The All Progressives Congress (APC)  has generated N258.7 million from the sales of expression of interest and nomination forms to aspirants ahead of July 20, governorship primaries in Ondo state. The party placed an N22.5 million fee on each of the governorship aspirants, while female aspirants and the physically challenged were asked to pay 50 per cent of the fee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that Mrs Olajumake Anifowoshe was the only female...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Committee for Ondo State governorship election has assured the party aspirants that none of them would be unjustly disqualified. The Chairman of the Committee and immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, gave the assurance while speaking with newsmen shortly after screening the aspirants in Abuja. Dogara assured the aspirants that the committee was out for justice; and justice would be served. “Justice is indivisible....

The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday night declared that there was no differences to be sorted out in the party. Tinubu, also said, “there is no crisis in the party, hence, no fight to reconcile.” He made the declaration shortly after a closed-door meeting with Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee and other members at his Bourdillon Residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. Buni, also Governor of Yobe, led...

The Independent National Electoral Commission in the Ondo state has announced the suspension of the Continuous Voters Registration exercise ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Mr Rufus Akeju made the disclosure in Akure, the state capital on Wednesday. He said that the commission will not distribute any Permanent Voter Card or carry out any transfer of voters registration or replacement of lost cards. He...

The Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) on Wednesday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had won all the 16 local government councils in the just-concluded Local Government Elections in the state. Declaring the results in Jalingo, Dr Philip Duwe, Chairman of the commission, disclosed that the ruling PDP had won the councilorship in 168 council wards in the state. Duwe said that the election was peaceful and was held in compliance with best...

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Mr Yakubu Dogara, as the chairman of its screening committee, for the Ondo State governorship primaries. The appointment is contained in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd) in Abuja on Wednesday. Akobundu said that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) approved the nomination of Dogara and four others to serve on the screening gubernatorial committee. Other members...