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The Supreme Court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the federal high court which held that the APC did not conduct any valid governorship primary in…

The General Secretary of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Yunusa Nmadu has said that Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s recent admission that terrorists were running a parallel government in Kaduna state was an “admittance of failure coming a little too late”. Speaking in an interview with journalists in Kaduna, Nmadu said the Christian Association of…

Former governor of Lagos state and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has finally declared his interest in the 2023 presidency. Fielding questions from reporters on Monday after meeting with President Muhammadu at the Presidential Villa,Abuja, Tinubu said he had the president about his intention. He said Buhari is not stopping…

The Kaduna state Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Muhammad Dattijo, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship race in the state. He made the declaration on Tuesday at the state secretariat of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna. Addressing party leaders and supporters, Dattijo said having served as commissioner and Chief of…

Breaking: A former special adviser to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on politics, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak been assassinated by unknown gunmen in Owerri, the Imo state capital. Gulak, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was said to have been shot dead on Sunday by gunmen. Sources said he was ambushed while on his way…