Akpabio steps down for Tinubu in APC presidential race
Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, has stepped down from the presidential race and asked his supporters to vote for Bola Tinubu. He spoke on Tuesday at the special convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect the presidential candidate of the ruling party. According to Akpabio, Tinubu, former […]
Jigawa APC delegate slumps, dies in Abuja
Isa Burji, zonal chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa central, is dead. Burji reportedly slumped and died at a hotel in Abuja. Abdullahi Ango, chairman of APC Jigawa east, confirmed the development at the Eagle Square, venue of the APC special convention, on Tuesday. According to Ango, the […]
Breakthrough for cancer treatment as US drug trial records ‘100% success’
A United States (US) drug trial involving cancer patients has reportedly recorded 100 percent success. The patients had rectal cancer, a type of cancer that begins in the rectum, which is the lower end of the large intestine. According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the trial […]
Three presidential hopefuls have stepped down for Osinbajo, says Kabiru Gaya
Kabiru Gaya, senator representing Kano south, says three presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have stepped down for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The presidential primary of the APC is underway at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Gaya, chairman of The Progressive Project (TPP), a coalition of support groups backing Osinbajo for […]
Judge locks up journalists over court photos taken ‘without authorisation’
Six journalists were locked up at a federal capital territory (FCT) high court in Abuja on Tuesday. The journalists, who are accredited judiciary correspondents, were locked up in the court against their will for over two hours on the order of Chizoba Orji, judge of the court. Trouble started shortly after the […]
Akwa Ibom delegates protest at APC presidential primary over exclusion from accreditation
Some delegates from Akwa Ibom, on Tuesday, protested at the special convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. The primary election, where a presidential candidate of the APC is expected to be elected, is underway at the Eagle Square in the nation’s capital. Delegates who are expected to vote at […]
EXTRA: ‘Let me be your last joker’ — Ayade seeks APC governors’ support on presidential bid
Ben Ayade, governor of Cross River state, has asked governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support his presidential bid. In a post on Facebook, Ayade said his strategy to clinch the ticket of the party has been quiet and non-controversial, and that he has been in touch with delegates across the […]
Falana: There can’t be consensus candidate without consent of all hopefuls
Femi Falana, human rights advocate and senior lawyer, says a consensus candidate cannot be imposed on a political party. On Monday, Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), announced senate President Ahmad Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate for the party. The announcement elicited strong disagreement among party members, […]
LOWDOWN: Tinubu projected to win as APC titans slug it out for the presidential ticket
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is, on paper, the favourite to win the 2023 presidential election — by virtual of being the ruling party. That is why utmost attention was paid to those who bought the presidential nomination forms despite the N100 million price tag. It was initially presumed that the party would […]
EXTRA: Yahaya Bello 857, Osinbajo 22 — Kogi governor mocks VP in tit-for-tat advert
On Monday, Nigerians woke up to adverts in Daily Trust and THISDAY, among other newspapers, announcing that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was going to win the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 857 delegate votes. A previously unknown organisation, named Democratic Research Initiative (DRI), said it had polled over 1,200 of […]