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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC Presidential Flagbearer in the 2023 elections “is the right candidate for Nigeria’s aspiration because he is the APC’s candidate and under the continued stewardship of our party,” President Muhammadu Buhari said in a congratulatory message to the former Lagos State Governor on Wednesday. Nigeria, Buhari noted can achieve greatness and fulfil its destiny in Africa …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will sustain investment in technical and vocational education and build twenty technical colleges to drive the state’s industrial growth. The governor gave the assurance when he received members of the Benin College Old Students’ Association Worldwide, led by the President, Rev. Friday Emuze, who were on a courtesy visit at …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – An Auchi-based woman in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Mrs. Queen Okojie has dragged a Mobile Police Officer, Inspector Monday Aidomoh to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, alleging threat to her life, assault and illegal seizure of personal property by the officer. Mrs. Queen Okojie has therefore …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have foiled an attempt to steal N3.9 trillion worth of pipes meant for Okpella water project in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The police also paraded eight suspected impostors arrested in connection with the botched crime. The suspects are; Salisu Alhaji Umar, 38, …

TINUBU: A master of local politics, Tinubu has been directly involved in determining people to run for office, managing and financing campaigns, nurturing the party in a locally-deft way that appeals to party constituents. Against the backdrop of so many factors that were not in his favour, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo lost at the 2022 presidential primary of the All …

A national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged the presidential candidate of the party. By implication, Tinubu’s main challenger in next year’s presidential election would be the candidate of the country’s main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu who emerged at the end of the APC Special Convention …

Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu defeated 13 other contenders to emerge the flag bearer of the party at the Special National Convention of the party in Abuja on Wednesday. He won with a total vote of 1,271 Tinubu, who …

The spokesman of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, Mr Richard Akinnola, has congratulated the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu. Akinnola who made the disclosure in a post on his Facebook page, said: “Congratulations, Asiwaju Tinubu, the presumed winner of the primaries. “In any contest, there must be a winner. However, I’m very proud of my choice of support …

Mr Nnamani cited as reasons for his withdrawal from the race the party’s alleged lack of “sincerity on zoning arrangement and the poor management of the primary election activities.” The highlight of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) special convention to elect its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections so far is the galore of withdrawals from the race by some of …

The APC cleared a total of 23 aspirants for the primary election. The sorting of votes has ended at the APC presidential primary and the counting of votes has begun. Though the counting was still ongoing at the time of this report, a PREMIUM TIMES review shows that the ex-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, is set for victory. Mr Tinubu is …