Attempts to reappoint former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi are being vehemently opposed by stakeholders in the maritime industry. Amaechi, who was also former Governor of Rivers State, responded to the demand of President Muhammadu Buhari for Ministers and public offers who desired to contest elective positions to quit their offices ahead of the primary elections of the …

…Sanwo-Olu, party leaders, cabinet members receive APC presidential candidate The 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday returned to a tumultuous reception in Lagos after winning the party’s primary election in Abuja 11 days ago. Tinubu won by pulling 1,271 delegate votes (over 60 percent) in a field of 13 other aspirants, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) resoundingly won the Ekiti State governorship election on Saturday and will have Mr Biodun Oyebanji succeed Dr Kayode Fayemi, whose second term in office ends on 16th October. Announcing the result in the early hours of Sunday, the Chief Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Kayode Adebowale said the APC polled 187,057 votes (53.16 percent) …

Voters in Ekiti State are turning out to elect the governor who will step in on 16th October as the tenure of Dr Kayode Fayemi ends. In all, 988,923 registered voters across 16 Local Government Areas are expected to file out to determine the fate of 16 candidates on the ballot. But 749,065 permanent voter cards had been collected by …

The Delta State Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation for the All Progressives Congress (APC ) has warned the state Governor and Vice Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Ifeanyi Okowa not to use state funds to finance the presidential campaign and other political activities. Governor Okowa was named yesterday as the running mate to PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku …

It is a difficult decision that I am called upon to take – Atiku After over two weeks of speculations and intensive lobby, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has finally chosen Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate for next year’s election. Addressing party leaders at the Wadata Plaza national …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) over claims that the ruling party would win the 2023 general elections with 43 million votes, if the conduct was free and fair. While receiving the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska in his office on Wednesday, APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu had said: “With the …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and 13 other governors of the ruling party stormed Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, on Tuesday to solicit support for the party and its candidate, Biodun Oyebanji ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll. Tinubu, who …

The Senate resumed from a six-week recess, during which party primary elections were concluded, but without leaders for both the majority and minority parties. While the minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) having failed to win the PDP governorship primary in Abia State, the Majority …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyiochia Ayu has given assurance that the vice presidential candidate of the party in next year’s election would be revealed on or before Friday, to beat that day’s deadline for submission of the names to the Independent National Electoral Commission. In his opening remarks at the meeting of the Consultative …