated Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, on clinching the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls at the APC primary, which was concluded on Wednesday. In a statement by Abba Anwar, his chief press secretary, […]
‘It confirms your tenacity’ — Atiku congratulates Tinubu on winning APC ticket
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, on clinching the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Wednesday, Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls. Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation and top contender, polled 316 […]
Access Bank to acquire Kenya’s Sidian Bank for N15bn
Access Bank Plc says it has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire 83.4 percent equity stake held by Centum Investment Plc, a Kenyan-based investment company, in Sidian Bank Ltd, for the sum of about N15 billion ($37 million). The financial institution announced the acquisition in a statement on Wednesday. Access […]
IT’S OFFICIAL: Tinubu defeats Osinbajo, Amaechi, Lawan to win APC presidential primary
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, has won the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls in the election. Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation and top contender, polled 316 votes while Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo got 235 votes. […]
Tinubu set to win APC presidential primary by wide margin
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos state governor, is on course to win the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by a wide margin. Following the completion of the vote-sorting process, he was ahead of his fellow challengers in the race by a mile. From the votes sorted so far, Tinubu […]
Uzodimma: South-east should produce next president — but there’s no justice
Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, says the south-east was denied the opportunity to produce the next president owing to a lack of equity. Uzodimma spoke on Wednesday when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme. There has been a clamour for political parties to zone their presidential tickets to the south-east. […]
Amosun, Fayemi, Dimeji Bankole… seven presidential hopefuls relinquish bids for Tinubu
At the ongoing presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a total of seven presidential hopefuls have stepped down from contesting and backed Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos. The presidential primary is holding at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Ibikunle Amosun, former Ogun state governor, and Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti governor, […]
Akeredolu: 22 killed in Owo church attack — 56 still hospitalised
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says 22 persons have been confirmed dead following the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state. The church was attacked by gunmen on Sunday, with several persons killed and others injured. The incident has elicited public sympathy nationally and internationally Speaking in a statewide […]