Traffic gridlock will be imminent in Lagos, Nigeria Wednesday as the All Progressive Congress (APC) holds its National Convention at the Teslim Balogun Stadium to choose a presidential candidate for the 2015 general elections. A statement by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Comrade Kayode Opeifa said Funsho Williams/Western Avenue Road from Olumegbon to National Stadium; […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Kaduna – Following the emergence of Nasir El-Rufai as the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, in Kaduna State and the victory of Governor, Ramalan Yero, as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate ahead of the 2015 elections, the State Chairman of PDP, Abubakar Haruna, has declared that El-Rufai not threat to […]
Oyewale Oyelola – Former member of House of Representatives, Hon Dino Melaye has emerged as APC senatorial candidate for Kogi West. Melaye polled 2,077 votes to defeat his opponent, Bidemi Adeyemi who got 326 votes in the primary held on Monday. He will face journalist turned politician, Smart Adeyemi of Peoples Democratic Party in 2015 […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Senator Ayogu Eze representing Enugu North senatorial District has emerged winner of a parallel governorship primary election of the ruling peoples Democratic party PDP held in Enugu on monday. Before the Eze group went into the parallel exercise held at Filbon Hotel Enugu, the lawmaker, and four other PDP Aspirants […]
In Abia, anointed candidate of Governor Theo Orji has won the governorship primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Okezie Ikpeazu polled 483 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Uche Ogah who polled 103 votes. Mr Emeka Wogu, former minister of Labour, got 33 votes, while Marc Wabara has 3 Votes, Acho Nwakanma […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Kano – After about 48 hours of arrest and questioning of Antonio Russian cargo Aircraft at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano, the Federal Government Monday ordered the release of the plane, to continue its flight to the neighbouring Chad. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Amosu, confirmed the FG’s position […]
Niyi Adeyi, Abuja – Former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu Sheriff has dissociated himself from the detained Russian cargo plane loaded with weapons. The plane which was on its way to Chad was detained by the Nigerian authorities after it made an emergency landing at Kano airport In his reaction to a report on […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Violence erupted at the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections into the Federal House of Representatives in Mushin and Ifako/Ijaiye areas of Lagos. Thugs went on rampage in Mushin when the voting was in the process, as they damaged property and smashed vehicles windshield parked close to APC Secretariat on Layi […]
Oyewale Oyelola – Senate President, David Mark and Governor Gabriel Suswam on Sunday won the Peoples Democratic Party Senatorial primary elections for 2015 general elections in Benue State. Mark, who has been in senate since 1999 picked his fifth term senatorial ticket for Benue South after his opponent, Chief Mike Onoja withdrew from the race. […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu on Sunday emerged the people’s Democratic party PDP candidate for Enugu west senatorial District ahead of the 2015 election. He was returned unopposed after polling a total of 294 out of the 299 votes cast by the accredited delegates. Announcing the result […]
Oyewale Oyelola –The first civilian governor of Osun state, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke on Saturday won the APC senatorial primary election for Osun West Senatorial District. Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke defeated incumbent Senator Hussain Madasiru in the indirect primary held in government house, Osogbo. Adeleke who defected to APC from PDP in build up to August 9 […]
Former Information Minister Mr. Labaran Maku has decried the recent killing of four persons in the APC’s primary election into the House of Assembly in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. He made the remarks in Akwanga during the House of Representatives primaries of the PDP. Mr. Maku said unlike the PDP that conducted […]
(Reuters) – Nigeria detained a Russian cargo plane and its French-speaking crew on Saturday after it made an unauthorised landing in the northern city of Kano with military hardware bound for neighbouring Chad, a security source said. An air force spokesman confirmed the plane had been detained but gave no further details. The plane had […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA in Enugu – Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State and the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu purported peace deal after a protracted face-off over who represents Enugu west senatorial zone in 2015, may have finally collapsed. The unsettled political war between the two PDP stalwarts in the state came to the […]
Barely forty-eight hours before the much-expected House of Representatives primary election, an Ughelli- Udu federal constituency top contender, Comrade Daniel Idonor declared that he had backed out of the contest. The Aso Rock Villa senior journalist broke this news when addressing pressmen at the Ughelli Stadium venue for the primary election on Saturday December 6. […]
The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday rejected the National Assembly Primary Election Committee and Electoral Appeal Panel members posted to the state to conduct primary elections. The Chairman of the committee, Pere Egbe Ganfo, and his members, including Edith Uso (Secretary) and Hon. Benard Ochepe as member, have been rejected. […]
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire on Friday announced her withdrawal from the race to contest the ticket of the Lagos West Senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Her decision to withdraw from the race was contained in a press statement issued yesterday in Lagos. In the statement issued […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Directorate of States Security (DSS) of resorting to the use of torture to obtain forced confessions from the workers who were arrested during the first raid on the party’s Data Centre in Ikeja. This is as the party called the incident […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced Barrister Simon Lalong as the winner of its gubernatorial primary election to run for the gubernatorial seat of Plateau come 2015. Lalong a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, who won the Primaries with 2, 222 votes, was declared winner of the […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Plateau State Police anti bomb unit averted what would have turned out to be a tragedy following reports of defused bomb planted near Tin City Primary School in Jos, the Plateau State capital, AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that an eagle eye staff of the school spotted the bomb and he promptly […]
