From Our Correspondent The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, ruled that Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State was not a valid candidate in the gubernatorial election held in the state on March 18. The Justice M. U. Adumeh-led three-member panel of justices at the appellate court, therefore, nullified his election victory, on Friday. In […]
By Our Correspondent The APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen (APC-CDC) has felicitated with Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo and Kogi’s Gov-elect, Alhaji Usman Ododo on their victory at the Nov. 11 governorship polls in the states. Mr Elas Abone, the APC-CDC Public Relations Officer, sent the congratulatory message in a statement, on Friday in Lagos. […]
From Our Correspondent The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo, the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. TheNewsZenith reports that the State Returning Officer, Prof. Johnson Urame, announced the result of the election on Sunday in Lokoja. Urame said Ododo […]
From Our Correspondent The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared Gov. Hope Uzodinma of the APC the winner of Imo governorship election, thus securing a second term in office. The State Returning Officer, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, declared results of the Saturday’s off-circle election. Fasina said Uzodimma polled 540,308 votes to defeat 17 other […]
From Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to honour some performing governors and lawmakers elected on its platform in a Productivity Award. The Chairman of APC NewsOnline, Dr Tom Ohikere, told newsmen on Thursday, that the award would take place on Nov. 25 in Abuja. Ohikere said the party would also […]
From Our Correspondent Former Deputy-Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has eulogised the emergence of Senators Abdullahi Ganduje and Ajibola Basiru as new National Chairman and Secretary of the ruling APC. Omo-Agege, in a congratulatory message to the new party leadership, Omo-Agege describe their emergency as a path to stable polity. Mr Sunny Areh, his Media […]
Sen. Abubakar Kyari, APC National Deputy Chairman, has announced the resignation of Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary respectively. Kyari made the announcement while speaking with newsmen at the end of the party’s National Working Committee’s (NWC) emergency closed-door meeting he presided over, on Monday in Abuja. […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has assembled a team of 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The team is, besides 50 SANs, led by Chief Wole Olankpekun (SAN), put […]
…assures South West Muslim leaders of faster economic growth By Oluwashina Iyanda The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, pledged to retool the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians. Tinubu gave the assurance while speaking at a TownHall meeting with South West Muslim Leaders on Sunday in Ibadan. […]
By Atanda T. Kola On Nov. 16, the Presidential flag-bearer of the ruling APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, met with leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the Christian Ecumenical Centre in Abuja. The meeting centered majorly on shedding lights on some lingering issues, especially in relation to this Muslim-Muslim ticket of APC. It […]