PDP candidate, BISI KOLAWOLE WINS FAYOSE’S UNIT
The candidate of the PDP, Bisi Kolawole in the Ekiti governorship election, has won the polling unit of Ayo Fayose, the former governor of the state Mr Kolawole polled 163 votes to beat his closest rival Mr Oyebanji the candied the APC who polled 106 votes while Mr Segun Oni of the SDP polled 29 …
Ekiti polls: APC candidate, Biodun Oyebanji wins polling unit by landslide as PDP gets one vote
As results of the just concluded Ekiti gubernatorial election trickles in, the candidate of the ruling All progressive Congress (APC) Biodun Oyebanji, won his polling unit by a landslide. The APC candidate scored 296 votes in polling unit 003, ward 06, Ikogosi, Ekiti West LGA, while Bisi Kolawole, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party …
Lawan makes APC list of senatorial candidates, scales ‘Machina’ hurdle.
After the initial fears, Ahmad Lawan, president of the senate, has been listed as the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe north senatorial district for the 2023 elections. This development is coming hours after Bashir Machina, who won the APC primary for the district, had insisted that he would not step down …
Secondus hails Atiku for choosing Okowa Ifeanyi
Former National Chairman of the major opposition party, The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Uche Secondus, has hailed Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, for picking Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Ekocitymagazine had reported earlier on Thursday that Abubakar named Okowa, governor of Delta, as his running mate for the 2023 general election. It would …
One Army officer feared dead ,another missing, as terrorists ambush troops in Niger
An Army major has been killed while another declared missing following an ambush on a military convoy by terrorists in Mariga local government area of Niger State. According to Military sources who saw the situation first hand, said the convoy belonged to the Nigerian Military School (NMS) and Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The incident …
Atiku give reasons for picking Okowa as running mate.
Following the nomination of Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta state, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar have given reasons for his choice. According to closed sources, the former vice-president Atiku preferred Okowa over Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, who was recommended by the national working committee (NWC). Speaking …
33 passengers cheat death as fire guts Overland aircraft’s engine mid-air.
Thirty- three passengers escaped the cold hands of death on Wednesday as an Overland Airways flight OF1188 en route to Lagos from Ilorin experienced an “unusual high turbine temperature” on one of its engines. The airline in a statement on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 around, 7:50 pm in the …
BREAKING: Okowa edges Wike as Atiku’s running mate.
Barring any last minute change, Governor of Delta state , Mr Ifeanyi Okowa has been nominated as the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the upcoming 2023 presidential elections. Mr Okowa, governor since 2015 was chosen from the ranks of serving governors and top politicians in the South-East and South-South region Mr Okowa was …
PDP set to pick Wike as Atiku’s VP, gets NWC endorsement- sources
As the deadline for submission of candidates gets closer, reports have it that the national working committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have endorsed Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, as the vice-presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 elections. In a story monitored on TheCable it is understood that the NWC …
Running mate to Tinubu : Buhari meets APC governors.
The meeting is holding at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), led his colleagues into the meeting with the president. Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president; Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, and Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, were …