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File photo The Returning Officer for the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has announced that President Muhammadu Buhari got over two million votes to win the election in the state. Ganduje said this at the party’s secretariat in Kano State on Saturday. He also noted that the primary which was conducted across the 44 local government areas in all 484 wards of the state was peaceful and well organised.

One of the governorship aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jide Sanwo-Olu, has said that he will restore the lost glories of Lagos  State ,  if elected as the next governor. Sanwo-Olu said this on Sunday during a press briefing barely 24 hours to the governorship primary. He said, “A vote for me tomorrow to become a candidate of the APC would be a vote for taking Lagos to a higher and a bigger and a better level. “It would be a vote to bring back all of the lost glories in Lagos State, be it in health, in education, transportation, in environment, in direct foreign development, we will bring it back to Lagos State and we will remain the first”. His comments also come hours after incumbent governor Akinwunmi Ambode, his opponent in the race for who to secure the party’s ticket in 2019, made various allegations, albeit without mentioning his name. Governor Ambode had said that his opponent was not fit to run for the position, adding that the leade

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid a visit to two of the three Nigerian Air Force officers who were involved in a crash last week. The president visited the officers on Sunday at the Defence Intelligence Agency hospital in Abuja, hours after he returned from New York for the United Nations General Assembly, a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said. While one of the officers, Squadron Leader M.B Babari, did not survive the incident, President Buhari thanked God for sparing the lives of the two others. Read Also:   Air Force Launches Probe Into Fatal F-7Ni Aircraft Crash In Abuja The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was also on hand to receive the President, explained that the three pilots had ejected successfully from their jets after the collision, while training for air parade on Friday, to mark the country’s 58th Independence Anniversary. He noted, however, that Babari’s helmet flew open and he suffered

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, says that the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) and its members have been misled by campaigns of calumny against him. According to him, they have been misled to believe that his opponent in the race to secure the ticket of the APC in 2019, is a better candidate than himself. The governor said this on Sunday during a press briefing at the government house in Alausa, Ikeja, adding that the opponent is not fit to run for office.# He said, “In the last two or three weeks, they’ve been putting a lot of campaign of calumny in the social media and also disparaging our personality and our character but when you see it, we’ve been extremely humble. “We have never responded, we have never abused anybody because we believe that there is always a reason for us to come together as a family. We are one family in the APC. “Now the truth is this, the aspirant that is being put up to compete against us is not a fit and proper per

President Buhari Accepts Aisha Alhassan’s Resignation President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of Mrs Aisha Alhassan as Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development. In a letter to Mrs Alhassan on Sunday, the President wrote, “I have received your letter offering your resignation as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I accept your resignation with immediate effect. “On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, I thank you for your past services to the nation.” After accepting her resignation, the Presidency said, President Buhari directed the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Aisha Abubakar, to look after the Women Affairs Ministry with “immediate effect”. Presidency Nigeria ✔ @NGRPresident  ·  12 h Replying to @NGRPresident In a letter signed by him today,PMB said, “I have received your letter offering your resignation as a Minister of the Fed. Rep of Nigeria. I accept your resignati

Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu The Minister of Communication, Adebayo Shittu, has alleged that Governor Abiola Ajimobi, is against his governorship ambition for fear of being jailed. Shittu made the allegation during an interview on Channels Television’s  Sunday Politics. He said, “Abiola Ajimobi thinks and has been telling his supporters that if Adebayo Shittu succeeds him, he will be jailed”. The comments come days after the minister was screened out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary for Oyo State, following a report that he did not participate in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) despite graduating from the University at the age of 25. In his defence, the minister had said he believed that having been elected a lawmaker right after his university education, that had served as his ‘national service’. He reiterated that he deliberatively skipped the NYSC scheme because he was convinced that his membership of the state a

File photo: Magnus Abe Senator Magnus Abe has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in Rivers State. He was declared the winner on Sunday after he got 144, 929 votes. He was closely followed by Lulu Briggs who got 3,444, Dawari George got 1,606 and Tonye Cole who got 882.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has announced the postponement of its governorship primary. The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Wole Elegbede, said further directives will be issued later pending clarification from National Working Committee. Although the statement did not state when the governorship primary would hold, it, advised members to await further directives from the NWC. “This to inform all the APC party faithful in Ogun State that the governorship direct primary slated for today has been officially postponed. “Further directives will be issued later pending clarification from National Working Committee,” the statement read.

Presidential aspirant, Dr Ibrahim Dankwambo and Governor Wike in Rivers State. The National Executive Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, as the venue for its national convention, ahead of the 2019 general elections. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan confirmed this in Abuja on Saturday, adding that all the aspirants have agreed to the decision. Earlier, some presidential aspirants were said to have opposed the party’s decision to hold the convention in Rivers State. Following the controversy, the state governor, Nyesom Wike, threatened to teach the party a lesson if the convention was moved. According to him, during its national meeting, no presidential aspirant opposed Port Harcourt as a venue. He also stated that Rivers will not support any desperate PDP presidential aspirant who is sabotaging the economy of the state, adding that such persons should forget about its sup

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied postponement of it gubernatorial primary scheduled to hold today. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Sunday described such information as rumours and urged members of the public to disregard it. “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has just been drawn to rumour making the rounds that the PDP scheduled gubernatorial primary has been postponed. “The PDP wishes to inform all delegates, members of our great party and aspirants for the gubernatorial election that the scheduled date for the primary remains Sunday, September 30, 2018. The party noted that the gubernatorial primary election dates for Lagos, Kano and Imo states which have been postponed would be announced soon.

