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By News Desk President Muhammadu Buhari late Saturday met with All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants at the State House, Abuja. The Nigerian leader urged them to hold discussions, and come up with a formidable candidate before the primary election starting on Monday. The President said the meeting was a continuation of ongoing consultative process…
By News Desk Governors of northern extraction in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have dumped two of their colleagues with presidential ambitions and instead called on President Muhammadu Buhari to support a presidential aspirant from the South. The position of the governors is an indication that they no longer support the Kebbi state Governor,…
••• As Buhari’s senior aide defends ex-Lagos Gov Following threats by the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu to sanction a national leader of the party over remarks considered uncomplimentary against President Muhammadu Buhari, a member of the party’s National Working Committee NWC has said Adamu’s position is not…
The seven-man All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential screening committee led by former party’s national chairman John Odigie-Oyegun has recommended 13 out of the 23 screened by the party. The report of the panel was submitted to the APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, on Friday. He told the national chairman that 10 aspirants were disqualified. Notable…
By News Desk Unknown persons have allegedly gang-raped and slaughtered a 26-year-old house wife, Ummi Garba in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A resident told THEANALYSTNG reporter that the incident happened on Wednesday night at Warwadi quarters in Hadejia town. He said the horrendous incident occurred when the unknown criminals took advantage of…
By News Desk A presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday that he deserved to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari based on his (Tinubu) antecedents. Tinubu stated this during his visit to Abeokuta to seek the support of delegates ahead of the presidential primary of the APC, saying without his…
By our reporter Residents of Idoji town in Okene Local Government Area in Kogi State are still counting their losses as another explosion hits the town. The explosion which occurred late Thursday,was said to have killed one and injured many. An eye witness, Usman Animuko Sani, who spoke with our reporter said the explosion occurred…
By our reporter Student body, under the aegis of the National Association of Ora-Igbomina students, Osun State, has frowned at the planned visit of Governor Oyetola to Ora-Igbomina town, Ifedayo Local Government Area of the state. In a press release issued on Thursday by the president and general secretary of the association, Adedapo Taiwo and…
Going by the results of parties primaries conducted so far for 109 Senatorial seats, about 60 Senators have lost out on return bids,TAIYE ODEWALE, reports. Seasonal turnoversFor both chambers of the National Assembly since 2003 when the first general elections were conducted under democratic governance in the current fourth republic, it has been high turnover…
The Nigeria Army, on Wednesday, said An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) has exploded, causing severe injuries to two members of the outlawed group. Onyema Nwachukwu, Brigadier General Director Army Public Relations, in a statement, said the incident…
