The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised security concern over the upcoming governorship election in Edo . The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Thursday when he appeared before the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters. His appearance was in preparation for the upcoming … Read more
A group under the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Justice Forum, has advised Nigerian youths to shun planned nationwide protest over current economic hardship in the country. The state Coordinator of the Forum, James Faleke, gave the advice in a statement by it’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Razaq Ajala, on Sunday … Read more
The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, has warned against violence and anti-democratic activities ahead of the September 21 Governorship poll in the state. The News Agency of (NAN) reports that Shaibu, who was impeached on March 18, got reinstated by the Court on July 17. He issued the warning in a speech at … Read more
The Tinubu Think Tank (TNT), has expressed its readiness to partner with Tourism Volunteers Network to organize the 2024 Summit, a collaboration between Nigeria and China aimed at promoting the country’s tourism industry. The announcement was made by the National Coordinator of TNT, Amb. Adewale Adeogun, during a recent meeting with stakeholders in Abuja. According … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no moral justification to accuse it of bringing down the country’s economy. APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, while reacting to comments credited to PDP governors at the end of their … Read more
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups (CASG) has called on Nigerians not to indulge in any uncoordinated nationwide protest that is capable of plunging the nation into chaos. The Director-General of the group, Prof. Kailani Muhammad, made the call on Thursday at a news conference in Abuja. Muhammad said, “We strongly stand … Read more
The Democratic Front (TDF). a political pressure group, has hailed the removal of Sen. Ali Ndume as Senate Chief Whip, describing the action as decisive, firm, and resolute. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by TDF Chairman Malam Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo on Thursday in Abuja. The TDF,commended the All … Read more
Former Senate President, Pius Anyim, alongside former gubernatorial candidates of opposition parties in Ebonyi on Saturday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim, formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC with some of his supporters during the grand finale of the APC campaign for the Local Government Area (LGA) elections … Read more
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State says it will not accept any form of injustice in the forthcoming State Congress scheduled for July 27. Dr Mustapha Inuwa, the former Director-General (D-G) of Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, stated this during a stakeholders’ meeting in Katsina on Sunday. According to Inuwa, together … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will be difficult for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, said this while inaugurating the PDP National Campaign Councils for Edo and Ondo governorship elections, on Thursday in Abuja. Damagum said … Read more
The Democratic Front (TDF) has called on Nigerians to see the recent visit by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to former President Muhammadu Buhari, who he has never had any kind words for, as a mere attention seeking ploy and an overwhelming desire to be noticed, no matter what his original intentions might be. In … Read more
The Lagos State faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is currently engulfed in crisis. According to reports, stakeholders within the party are fighting over leadership in Local Government Areas (LGAs). According to The Sun, the chairman of the party, Cornelius Ojelabi was attacked at the party’s secretariat, in Acme, Ogba, Ikeja. Ojelabi was reportedly … Read more
The Concerned Citizens Forum of Nigeria (CCFN), a civil society organisation, has faulted the call for emergency rule in Rivers by Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Promise Ekeanyanwu, the Executive Director of the group, made this known at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls … Read more
The Lagos State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ratified indefinite suspension of a former State Chairman of the party, Chief Segun Adewale (aka Aeroland). The party ,in a letter dated June 19 and signed by the State Secretary, Mr Soji Orioye, said the resolution was taken at the party’s executive meeting … Read more
The Founder of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, says the party is not behind the unfounded allegation accusing the Federal Government of creating crisis in Kano State. Aniebonam stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. Kwankwaso was reacting to the ongoing Emirate … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the deadline for the sale of forms for its 2024 congresses from June 17 to June 28. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Debo Ologunagba,disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday. Ologunagba said that the extension was approved by the party’s National Working Committee … Read more
AbdulYekeen Ademola Santos, a former officio member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West region, is dead. The demise of the prominent figure within the party in Oyo State was confirmed in a statement issued by the Chairman of the House Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide. Ademola Santos passed … Read more
Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice-President of Nigeria, has said without his support to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his political career could have ended as the governor of Lagos State. He said this while reacting to the widely held position that the President Tinubu came to his rescue following his spat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, … Read more
Ex-governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has stated that he has made huge sacrifices and even put his political career on the line to ensure that the insecurity in the state is over. He lamented that some financial assistance meant to cater for the needs in the state was denied during his tenure. The erstwhile … Read more
The APC Community Mobilization Forum, a support group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held a one-day stakeholders’ dialogue session in Maiduguri to commemorate Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s one-year anniversary of his second term in office. The session, themed “Sustaining the Momentum,” aimed to promote, protect, and sustain the governor’s legacy. The event, which took … Read more
It has been revealed that Obidient Movement is bigger than the Labour Party and its 2023 presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi. This was stated by chief spokesman of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko. Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels Television’s programme The Morning Brief, Tanko said the Obidient movement should not be … Read more
A High Court in Port Harcourt on Thursday ordered that the seats of the 25 lawmakers who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, vacant, pending the determination of a suit. Justice Charles Wali gave the order in Suit No PHC/1512/CS/2024, filed by Victor Jumbo, Speaker, Rivers House Of Assembly, Sokari … Read more
The Senator representing Ondo South senatorial district, Jimoh Ibrahim has withdrawn his suit FHC/ABJ/CS/588/2024 challenging the results of Ondo APC gubernatorial primary election as a mark of respect for President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary in office. Addressing journalists Tuesday at the National Assembly, Jimoh said presidential intervention has made him to withdraw withdrawal suit “The … Read more
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has hailed the decision of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which upheld his election as the duly elected Governor of the state. In an interview with journalists in Abuja on Monday, Governor Ododo dedicated the victory at the tribunal to the people of the state. He noted … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu not to renege on his promise to give Nigerian workers a living wage. Deputy National Chairman of the party, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. He urged Tinubu to show he … Read more
APC stakeholders from North-West on Sunday, in Kaduna brainstormed on some challenges and plans for future electoral victories especially 2027. The National Chairman of the party, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, emphasized the imperative for unity and proactive engagement among the stakeholders to propel Nigeria towards prosperity under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. Ganduje also underscored Tinubu’s unwavering … Read more
A lawmaker at the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Chief Celestine Ogba law. (LP-Onicha East) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogba announced his defection at a ceremony in the state APC secretariat on Saturday in Abakalikii in the presence of party leaders. He said he was happy to go back to his roots … Read more
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has called on President Bola Tinubu to revive moribund factories, industries and companies so as to grow the economy. Its Director-General, Prof. Kailani Muhammed, gave the advice on Saturday in Abuja when an Igbo cultural group, Nsuka Nd’Imo Organisation, conferred on him the chieftaincy title of … Read more
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has congratulated the Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare ll on the return of 39 stolen artefacts from Sweden. Okpebholo, in a statement on Friday morning, recalled that the artefacts were carted away 127 years ago by … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the 27 lawmakers at the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost their seats forever. The party said this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the clarification was necessary … Read more