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The duo of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and his counterpart in Education,  Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, have dismissed insinuations that they are no longer in the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket.  Former governor of Kano State, Kabiru Gaya, had claimed that the competition has been narrowed between former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu …

The Director-General of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, Senator Kabiru Gaya, says the list of Presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress has been trimmed to just two – Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State even as he stated that three aspirants had stepped down. Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State had earlier in the …

Two of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn from the race and declared their support for the ex-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu. Ex-Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, and ex-Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, announced their decisions to step down for Mr Tinubu at the ongoing presidential primary of the party holding in Abuja. The two …

Over 2,000 delegates drawn from the 36 states and FCT will elect the APC presidential candidate from the 23 aspirants jostling for the ticket of the ruling party at today’s primary. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set for its special convention to elect its presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. The convention will hold for the next three days (June …

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Monday condemned the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State by suspected terrorists describing it as a crime against humanity and grievous and inexplicable sin. The organisation also called on governments at all levels to issue and pursue an ultimatum for the security agencies to unravel the identity and bring …

Following intense consultation and deliberation as directed by President. Muhammadu Buhari, Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the National Working Committee, NWC, have pruned down the number of aspirants for today’s presidential primaries to five. The decision was taken in the early hours of today, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, disclosed in an interview …

The attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday, has continued to elicit condemnation from the international community. United States Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, in a statement issued in New York, United States, condemned in the strongest terms, the heinous attack. Guterres called on the Nigerian authorities to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Spokesman …

Tinubu Campaign Organisation has warned against the imposition of a consensus candidate by the All Progressives Congress. The organisation was reacting to the announcement of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as consensus candidate of the party on Monday. In a statement signed by its Legal Director, Babatunde Ogala, SAN, the support group listed three conditions for picking a consensus candidate as …

• APC’s silence on Owo attack confirms its complicity, says PDP• Ooni: Yoruba nation remains unconquered• Ohanaeze Ndigbo laments deteriorating security, seeks restructuring of security architecture As the dust settles on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owaluwa in Owo, Ondo State after the brutal invasion by yet-to-be-identified gunmen around 11:30.a.m on Sunday, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, …

“Allow the delegates to decide. The party must participate, nobody will appoint anybody.” Mr Buhari says. President Muhammadu Buhari Monday told governors of APC-controlled northern states that he had no preferred presidential aspirant in the ruling party and the party should ‘allow the delegates to decide’ its presidential candidate. Mr Buhari’s position was contained in a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu. …