Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has been confirmed the Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections. At the party primary election in Asaba, the state capital, Senator Omo-Agege polled 1,190 delegate votes in an election in which he was the sole candidate. Delegates reaffirmed their wishes in line with the Electoral Act …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by 1,170 delegate votes out of 1,182 valid votes, with 12 votes declared invalid. The election, held at Mobolaji Johnson Arena at Onikan on Lagos Island, had Sanwo-Olu as the sole aspirant on the ballot. Mr Abdulhameed Olorunfemi Mustapha, who retired as …

The son of former military Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha; and that of former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido have emerged as governorship candidates of the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) In Lagos, the lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, Dr Olajide Adediran also won on the party’s platform. The Governors of Adamawa and Oyo States were also …

Ahead of the Delta State governorship election primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy President of the Senate, arrived in Asaba, the state capital, on Wednesday. The primary, which holds at Federal Technical College, Asaba, is expected to witness the gathering of elected delegates who will elect the party’s standard bearer in …

A presidential hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ekiti State Governor, took his nationwide campaign tour to Osun State on Wednesday declaring that all those in the race for the nation’s No 1 seat from the southwest were most qualified for the job. Fayemi, who is a friend of his host, Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, believed to …

Businessman cum politician, Mr Peter has dumped the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former Anambra State governor was one of the leading presidential aspirants of the party in the primary scheduled for this weekend. Obi was the PDP vice presidential candidate in 2019, running the race with former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In the present …

Ace entertainer, Bovi Ugboma has joined other distinguished celebrities in endorsing the GoNigeria advocacy campaign for effective youth participation in Nigeria’s electoral processes leading to the 2023 general elections. He is the latest GoAmbassador and is helping to intensify the enlightenment initiative in the actualisation of better outcomes from the forthcoming elections. Bovi’s appointment is coming at a time the …

The Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Joseph Albasu Kunini has dismissed speculations that he has withdrawn from the 2023 governorship race in the state. A statement by his Chief of Staff, Mr Sukuji Bakoji described the rumour as “a blatant lie from the pit of hell”. “The Speaker is still in the governorship race. He is …

More sitting Governors have won the tickets of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest Senatorial seats in the next February’s election. Among them is Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, who will complete his two-term tenure in May. Unchallenged in the party primary on Tuesday, Ikpeazu, 57, will represent the PDP in the Abia South senatorial district in the …

Public relations consultant, Akogun Adetokunbo Modupe is a step away from becoming a Nigerian Senator. Better known as Toks, Modupe won the fiercely contested Ondo North Senatorial District in the primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which was conducted on Monday. He polled 124 delegate votes to defeat his challenger, Prince Foluso Mayowa Adefemi, who had 93 delegate votes. …