How 72-year-old Atiku won PDP’s presidential ticket
At the end of the count of the votes at the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar polled 1,532 To bet 11 other contestants.
Nigeria @ 58: We cannot give up on our motherland— Aity Dennis
As Nigeria marked its 58th anniversary, gospel musician, Aity Dennis has declared that Nigerians cannot give up on their motherland.
Utomi explodes, says APC will lose Delta governorship if …
ALL Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirant in Delta State, Prof Pat Utomi, who lost out in last Sunday’s primary won by Chief Great Ogboru, yesterday, warned that the party will lose the 2019 gubernatorial election in the state if the injustice done to the people of Delta North was not redressed.
2019: Peoples’ will must be respected to avoid crisis—Bode George
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, has cautioned political leaders in the country not to subvert the will of the people in the forthcoming general elections to avoid crisis.
2019: Voters tasked on voting their conscience
The electorate have been tasked to vote their conscience in order to see their desired candidates emerged.
Tension in South Ibie as monarch sacked by court remains in palace
A High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State has ordered the occupant of the Aidonogie (clan headship) stool in South Ibie, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Alhaji Aliyu Kelvin Danesi, applicant, to vacate the stool and declaring his emergence and continued stay as “illegal and unconstitutional.”
Alatsha wins Warri North constituency APC primary
Wilson Alatsha of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC primary election held in Koko, headquarters of Warri North Local Government Council, Delta State, yesterday.
Okori monarch, Appolus Chu, takes unity crusade to Bida
In continuation of his peace talk and crusade for unity and harmony in Nigeria, the Egbere Emere Okori Eleme, Rivers State, HRH, Dr Appolus Chu, recently took his campaign to Bida in Niger State. This crusade, according to Chu, is part of the moves to strengthen cultural ties and peaceful coexistence among the different regions and ethnic groups in Nigeria.
UNIMED to get full NUC accreditation in October — VC, Prof. Okonofua
Vice-Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, UNIMED, Ondo, Prof. Friday Okonofua, yesterday, assured that the institution will get full accreditation of the National Universities Commission (NUC) by the end of October.
MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy kicks off
The MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy (MTFA), which is a year-long continent-wide, fully funded experiential and training programme designed to upgrade the skills of young Africans in film and television production to ignite the continent’s creative industries and put them on the global stage, has kicked off.
APC: Buhari’s challengers reject presidential primaries
A coalition of presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected the primaries of the party of September 28 that threw up President Muhammadu Buhari as the party’s presidential candidate.
