The June 3 deadline for the conduct of primary elections has been extended further by 6 days, the Independent National Electoral Commission confirmed on Friday, May 27. This was conveyed in a statement released by INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, after a meeting with the leadership of the 18 registered political…
Nollywood actor and politician representing Surulere Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for a third term. The primary election took place on Friday at Akerele Primary Health Centre, Surulere, amid tight security provided by the police and other agencies. It was also…
Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, the female Lagos lawmaker who sparked controversy after she said that Nigerian youths are always high on drugs has lost the ticket of the All Progressives Congress. The incumbent lost the ticket to Olaitan Folorunso at the APC primary election held on Friday. Three aspirants, including Adesina Ado, contested the ticket while 20…
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, has cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 Presidential contest. The court gave the ruling on the eve of the ruling party’s presidential contest. Jonathan has been linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential race as the N100 million forms were purchased on his…
Senator Rochas Okorocha has been denied bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. This comes after he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday. Justice Inyang Ekwo, during the bail application hearing, ordered Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, to put the anti-graft agency on notice. Olanipekun…
Former Chief of Air Staff, retired Air Marshal, Saddique Abubakar, has clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket for the 2023 election in Bauchi State. Abubakar, who is the Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, polled 370 votes to defeat six other aspirants in the primary election held on Thursday in Bauchi. Announcing the result…
A list of successful candidates in the People Democratic Party elected during the governorship primaries have been revealed. This comes after PDP on Wednesday conducted its governorship primary election in some part of the country. However, some states are yet to conduct their primaries. See below a list of states and governorship of the PDP:…
Three delegates for the gubernatorial primaries of the People Democratic party from Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State have allegedly been killed by bandits. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee and Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo announced this at the State PDP Secretariat, the venue of the primaries in Minna today May…
Prophet Godfrey Gbujie has expressed shock after Peter Obi yesterday dumped the Peoples Democratic Party. Gbujie who is the Ministerial Leader of the World Zionist Union in the South-East had announced on May 18, 2022, that God revealed to him that Obi would emerge as the standard-bearer for the PDP in the upcoming general election….
Presidential candidate and Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Before his resignation, Obi was one of the main opposition party’s presidential aspirants ahead of their primary election on Sunday. Obi announced his resignation in a letter he wrote to PDP National Chairman Senator Iyorchia Ayu….