PRESIDENCY officials have been reported to be applying pressure on the five contestants in the Adamawa Central Senatorial race to stand down in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari's brother-in-law Mahmood Halilu so he can be returned unopposed.
OUTSPOKEN Bayelsa East's Senator Ben Bruce-Murray has opted not to stand again for election in February next year in honour of the rotational arrangement that exists among the local government areas that make up his constituency.
MEMBERS of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are all set for a bitter spat today as the party has decided that its primaries to elect a gubernatorial candidate will involve delegates standing behind the photograph of their candidate.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has released his 24-man list of invitees for next weekend's African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya with a few major surprises that involve the dropping of Skipper Mikel Obi.
FORMER Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has pulled out of the race to become Adamawa State governor in protest at the fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has refused to hold direct primaries.
EBONYI State governor and chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum has warned that Ndigbo delegates to the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will only vote for a candidate who agrees to pick an Igbo running mate.
WATFORD striker Isaac Success appears to have revived his international career after Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr called him up for Nigeria's forthcoming African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya later this month.
SOKOTO State governor Aminu Tambuwal is so confident of becoming the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate at its annual convention next weekend that he has refused to put himself forward for a second term in office.
MEMBERS of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are poised for a divisive showdown as the party decides at a convention later today on who its gubernatorial candidate will be in next year's elections amid heightened political tension.
BOKO Haram have executed one of its senior commanders known as Ali Garga for acts of treachery after he sought to lead 300 captives to freedom by releasing them to the Nigerian military in Borno State.
PRESIDENCY officials have been reported to be applying pressure on the five contestants in the Adamawa Central Senatorial race to stand down in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari's brother-in-law Mahmood Halilu so he can be returned unopposed.
OUTSPOKEN Bayelsa East's Senator Ben Bruce-Murray has opted not to stand again for election in February next year in honour of the rotational arrangement that exists among the local government areas that make up his constituency.
MEMBERS of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are all set for a bitter spat today as the party has decided that its primaries to elect a gubernatorial candidate will involve delegates standing behind the photograph of their candidate.
SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has released his 24-man list of invitees for next weekend's African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya with a few major surprises that involve the dropping of Skipper Mikel Obi.
FORMER Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has pulled out of the race to become Adamawa State governor in protest at the fact that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has refused to hold direct primaries.
EBONYI State governor and chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum has warned that Ndigbo delegates to the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will only vote for a candidate who agrees to pick an Igbo running mate.
WATFORD striker Isaac Success appears to have revived his international career after Super Eagles manager Gernot Rohr called him up for Nigeria's forthcoming African Nations Cup qualifier against Libya later this month.
SOKOTO State governor Aminu Tambuwal is so confident of becoming the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate at its annual convention next weekend that he has refused to put himself forward for a second term in office.
MEMBERS of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are poised for a divisive showdown as the party decides at a convention later today on who its gubernatorial candidate will be in next year's elections amid heightened political tension.
BOKO Haram have executed one of its senior commanders known as Ali Garga for acts of treachery after he sought to lead 300 captives to freedom by releasing them to the Nigerian military in Borno State.