The People’s Democratic Party has shifted its governorship primary in Imo State form Sunday, September 30, to Tuesday, October 2, 2018. More details.....

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its governorship primaries in Lagos and  Imo  States to Monday, October 1. The primaries would, however, still hold in all other states. The development comes amidst stiff contest for the party’s governorship ticket between incumbent Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and Jide Sanwo-Olu. Barely 24 hours to the primaries, 36 of the 40-member Lagos State House of Assembly, endorsed Sanwo-Olu as their candidate. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Strategy and Security, Adefunmilayo Tejuoso, in a statement, said the decision was taken at a parliamentary meeting of the lawmakers on Saturday. “The lawmakers stated that they were in agreement with the leadership of the party and the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) which had earlier endorsed Sanwo-Olu for the governorship ticket,” the statement read. Four members of the House, however, did not sign the endorsement.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has explained how the party reached an agreement with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and candidate of the party in the Osun State governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore. Oshiomhole who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja added that the relationship established with the SDP is for the wellbeing of the people of Osun State. “We were able to strike a deal that has to do with the specific issues that will affect the welfare and the well-being of the people of Osun State. “Whereas Saraki failed to secure a deal with the SDP, we secured a deal with the SDP and now the APC, working with the SDP had a huge influence in those areas which election was cancelled and combining our efforts, it was not strange that at the end, we won and PDP lost,” he said. He said further that perhaps, the PDP forgot that Omisore had served as a deputy governor to Chief Bisi Akande, the pioneer interim national chairm

Serena Williams attends the 5th Annual Imagine Ball Honoring Serena Williams Benefiting Imagine LA Presented By John Terzian & Val Vogt at The Peppermint Club on September 23, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images/AFP Tennis superstar Serena Williams caused an internet sensation Sunday by posing topless for a video while singing “I Touch Myself” to raise awareness for breast cancer. In the Instagram video,  Williams  covers her breasts with her hands while singing a version of Australian band The Divinyls’ 1991 hit in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia. “This Breast Cancer Awareness Month I’ve recorded a version of The Divinyls global hit ‘I Touch Myself’ to remind women to self-check regularly,” wrote  Williams  on the post. “Yes, this put me out of my comfort zone, but I wanted to do it because it’s an issue that affects all women of all colours, all around the world. Early detection is key — it saves so many lives.” The song was co-wri

Harry Kane (L) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal from the penalty spot with teammate Son Heung-Min (R) during the English Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Tottenham Hotspur at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield. Photo:Oli SCARFF / AFP Harry Kane rediscovered his scoring touch just in time to face Barcelona with two goals for Tottenham in a routine 2-0 Premier League victory at bottom club Huddersfield. The England centre-forward has struggled for goals since returning from the World Cup, scoring just once, from a penalty, in his previous six appearances for club and country. However, he headed in Kieran Trippier’s cross in the 25th minute to set Mauricio Pochettino’s side on their way, and then added a penalty nine minutes later, when Florent Hadergjonaj was punished for tugging Danny Rose’s shirt. The victory, Tottenham’s third in eight days if the midweek defeat of Watford on penalties in the League Cup is included, suggests they are gettin

Raheem Sterling (R) vies with Brighton defender Martin Montoya during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on September 29, 2018. Paul ELLIS / AFP Raheem Sterling demonstrated why manager Pep Guardiola believes he is playing the best football of his Manchester City career as the defending champions went top of the Premier League, temporarily at least, following a 2-0 win over Brighton on Saturday. Sergio Aguero was also on target with the 15th goal in his last 11 league appearances at City’s home Etihad Stadium. The comfortable win means City have now dropped just four of the last 39 points available to them, setting up a fascinating visit to Anfield next Sunday to face a Liverpool team currently regarded as the greatest threat to City’s successful title defence. Despite wasting the opportunity to win by a more comfortable margin, City have now scored 21 times in seven league games

Barcelona forward Luis Suarez falls during the match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 29, 2018. Pau Barrena / AFP Ernesto Valverde’s gamble of resting Lionel Messi backfired on Saturday as Barcelona made it three games without a victory after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao. Messi came on in the 55th minute at the Camp Nou and it was the Argentinian’s shot that was turned in by another substitute, Munir El Haddadi, with six minutes left to play. By then, however, Oscar De Marcos had given Bilbao a deserved first-half lead and despite a late rally, Messi and Barca could not find a winner. After drawing at home to Girona and being beaten by Leganes, Barca will head to Wembley to face Tottenham in the Champions League on Wednesday on the back of three games without a win. The last time Bilbao took a point at the Camp Nou, Valverde was sitting in the away team’s dug-out, in 2004, during his fir