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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, 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra and presidential hopeful, has joined the Labour Party. The former governor confirmed the development in a post on his Twitter handle on Friday. The development comes hours after Obi announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former governor had been scheduled […]

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the country’s low oil production cannot cover the cost of imported petrol from its oil and gas revenue. Ahmed said this on Thursday in an interview with Reuters on the sideline of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. She said the […]