Wow!!!! Ben Bruce pulls out of 2019 senatorial race

Senator Ben Murray Bruce representing Bayelsa east, has withdrawn from the race to represent his constituency in 2019.  

The common sense senator made this known in a letter he wrote to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday.  

The senatorial primary election of PDP is scheduled for Tuesday. Bruce attributed his withdrawal from the race to the need to allow someone else from the constituency fly the banner of the PDP in 2019.

Read the full letter below...

For Real???? Oby Ezekwesili, Tunde Bakare to contest for president in 2019

Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili and the senior Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, are set to declare their interest to run for president come 2019.

Pastor Bakare disclosed this while speaking at an annual freedom rally tagged “This Is My Nigeria” that took place at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos today Monday October 1st.

Finally, Governor Ambode receives his APC membership card

The governor of Lagos state, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has just received his membership card which will enable him to vote in the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which will be coming up today.

 

Alhaji Tunde Balogun, Lagos State chairman of the party, disclosed this to sources

'I have it on good authority that Governor Ajimobi doesn’t have NYSC certificate' - 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 where he said, “Abiola Ajimobi thinks and has been telling his supporters that if Adebayo Shittu succeeds him, he will be jailed”.  

#Oyo2019: Seyi Makinde Emerges as PDP's Gubernatorial Candidate

Engr Seyi Makinde has finally emerged as PDP's Gubernatorial Candidate ahead of the 2019 election in Oyo state. After Voting ended at Liberty Stadium, Seyi Makinde had a total of 2,772 votes while Senator Ayo Adeseun had 21 votes.

Full Text of President Buhari's speech on Nigeria's 58th independence anniversary

Read President Buhari's full speech below.

Fellow Nigerians,

BREAKING: Once again, APC postpones Lagos governorship primaries

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled the Lagos governorship primary billed for today.

Also rescheduled are primaries for Enugu and Adamawa states. The mode of primaries for Enugu and Adamawa states has been changed from indirect to direct.

#Lagos2019- "Ambode lied'' Sanwa-Olu says

APC governorship aspirant, Jide Sanwo-Olu has reacted to the claims made by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, that he was arrested in the US sometime ago for spending fake US dollars at a club.

Ambode at a press conference this afternoon, also alleged that Sanwa-Olu went for rehab at the Gbagada general hospital. 

Sanwa-Olu in a statement released this evening denied the allegation, saying the claim by the governor has no iota of truth. Read the statement he released below

#Lagos2019: Finally, Tinubu releases official statement as Regards APC Lagos

APC National leader, Bola Tinubu, has released a statement officially endorsing Jide Sanwo-Olu and rejecting the incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode..

In the statement released this evening, Tinubu said the blueprint of Lagos State which is his brainchild between 1999-2007, was followed through by his successor, Tunde Fashola but has now being deviated from by the incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. 

The statement comes shortly after Ambode addressed a press conference in which he made some allegation against Sanwo-Olu.

Read Full text of Tinubu's statement below:

#Breaking: Adelabu, wins Oyo state APC governorship primary

The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State on Sunday held its governorship congress at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan, with former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Adebayo Adelabu, emerging the party’s governorship candidate after other contestants stepped down for him.

 

Joseph Tegbe, who was touted as Goveror Abiola Ajimobi’s choosen candidate, and other aspirants willingly stepped down from the race, except for Adeniyi Akintola (SAN) who was adamant on a full primary. But as the election began, the Akintola also withdrew from the race.

 

Adelabu is the grandson of the Ibadan notable politician, Adegoke Adelabu, popularly known as Penkelemesi (peculiar mess).