NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of yesterday gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State and the new governor-elect.
A native of Ikogosi-Ekiti, Mr Oyebanji, 54, served as the secretary to the Ekiti State government between...
FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowo of Delta State as his running mate for next year's presidential elections after declaring that he believes he s is the right person to complement him.
Earlier this month, Alhaji Abubakar won the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic...
NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied reports that it has selected Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as the running mate to its presidential candidate former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Earlier this month, Alhaji Abubakar win the PDP presidential primaries and since then, the...
GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State has advised voters in his state to cast their votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and shun former Anambra State governor Peter Obi despite him being Igbo.
Last week, Asiwaju Tinubu emerged as the APC's presidential candidate after...
ISLAMIC body Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has warned former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against picking Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State as his running mate in next year's elections because he is a bigoted Christian.
Earlier this month, Alhaji Abubakar emerged as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...
GOVERNOR Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has said he no longer believes in Ohanaeze Ndigbo after the body failed to stand up for Igbos during the recent presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Last week, the APC held its presidential primaries, which were won by the former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola...
CHRISTIAN Association of Nigeria (Can) officials have warned Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to both refrain from picking Muslim running mates in the run-up to the 2023 presidential elections.
Over the last fortnight, former vice president Alhaji Atiku and former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Tinubu have emerged...
PAN-Igbo socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo's youth wing has lambasted the five governors of the southeast geo-political zone over the woeful showing of Igbo candidates in the recent presidential primaries of Nigeria's two leading political parties.
Over the last fortnight, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
NIGERIA'S Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) has given all of the country's 18 registered political parties eight days to submit the names of their running mates following the recent conclusion of the presidential primaries.
Over the last week, all the parties have been busy holding summit to elect their...
NIGER Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has asked Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to apologise for his recent comment that he was betrayed during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries just held in Abuja.
In what effectively became a two-horse race, former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar scored...