Government

Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, said that no fewer than 1,000 teachers in the state were relieved of their appointments with the state government because they were employed in a hazy manner. The governor stated that the affected persons thereby remained unqualified for the job. The clarification was made …

Prof. Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his victory as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 presidential election. This was contained in a congratulatory message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita. Ayade also expressed an “unwavering …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bola Tinubu for winning the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall that Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos, at the conclusion of the APC presidential primary on Wednesday, polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other contenders for the ticket. Buhari via …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has announced the closure of all political party primaries effective Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Commission also disclosed plans to start uploading names of nominated candidates of parties to the INEC portal. The disclosure was made on Thursday by INEC during a …

Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has indicted the ruling All Progressives Congress of destroying billboards belonging to its candidate in the July 16 governorship poll, Senator Ademola Adeleke, across the state. This was contained in a statement releases on Thursday by the Chairman, Osun PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. …

Apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reacted to the attack on her people in Lagos State for trying to register and secure their Permanent Voters Card, PVC. The Igbo group, which condemned the attack, said it will not condone mindless and unprovoked attacks on Igbos in Lagos State. President-General of …

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, defeated all comers to win the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Eagle Square, Abuja, on Wednesday. He polled 1,271 votes to defeat 13 other presidential hopefuls, with Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, coming a very distant second after …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday said it only recognises the Labour Party faction that produced the former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate. Recall that Jude Ezenwafor, a former chairman of LP in Anambra State, was declared the winner of the presidential primary organised by a …

Rotimi Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation has congratulated the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, over his emergence as the presidential candidate of the party. Amaechi, in a letter, also assured Tinubu of his support during the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu defeated 12 other presidential aspirants including …

Hon Ganiyu Johnson, a member of the National Assembly representing Lagos State’s Oshodi/Isolo II Federal Constituency, has reacted to Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s triumph at the ruling All Progressives Congress’s (APC) National Convention, which began on Monday and finished on Wednesday. The process that produced the National Leader as the APC’s …