The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has alleged that directors in the state’s civil service use tricycles, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, to work over the terrible welfare conditions for workers under Governor Alex Otti’s administration. Anosike made this disclosure to journalists on Thursday in Abuja….
The Action Democratic Party candidate in last Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, Yemisi Opawoye, has disputed reports that she finished sixth in the poll, saying the official result sheet showed that she placed fourth. Opawoye, in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Saturday, said she received 2,946 votes, according to the INEC Form EC8E –…
A faction of the Accord Party (A) led by its National Chairman and presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imumolen, has withdrawn support for Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Naija News reports that Imumolen announced the decision on Thursday during the APC…
The governorship race in Osun State has narrowed further ahead of the 15 August election after the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Adesina Adeyemi-Doro, withdrew from the contest and endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Punch reported that Mr Adeyemi-Doro announced his decision on Saturday during a programme tagged…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for the Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency in Kwara State has come under scrutiny after documents filed before the Federal High Court in Ilorin allegedly revealed glaring numerical discrepancies in the result sheets relied upon by the party to defend the nomination of its candidate. The disputed…
By Shina Abubakar The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan has assured stakeholders ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State that the commission has no preferred candidate or political allegiance to anyone. He also urged residents in the State not to be deterred by the spread of…
President Bola Tinubu has officially presented Vice President Kashim Shettima with a certificate confirming his nomination as the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The presentation followed the APC’s confirmation of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate for the next general election. The event became public on Thursday after the President’s Special Assistant…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has fired back at the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, saying he does not need to be a presidential candidate to educate the former Anambra State governor on infrastructure. Addressing journalists at a construction site on Sunday, Umahi made the remark while defending the…
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2027 Benue State governorship election, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has condemned the current wave of attacks in parts of the state, which have led to the killing of many innocent people and the displacement of thousands of others. In a statement issued by his Media Assistant,…
A candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the Kaduna State House of Assembly election in Kawo Constituency, Rakiya Baba Mohammed, has accused the party leadership of attempting to deny her the nomination ticket despite emerging winner of the party’s primary election. Rakiya alleged that party officials were making moves to substitute her with…
