The All Progressives Congress (APC) won Kaduna North local government, Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s council with a landslide.

Mr Saleh Shu’aibu, APC chairmanship candidate, is the beneficiary of the resounding vote of confidence the voters passed in the governor.

Announcing the results of the polls, the local government election returning officer, Umar Hayatu said the APC has won with total of 168,572 votes, more than 10 times the votes won by his closest opponent.

Acting Director, Communications Department of the CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor, has stated that the apex bank was aware of the development concerning lamentation from Nigerians on the high level of mutilated notes in the country, adding that the bank had taken several measures to addressing the rising incidence of mutilated notes in the country.

However, CBN has blamed commercial banks for sabotaging its efforts in replacing the mutilated notes with new ones in the country.

The Director, Strategic Communications of President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign organisation, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday said the 2019 elections will be a battle between forces and not a contest of power. He made this known on the social media when he kicked off his assignment as Buhari’s 2019 re-election campaign spokesman.

APC Takes Early Lead In Kaduna LGs Poll

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 10 local government areas in the ongoing council polls in Kaduna state, NAN reports.

The APC secured the most votes in Soba, Zaria, Lere, Ikara, Makarfi, Birnin Gwari, Giwa, Kagarko, Kudan, Igabi and Kajuru local councils.

In Zaria, APC polled 42,859 votes, while PDP got 16,033. In Soba, APC got 40,903, while PDP scored 13,835.

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country on Friday, from his London trip, where he went to undergo medical checkup with his doctors.

Vigil360 correspondent gathered that, the presidential jet conveying the President touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, about 7.00 p.m.

Mr President was received at the airport by the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, among other top government officials.

Following the controversy that trailed the conduct of the All progressives Congress (APC) ward congress in Imo state, some Imo state leaders of the party, who staged a successful coup against the Governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha, met with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the State House on Thursday.