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Zamfara governorship candidate Senator Marafa ponders quitting APC as party can no longer field candidates

ZAMFARA Central Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Kabiru Marafa has indicated that he may quit the All Progressive Congress (APC) over the ongoing furore about the submission on candidates' names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec).

 

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Abia's Governor Ikpeazu assures Afaraukwu community that Nnamdi Kanu and his dad will be back this year

ABIA State governor Okezie Ikpeazu has assured traditional rulers and indigenes of Afaraukwu community in Umuahia North Local Government Area that Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu and his father will return before the end of the year.

 

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Fayose loyalist impeached as speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly ahead of Fayemi's inauguration

EKITI State is already up in turmoil ahead of the change of government next week as members of the state house of assembly have switched camp to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and impeached the speaker Kola Oluwawole.

 

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Dankwambo wins Gombe North Senatorial ticket after candidate steps down for him

GOVERNOR Hassan Dankwambo has come back from the political wilderness securing the nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Gombe North Senatorial District after the nominee Mohammed Usman Ribadu stood down for him.

 

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Buhari dismisses Obasanjo's endorsement of Atiku as an irrelevance that will not affect election outcome

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed yesterday's endorsement of his opponent former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as an irrelevance that will not affect the outcome of next February's presidential elections.

 

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Dokubo reveals that he is under pressure from Niger Delta elite to share out amnesty money to them

PRESIDENTIAL Amnesty Programme coordinator Professor Charles Dokubo has revealed that he is facing increasing pressure from members of the elite in the Niger Delta to share out funds set aside to rehabilitate former militants.

 

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Aisha Alhassan confident of becoming first female governor saying UDP has attracted 120,000 members in two weeks

FORMER minister for women's affairs Hadjia Aisha Alhassan is confident that she can win the Taraba State governorship contest next year despite leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying that her new party has attracted 120,000 members over the last fortnight.

 

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Inec and APC on course for a bitter clash as commission says it has missed deadline in Zamfara and has no candidates

NIGERIA's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set for a head-on clash with the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) after the body told the party that it will not be allowed to field candidates in Zamfara State having missed the deadline.

 

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Ex-DSS boss Lawal Daura released from custody and touted as head of security for Buhari's re-election campaign

FORMER Department of State Services (DSS) director-general Lawal Daura has been released from detention and is being lined up to perform a major role in President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election campaign.

 

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Amosun threatens to leave APC after his Ogun State governorship candidate is rejected

OGUN State governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun has threatened to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party refuses to uphold the candidacy of his anointed governorship candidate Adekunle Akinlade.

 

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