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Senator Authur Ifeanyi Okowa  has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP) Gubernatorial primaries in Delta state. He polled 406 votes to beat his closest rival, David Edevbie, who polled 299 votes. As expected, the Delta State Gubernatorial Primaries did not disappoint, intrigues and horse- trading was the order of the day. The gubernatorial seat […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said it had reviewed comments attributed to Dr. Christopher Kolade, a former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on the leadership of the nation, specifically as it relates to the fight against the insurgency facing our country. Calling Kolade “our respected elder statesman”, the party said: “we regret […]

At lease 13 members representing different parts of Lagos lost out in the primary election held on Sunday to field candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2015 election into the House of Representatives on. While six of the legislators had stepped down from the race before the primary election commenced, the other […]

Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, at two different fora at the weekend continued his sustained campaign for his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) urging Lagosians to vote for its governorship candidate, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, in order to sustain the programmes of the present administration. Fashola’s campaign for Ambode thus seems to negate claims in some […]

Winner of All Progressives Congress (APC) gubanatorial election ticket in Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai and his team have promised do everything needed to make the state great again if he eventually becomes the governor in the 2015 elections. El-Rufai gave the assurance on Saturday while delivering an acceptance speech as APC’s flagbearer in the state. […]

Shock pervaded the camp of Lagos Deputy Governor Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on Saturday as she announced her withdrawal from the senatorial race in the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Orelope-Adefulire, whose posters had for weeks flooded many parts of Lagos West, made the withdrawal announcement  in a press statement issued by her […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Directorate of Security Services (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, calling it a contravention of the UN Convention against Torture to which Nigeria is […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has described the visit of five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as unwarranted,  unnecessary and uncalled for. The governor said PDP as a party must stop condoning indiscipline, saying nobody should be treated as being bigger than the party. He added that Obasanjo who does not […]

One of the defeated governorship aspirants in Lagos State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Tokunbo Wahab, has protested the result of the just concluded primary election of the party in the state. A statement he released on Friday, after the result of the election was delivered, said the election had […]

Delta State, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has announced his withdrawal from the Delta South Senatorial race. Uduaghan made the surprise announcement on Friday, saying he made the move in order to ensure that peace reigns in the state. The withdrawal is coming less than 48 hours to the primary, meaning that the incumbent holder of the […]

All Progressives Congress has declared former Accountant-General of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, winner of the gubernatorial primaries for Lagos state. He polled 3735 to beat his closest rival, and Commissioner for Works, Dr. Femi Hamzat, who polled 1201 votes. Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon polled 272 votes to come third Speaker of the Lagos State House […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday held its primaries to select candidates for the 2015 governorship election across the country with some states recording violence, anger and boycott. In some of the states where the governors on the platform of the party are serving their first terms, such governors were mostly unanimously endorsed by […]