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President Muhammadu Buhari has charged governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the forthcoming convention to pick a presidential candidate reflects all the values and virtues of the party. He also said the candidate to be selected has to be one “who would give the Nigerian masses a sense of victory and confidence even before the elections.” Femi Adesina, …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with the governors of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday ahead of the party’s convention. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made the outcome of the meeting known in a statement titled, ‘We must show positive qualities of APC at our convention, President Buhari charges governors’. During the …

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will partner  with Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies to stop vote buying in the June 18, governorship election in Ekiti. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti during a meeting with traditional rulers in the state ahead of the election in the state. Yakubu said that the commission would partner with …

All Progressives Congress National Leader and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, was questioned about his educational background and plans for Nigeria’s development by the party’s presidential screening panel on Monday. The PUNCH obtained videos recorded from his screening on Tuesday. In the videos, Tinubu boasted about his initiatives in Lagos and how he helped Nigeria develop its telecommunication sector. He also defended …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted Sen. Rochas Okorocha to bail in the sum of N500 million with one surety in like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said granting bail was a discretionary power of the court. Justice Ekwo said the surety, who must have a landed property within the jurisdiction of the court, must deposit …

Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, met with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Abuja, The PUNCH has reported. Atiku had defeated Wike at the party’s presidential primary in Abuja on Saturday night. The Monday meeting, it was gathered, was to reconcile the two party chieftains and give the PDP a robust outing in the 2023 presidential …

Nigeria has recorded 21 cases of monkeypox since the start of the year, one of which was fatal, the country’s disease control agency said. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said late Sunday 66 suspected cases had been reported in nine out of the country’s 36 states and the administrative capital Abuja. Of these, 21 cases were subsequently confirmed …

Suspicious transactions between Mr Idris and Ex-Governor Yari were “in the area of 20 billion Naira”. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Governor Abdulaziz Yari in connection with the agency’s ongoing investigation of the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. Mr Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, was arrested on Sunday at his residence in Abuja days …

*Abdulsalam’s ex-deputy vows to obtain new court orders today  *NLC still in court against Abure, says Falana Plans by former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, to contest next year’s presidential election on the platform of Labour Party (LP) appeared shaky yesterday, as a faction of the party threatened to renew its legal battle this week. Former Deputy National Chairman …

Mr Abubakar polled 371 votes to beat back a strong challenge by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike who recorded 237 votes. Atiku comes againThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday night re-nominated its 2019 standard-bearer, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, for the 2019 presidential election. Mr Abubakar polled 371 votes to beat back a strong challenge by Rivers State Governor …