GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State appears to have thrown his weight behind transport minister Rotimi Amaechi as his preferred presidential candidate in what is seen as a big blow to former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Three days ago, Kaduna State delegates had endorsed Asiwaju Tinubu and pledged their...
GOVERNOR Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State paid a surprise visit to one of his predecessors Senator Ibrahim Shekarau on Friday in a last ditch attempt to halt the ongoing mass exodus from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Senator Shekarau was governor between 2003 and 2011 and ran for president in the 2011 general...
FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele look to be out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race after their supporters failed to submit their nomination forms on time.
Both Dr Jonathan and Mr Emefiele had their expression of interest and nomination...
MINISTER for labour and employment Dr Chris Ngige has withdrawn from the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race saying that after consulting with friend and family he had opted to bow out of the contest.
About a month ago, Dr Ngige announced his candidacy, indicating that he would seek the APC's presidential...
SENATE chief whip Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has told Nigeria's 40m Igbos that they cannot get the presidential ticket of any party in the country under the current open contest arrangement we have today and need a arrangement conceding the office to the southeast.
Next year, Nigeria goes to the polls and already the battle for...
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwoolu us facing a challenge to his bid to get re-elected as the Lagos State chief executive after Wale Oluwo an associate of former governor Akinwunmi Ambode submitted his nomination form.
Yesterday, Mr Oluwo submitted his N50m governorship form to the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has been warned by the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (Coseyl) to shelve his 2023 presidential plans amid talk that he has now formally joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Earlier this week, several northern campaign groups got to getter and bother an APC presidential...
NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has rejected the recent request by the country's 18 registered political parties that it reschedule its election timetable and give them more time to conduct their primaries.
Yesterday, the political parties including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
EDUCATION minister Emeka Nwajiuba has tendered his resignation from the Federal Executive Council in line with the dictates of President Muhammadu Buhari who asked all his ministers standing for election to stand down.
This week, President Buhari asked all his ministers who were standing for president and other offices to...
NIGERIA'S18 registered political parties including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to shift its June primaries deadline.
Under its strict election timetable, Inec has given all the parties until...
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