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Thursday, December 4th, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Voting is currently ongoing at the All Progressive Congress (APC) Lagos Governorship primaries, with the National leader of th party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu charging the aspirants to accept the outcome of the primaries. Voting started around 2.20pm (Nigerian Time) and will not end until every delegate has voted and this may drag […]
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Thursday, December 4th, 2014
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen After failing in his suit to unseat the incumbent National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu ‘azu, the National Working Committee (NWC), of the party (PDP), has suspended its former Chiarman Alhaji Bamangar Tukur. The decision was reached by the party’s NWC 395th meeting, which held Wednesday, […]
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Thursday, December 4th, 2014
By Ayo Balogun The Lagos State chapter of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary is underway at the popular Onikan stadium, Lagos Island as well as other States of the Federation. AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent reports that party delegates, from the 20 local government areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) totaling 3,000, […]
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Thursday, December 4th, 2014
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Bajoga town of Gombe state, North Eastern Nigeria was the next point of call early Thursday morning, as the rampaging deadly Boko Haram insurgents swooped on the enclave and laid siege on it. Sources in Gombe city, the State capital confirmed to AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent, that the insurgents indeed stormed the […]
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Thursday, December 4th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Umuahia Seventeen incumbent members of the Abia State House of Assembly failed to clinch their return tickets at the primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. African Examiner gathered that out of the 24 members of the state legislature, only seven of the incumbents won their primaries. The Abia state PDP Chairman, […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Wednesday distanced its Group Managing Director, Dr. Joseph T. Dawha from a running Facebook account opened in his name by some nondescript scam artistes. The NNPC in a statement said that the bogus Facebook account which bears a concocted version of Dr. Dawha’s profile is designed […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
*Also, Analysis of Lagos APC Governorship Front Runners The National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola are in a final battle over who becomes governor of Lagos next year. The final battle will culminate at the party’s governorship primaries at the Onikan Stadium on Thursday. […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
Over 3,000 delegates are expected to vote at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos governorship primaries, which hold at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday. A statement issued by the Lagos APC and signed by its Publicity Secretary, Joe Igbokwe said the leadership of the party had agreed that the primaries should hold at […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
By Amos Dunia (Per Second News) Hell was on Wednesday let loose as angry protestants stormed and took over the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), located in Zone 5, Wuse District of Abuja over injustice meted out on them during the last Saturday’s House of Assembly primaries of the party in the […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
Hon. Mufutau Egberongbe, lawmaker representing Apapa Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, who lost Tuesday’s primaries, has petitioned the All Progressive Congress (APC), accusing the Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Gbolahan Lawal of twisting the results in favour of his sister, Mojisola Lawal. According to the lawmaker, Lawal stormed the venue of […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr. Ajibayo Adeyeye lost the chance to return to the House on Wednesday afternoon as he was soundly defeated in the House of Assembly primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kosofe Constituency 2. He polled 173 votes to lose to one Tunde […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Ogbonnaya Onu, chairman of the party’s presidential screening committee, has disclosed that All Progressives Congress (APC) has made its presidential aspirants to sign an undertaking to remain loyal to the party if any of them fails to get the party’s presidential ticket. Onu who stated this in Abuja on Wednesday said all […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said he welcomes the choice of Lagos as the venue for the presidential primaries of the APC scheduled for December, 10, 2014. Atiku said in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on Wednesday that the […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam Less than the previously announced 24 hours of the dusk to dawn curfew in Damaturu and its environs, Yobe State Government has announced the review of the curfew. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Press Affairs and Information, Abdullahi Bego dropped this hint in a press statement late Tuesday. He […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
By Ayo Balogun Young Hip Hop star, Abolore Akande aka 9nice’s first attempted political aspiration has suffered a setback, as the popular Yoruba wrapper Tuesday lost in his bid to clinch the opposition All progressives Congress (APC) Ogbomosho North/Ogbomosho South/Orire Federal Constituency of Oyo state ticket. The Gongo-Aso initiator lost in the primary despite his […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Justice Innocent Umezulike, the chief judge of Enugu state has inaugurated a 7-man impeachment panel to investigate the alleged misappropriation and embezzlement of local government funds by the Chairman of Igbo-Eze North council area, Mr. Bonaventure Onu. Mr Onu is under investigation for mismanaging a total sum of N1.7 billion naira belonging […]
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014
The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee from accepting any primaries for next year’s election except those conducted with the Ad Hoc ward delegates list. Justice Okon Abang, who made the order, also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting as valid any such […]
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
As Ambode, Ikuforiji, 10 Others Battle For Fashola’s Job Oyewale Oyelola The Lagos state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold governorship primary election on Thursday. According to information made available to journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, the party has cleared twelve aspirants to participate in the exercise. The aspirants are Senate Minority Whip, […]
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola Co-owner of Kennis Music, Dayo Adeneye on Tuesday lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to represent Odogbolu at the Ogun state House of Assembly. Dayo Adeneye popularly called D1 lost the primaries to the Special Adviser to Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr Adebowale Ojuri. Our correspondent gathered that Mr Ojuri defeated D1 […]
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, former Minister of State for Defence has formally declared his interestMusiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday formally declared his interest to contest the Lagos Governorship seat under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Obanikoro will be contesting the PDP’s primary election with other numerous contestants to determine who will represent the party […]
