Retired Generals, Jemibewon, Togun, Back Obasanjo On Atiku
A former Minister of Police Affairs, Major General David Jemibewon (retd.), and a former Director of Military Intelligence, Brigadier-General Ajibola Togun (retd.), have supported former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s decision to endorse the 2019 presidential bid of his former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Obasanjo had on Thursday declared his support for Atiku, exactly four days after […]
Keyamo Attacks Obasanjo, Oyedepo For Endorsing Atiku
The spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari reelection campaign, Festus Keyamo, has come after former President Olusegun Obasanjo following his endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar. Keyamo urged Nigerians not to join Obasanjo in receiving the curse he allegedly invoked on himself over the former Vice-President. […]
Gov. Lalong lauds peaceful conduct of LG Poll
Gov. Simon Lalong, has commended the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state. Lalong said this shortly after casting his vote at the Ajikamai polling unit in Shendam Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Wednesday. “So far, I have not received any negative report in any part of the state […]
DOYIN OKUPE DID NOT ATTACK ATIKU ON TWITTER
Attention of Dr. Doyin Okupe has been drawn to online publications in which he was reported to have purportedly attacked Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in a twitter post. We will like to inform the general public that the purported twitter post credited to Dr. Doyin Okupe is only a creation of the opposition elements that are […]
Sen. Shehu Sani Remains APC Kaduna Central Senatorial Candidate, says APC
The National body of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has said that Sen. Shehu Sani remained its only senatorial candidate from Kaduna Central. The Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Yekini Nabena, gave the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said Sani was the only […]
2019: Atiku emerges PDP’s Presidential Candidate.
Alhajia Atiku Abubakar, Wazirin Adamawa has defeated other PDP presidential contenders, at the party’s Convention held in Port Harcourt, by a wide margin to emerge the party’s presidential candidate for next year’s election. A multiple presidential aspirant/candidate under various parties, he is expected to face All Peoples Congress’ (APC’s) candidate, incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, who himself had […]
2019: Aliyu Sokoto beats 3 others to pick APC’s guber ticket
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto INCUMBENT Deputy Governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has emerged as the flag bearer and gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) after beating three others. Those also in the contest with him were: Farouk Malami Yabo, Sen. Abubakar Umar Gada and Abubakar Abdulahi Gumbi. He emerged […]
2019: Dan Iya Now Sokoto PDP Guber Candidate
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto FOLLOWING the decision to withdraw from the Sokoto state gubernatorial race on the Peoples Democratic Party’s platform, Professor Hamza Maishanu Yabo has paved way for the emergence of Alhaji Muhammad Mannir Dan Iya as the party’s standard flag bearer at its primaries. Yabo had on Friday announced his withdrawal from the […]
Nasarawa 2019: Maku Promises To Tackle Security Challenges Within 2 Months
Labaran Maku, a governorship candidate in All Progressive Grand Alliance in Nasarawa State, has promised to check incessant crises in the state within two months if given the mandate in 2019. Maku, a former Minister of Information, made the promise on Friday at rally in Lafia when he presented himself to the people as the […]
2019: We Won’t Vote APC If Senator Shehu Sani Is Not Elected – Chikun/Kajuru Residents
Residents of Chikun and Kajuru local government areas under the auspices of Southern Kaduna Concern Political Forum have warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against imposition of candidates that don’t have electoral value during the forthcoming party primaries in state. The residents ,who are also APC members of the Kaduna Central Senatorial zone ,which include: […]