The remains of Senator Buruji Kashamu would be laid to rest on Sunday at his Ijebu-Igbo residence in Ogun state. A family source who spoke to Blueprint on condition of anonymity, said Kashamu would be buried according to Islamic rites at 10am at his “Omo’lu” residence in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun state. Kashamu reportedly died from complications of COVID-19 at the First Read More
Senator Buruji Kashamu, the immediate past lawmaker who represented Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly and the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 election, is dead, Blueprint has learnt. His former colleague and ally Ben Bruce who announced his demise on his Facebook page Saturday evening said, “I have just lost my good Read More
Mr Peter Esele, a labour leader and former strong ally of Governor Godwin Obaseki, has said he has no intention of joining the governor in the PDP, though he had supported him during the crisis between the governor and former APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. Esele said he remains an All Progressives Congress (APC) member and would therefore remain loyal Read More
Ahead of the September 19 governorship poll in Edo state, a coalition of 35 registered and the recently de-registered political parties have joined forces in support of the reelection bid of governor Godwin Obaseki and Philip Shaibu, his deputy. The coalition advised its individual governorship candidates “to withdraw and join hands with the governor to consolidate on the growth, developmental legacies and foundation Read More
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state Thursday emerged as an unopposed governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the party’s primaries held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City after last aspirant, Mr. Kenneth Imasuagbon, stepped down for him. Two other aspirants, Messers Gideon Ikhine and Omoregie Ogbede-Ihama had earlier collapsed their ambition for the governor. However, despite Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election ahead of Edo gubernatorial general poll has been conluded. The result shows that Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged victorious. He is now the official governorship candidate of APC in Edo state. At the end of the primaries, Ize-Iyamu polled 27, 838. A) Edo South Senatorial District: 1. lkpoba-Okha LGA – Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu = Read More
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court Benin City, Edo state capital Tuesday reserved ruling on the mode to be adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the state’s governorship primaries billed for June 22. While the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), led by its National Chairman, Mr. Adams Aliyu Oshimohole declared direct primaries as the way to go, Read More
An APC governorship aspirant in Edo, retired Maj.-Gen. Charles Airhiavbere, Sunday, has debunked claims that he had withdrawn from the governorship race. Speaking in an interview in Benin, Airhiavbere said that he had no reason to withdraw from contesting the election, scheduled for Sept 19. He said that he was very much in the race, having been the first of Read More
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has fixed February 10 for pre-hearing on the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Engineer Musa Wada. The All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was dragged to the tribunal by the petitioner over the November 16, 2019 Read More
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State, has expelled its governorship candidate during 2019 general election Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. APGA caretaker committee chairman of John Iwuala who disclosed this said the senator who represented Imo North between 1999 and 2007 and was guilty of alleged anti-party activities. Araraume had endorsed the APC candidate of the Okigwe North House Read More
Kano state immediate past Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to waste its time by appealing the judgement of Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. This is contained in a statement he signed in Kano Wednesday following the verdict of the Kano state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which validated the election of Governor Abdullahi Read More
The Akwa state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Wednesday overruled the objection of the petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Nsima Ekere, seeking to stop subpoenaed witnesses to the first respondent Gov Udom Emmanuel from testifying at the tribunal. J.S. Okutepa, the lead counsel to the APC and Chief Ekere and APC, objected Read More
A Division of Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday voided Uche Nwosu’s participation in the last general election in Imo State as a governorship candidate. The court held further by nullifying his participation in the 2019 election in Imo state. The judgment marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/235/2019 was filed on February 27, 2019 by the Action People’s Party (APP) and its Deputy Read More
The Adamawa State Government has started free feeding programme for students of its boarding secondary schools. The state Governor Ahmadu Fintiri spoke about the programme on Monday in Yola while receiving members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who were led on a solidarity visit to him by its governorship candidate in the 2019 general elections, Senator Abdul-Azeez Nyako. Fintiri Read More
The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) Ebonyi state chapter has claimed that the omission of the party’s logo and name in the result sheets robbed the party of its victory at the March 9 governorship election. The party made this known in a statement by the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Aja Arua, Dr Haron Aja, senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South as Read More
The Action Alliance National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Think Tank Committee (NTTC) have suspended indefinitely its national chairman Chief Kenneth Udeze, and national secretary, James Vernimbe, respectively. The party acting national chairman, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed this Monday in Abuja, where he lamented reported media attacks on the party’s governorship candidate in Imo state, Uche Nwosu. Nwosu, the former Read More
The Oyo state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has admitted results from 495 polling units and wards in 26 local governments as exhibits tendered by the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu is challenging the victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Seyi Makinde, in the March 9 governorship election in the state as declared Read More
The Oyo state governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by Mr Adebayo Adelabu, governorship candidate of the APC that sought the recount of all the ballot papers used in the March 9 election. Adelabu and his party are challenging the declaration of Seyi Makinde, governorship candidate of PDP by INEC has the winner of the March 9 Read More
The governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state Thursday adjourned to May 22, 2019 to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) produce before it documents in its custody about the educational qualifications of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9 election in Kwara state, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The tribunal had on Wednesday Read More
A civil society group, StandNigeria Initiative, an election observer in the recently concluded elections in Kano state, has describe as “falsehood” the information be peddled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that elections in Kano, especially the re-run, were not free and credible. It also stated that the recent interview captioned “Why Ganduje’s re-election cannot stand” by the PDP’s governorship Read More
Governorship candidate of the Sustainable National Party (SNP) in Benue state, Mr Gabriel Hemba has cautioned his supporters against violence during the rerun election scheduled to hold on Saturday. Addressing his supporters Wednesday in Makurdi, he said his party is strongly in support of the view that no election is worth the blood of any Nigerian. He stated that Read More
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kwara state, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, winner of the Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections. Presenting results of the elections at the state headquarters of the INEC in Ilorin Sunday, the INEC Returning Officer, Professor Liman Sanusi, said that the APC flagbearer polled 331,546 Read More
Barely three days to the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, 19 gubernatorial candidate of various political parties have declared their support for Alhaji Mohammad Inuwa Yahya, the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate in Gombe state. The gubernatorial candidate of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Ambassador Moradiya Aiye who led the candidates, disclosed this during the press briefing organised Read More
The All Progressives Congress Imo state chapter has stated that it has no candidate in the March 9 governorship in the state. The party, which condemned the suspension of Governor Rochas Okorocha by the National Working Committee (NWC), said Senator Hope Uzodinma, the party flag bearer, going by its record was not a registered member of the party. Uzodinma, he Read More
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