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Gov. Caleb of Mutfwang of Plateau, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state. Mutfwang emerged winner having secured the highest votes in the APC governorship primary in the state. Mr Fidelis Mnyim, the Chairman of the Election Committee for the state, ...
Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has been officially declared winner of the APC governorship primaries held across the state on Thursday. The Chairman of the Cross River APC primary election committee, Mr Samuel Yarnap, announced the result at the party state secretariat in Calabar on Friday. Yarnap said Otu, who was unopposed, polled a ...
…says ruling will allow more defections from APC By Taiwo Scholarstica The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has praised a recent ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja on the timeline for party primaries and other electoral matters, describing it as a validation of the party’s long-standing concerns over certain electoral guidelines. In a statement ...
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of Mr. Olanrewaju Iskeel Saka as the new Head of the Public Service of Ogun State. The appointment follows the statutory retirement of the immediate past Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya. Until his appointment, Mr. Saka served as the Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Cabinet ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The lawmaker representing Obingwa West State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly and winner of the Abia South All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial District primary election, Hon. Erondu Uchenna Erondu, has thanked party members for their support and pledged effective representation at the National Assembly. According to results announced by ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu, as the winner of the state's governorship primary. The Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee for Kwara State, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, made this known while addressing journalists ...
by Alex Enebeli Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has emerged the sole candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship election in 2027. The Enugu State APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, led by Danmalikin Hausa, announced this on Friday in Enugu. Hausa disclosed that 397,370 accredited party faithful participated across the 260 ...
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kwara State Governorship Primary Election Committee, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, has assured party members and stakeholders of a free, fair and transparent governorship primary election rescheduled for Friday across the state. Obanikoro gave the assurance in a statement issued on Friday ahead of the conduct of the APC ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency, Basil Ganagana, has congratulated Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on his victory at the party’s governorship primary held on Thursday. This is contained in a statement personally signed by Ganagana and made available in Abuja on Friday. He said that Oborevwori’s victory had once again affirmed the ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared renowned businessman, Chief Eric Opah, as the winner of its governorship primary for the 2027 General Election. The Returning Officer and Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Bartho Nyelong, announced the result at the APC Secretariat in Umuahia, on Thursday night. According to the result, Opah ...
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for emerging as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the 2027 governorship election in the State. Governor Sanwo-Olu issued the congratulatory message in a statement released on Friday morning following the declaration of Dr. Obafemi Hamzat ...
Solomon Adeola, representing Ogun West Senatorial District, has emerged APC Ogun governorship candidate with 304,055 votes, defeating Abayomi Hunye who scored zero. Mr Wale Ohu, Chairman, Governorship Primary Election Committee for Ogun, announced the result at APC secretariat in Abeokuta on Thursday. Newsmen reports that returning officers from 20 local government areas had earlier announced ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared Jamilu Gwamna as its gubernatorial flagbearer in the 2027 election. Mr Abubakar Danladi, the Returning Officer for the governorship primaries, made the declaration on Thursday in Gombe. He said that Gwana garnered 247,161 to defeat, Prof. Ali Pantami, who scored 12,120 votes and Sen. Saidu Alkali with 11,602 ...
The Lagos State Deputy Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, on Thursday unveiled a development agenda tagged “My Lagos Dream” ahead of the 2027 election. Hamzat said his vision was centred on job creation, improved infrastructure, education, healthcare and security for residents of the state. He spoke at the APC ...
By Ismail Azeez Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State on Thursday stormed the party’s state secretariat to demand the release of the authentic results of the State House of Assembly primaries. The protesters, who staged a peaceful demonstration at the APC secretariat in Osogbo along ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election conducted across the 20 local government areas of Ogun State ended with the emergence of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the party’s flag bearer for the 2027 governorship election. The exercise, which attracted unprecedented participation and support from party members across the state, ...
Early results emerging from the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Oyo State indicate that the former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has taken a commanding lead across several of the state's 351 wards, positioning himself as the early frontrunner in the highly anticipated contest. Party agents and coordinators monitoring the ...
By Idowu Adebomi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the official voters' register for the June 20, 2026, governorship election in Ekiti State to participating political parties, announcing that a total of 1,059,360 eligible voters have been registered for the exercise. Speaking during the presentation ceremony at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti on ...
•I will consolidate on Zulum’s gains – Gubio Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima following the emergence of Mustapha Gubio as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Speaking shortly after the affirmation ceremony in Maiduguri ...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda has been affirmed as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Katsina State in the 2027 general elections. The affirmation took place today at the People's Square, Government House, Katsina, through a consensus process that brought together party delegates from across the state. A total of 2,872 ...
By Grant Onyeke/Mubarak Gana Labour Party has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged illegal distribution of nomination forms by a former national chairman of the party, Julius Abure. The party’s National Chairman, Sen. Nenadi Usman, made the allegation while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of ...
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo A cross section of All Progressives Congress (APC) faithful in Ilorin on Thursday expressed confidence in their preferred governorship aspirants securing the party’s ticket for the 2027 general election. The loyalists were interviewed by the Newsmen in some wards across Ilorin during the ongoing governorship primary election of the party. Mr Saka ...
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended its ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Ekiti and Osun ahead of the forthcoming governorship elections in both states. According to official data released on Thursday in Abuja by the commission for Week One of Phase III of the nationwide exercise, the ...
