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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 …

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Two of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn from the race and declared their support for the ex-Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu.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 …