President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the southern region should produce the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The president made his position known at a meeting with the presidential hopefuls of the ruling party. TheCable understands that the president said the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) caucus of the party should produce…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to consult among themselves, build consensus and produce a formidable candidate for the party. The President addressed the candidates at a State House dinner in Abuja on Saturday. “I wish to remind you that our choice of flag bearer…

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto State, has been named the Peoples Democratic Party’s senatorial candidate for Sokoto South. Tambuwal hopes to be elected to the Red Chamber in 2023, representing seven Local Government Areas. Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo are the LGAs. According to the press, the governor stepped down…

Leaders and aspirants of the South-West caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress have streamlined their options for the region’s consensus preference to three aspirants, Peoples Gazette can report based on information from people familiar with the development. The leaders urged four aspirants to step down in a meeting that was held at the residence…

On Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) asked All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants to consult among themselves and select a formidable candidate before the party’s presidential primary on Monday. The President gave the advice during a meeting with all APC presidential aspirants at the State House in Abuja, according to a statement signed by his Special…

Mallam Ya’u Darazo, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Special Duties, has urged Nigerians, especially members of the All Progressives Congress, to ignore the malicious attempt by the opponents of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to misrepresent what he told party leaders and delegates in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday. Darazo, in a statement he…

Since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has had four presidents – Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan and the incumbent, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Each of the 36 states would also have had at least three governors within the period, but could be more if any of the governors spent only one…

The 11 northern Progressive governors’ decision to zone the All Progressive Congress’ presidential ticket to the South ahead of the party’s primary scheduled for the 6th and 8th of this month has been roundly rejected by the northern youths. Following a statement of resolution released by the governors on Saturday, after a meeting with President…

Top leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, says he foresees a palace coup that will lead to the emergence of Senate President Ahman Lawan and former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lamido believed Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is the only presidential aspirant of the…

Less than 12 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari urged APC presidential aspirants to meet and come up with a consensus candidate, one of them, Godswill Akpabio, said he will not withdraw from the race. Mr Akpabio’s position also comes less than 24 hours to the commencement of the presidential primary of the ruling party, APC. There…