Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the presidential primary election of the African Democratic Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku polled 1,846,370 votes to defeat Rotimi Amaechi, who scored 504,117 votes, while Mohammed Hayatu-Deen secured 177,120 votes. The
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has scored the highest number of votes at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Primary held Saturday across the 192 wards in Edo State. The Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo who is the returning officer for the presidential primary said the election was very peaceful
Tijjani Galadima, former chief executive of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, has won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (AFC) in Adamawa. Announcing the result in Yola on Friday, committee chairman, Prof. Innocent Barikor, said Galadima secured the highest votes in the exercise. Barikor said Galadima polled 414,444
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has affirmed Gov. Umar Namadi as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise was conducted on Thursday at Dutse Township Stadium under the supervision of officials from the party’s national
Ahmed Aliyu has been affirmed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general election in Sokoto State. The affirmation exercise was conducted on Thursday in Sokoto under the supervision of officials from the APC National Headquarters and representatives of INEC. The national delegation was
Former governor, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Monday secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket for Delta North ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okowa defeated incumbent senator, Sen. Ned Nwoko, and Dr Maryam Ali during the party’s primary election conducted across the district’s nine local government areas. Announcing the
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ogun Central Senatorial District have endorsed the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Olamilekan Solomon Adeola, as the party’s consensus governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The party members also endorsed Shuaib Afolabi Salisu as their senatorial candidate for 2027. Speaking while
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has formally presented the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, to stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun West as the party’s consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election in the state. Governor Abiodun, alongside the State Chairman
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Thursday submitted his presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at the national secretariat of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, had earlier in the day submitted his
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has zoned its presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections to the southern part of the country. The party announced the decision at its 1st National Convention held in Abuja on Saturday. The motion was moved by Rep. Afam Ogene representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency of