Primaries: Lagos Senator wins Ogun APC Senate ticket
The senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Ogun West Senatorial District. Adeola is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance. Adeola garnered 294 votes to defeat his challenger and incumbent Senator representing the district, Tolu Odebiyi, who polled zero vote. READ ALSO: Adebutu, Showunmi emerge Ogun PDP guber candidates Odebiyi...
Bamidele clinches APC Senate ticket, promises constituents more projects
The senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has vowed to embark on more developmental projects for his constituency in 2023. Bamidele made the vow in his speech after he emerged the Ekiti Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election. The senator was elected unopposed on Saturday. Bamidele, in his acceptance speech made...
Gov Ayade loses APC Senate ticket
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, on Saturday, lost his bid to represent the state North Senatorial District in the Senate in 2023. Ayade, who is also a presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), contested against Adams Cecelia and Martin Orim. The governor, however, came third in the primaries with 52 votes as he was defeated by Adams, who...
31 feared dead in Rivers church stampede
No fewer than 31 persons were feared dead in a Pentecostal church, Kings Assembly in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday morning during the church’s free gifts and food items distribution. A mammoth crowd was said to have stormed Polo Club in the state capital, the venue of the items’ distribution, leading to a stampede. It was gathered that...
2023: PDP denies postponing presidential primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) debunked the reports making the rounds that the party has postponed its national convention for the primaries of the 2023 presidential election. The PDP noted that it has commenced the process to elect its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. The main opposition party made this known via a statement issued and made available to...
Crisis rocks APC NWC as vice chair accuses Adamu of one-man show
The All Progressives Congress National Vice Chairman, North-West, Mallam Salihu Lukman, has accused the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, of failing to involve other APC leaders in making decisions on the party’s activities. Lukman alleged that the current National Working Committee under the leadership of Adamu is gradually “snowballing” into crisis like the previous administrations of Adams Oshiomhole and...
Bandits kill one, abduct ex-Kaduna commissioner relatives
Bandits have reportedly abducted four members of the family of a former Kaduna State Commissioner of Poverty Alleviation, Abdulrahman Ibrahim Jere, in the state. The ex-commissioner’s relatives were said to have been abducted at Jere town in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday. It was, however, learnt that Jere was out of town when the incident occurred. The gunmen...
2 killed at Lagos APC Assembly primaries
No fewer than two persons were killed, while many others were injured at the venue of the House of Assembly primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Alimosho area of Lagos State on Friday. It was gathered that the incident occurred after violence erupted at the venue of the exercise after the announcement of the election results by...
80,000 fans in Paris as Liverpool, Real Madrid face off for UCL final rematch
A crowd of 80,000 will be inside the Stade de France for the Champions League final as Liverpool and Real Madrid meet for the second time in five years in Paris on Saturday. The fans include 20,000 supporters of each side who have officially got their hands on precious tickets for the game. Liverpool are aiming to end the season with...
Primaries: Lagos Rep floors Sanwo-Olu’s aide to secure Epe ticket
Mrs Remi Adebowale, the Special Adviser on Civic Engagement to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, lost her bid to represent Epe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Adebowale, who was backed by Governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, was defeated by the lawmaker representing the constituency, Olawale Raji. Raji, who is the Chairman, House Committee on House...
