Mutiu Okunola, a former Organising Secretary of the PDP in the state, also the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Ikeja Federal Constituency in the last elections has defected to the All Peoples Congress. The former PDP Chieftain who lost to the candidate of the APC, Mr. James Faleke, who is the federal lawmaker representing the … Read more
Some senators-elect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Young Progressive Party (YPP), have on Friday, declared support for Sen. Ahmad Lawan’s Senate Presidency ambition. The opposition parties’ senators-elect at the occasion include Clifford Odia (PDP-Edo), Mathew Urhoghide (PDP-Edo) and Gershom Bash (PDP-Cross River). Others were Abba Moro (PDP-Benue), Lawali Anka (PDP-Zamfara) and Ifeanyi Ubah … Read more
Sen. Kabiru Gaya (APC-Kano), has maintained that he is still in the race for the Deputy President of the ninth Senate. Gaya, who made this known while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said though the All Progressives Congress (APC) had not made its position known on who to endorse for the position, he was … Read more
Three litigants, Kalu Agu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris, who identified themselves as electorates and taxpayers have challenged the dismissal of a suit they filed against President Buhari prior to the presidential election. The trio alleged that, Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja had in a judgment last month, dismissed the … Read more
APC Spokesman, Yekini Nabena, called on President Buhari as the leader of the party to intervene in the current face-off between the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and his predecessor, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun. He said that as the leader of the party he must seek ways to lead fence-mending efforts and address … Read more
In the past few days, rumours have been making rounds on social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook that Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Aspirant for Lagos State in the 2019 Governorship election has ‘dumped’ PDP for APC. One of the posts sighted on WhatsApp and Facebook on Wednesday read “Lagos PDP finally … Read more
All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled the Immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, for allegedly scuttling the party’s chances in Zamfara State. The party recently lost the state to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Also expelled is the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Lawali Shuaibu for allegedly conniving with Yari to … Read more
The Chief Cyril Ogodo and Jones Erue-led executives of All Progressives Congress(APC) in Delta State are currently in a war of words over the chairmanship position of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund(NSITF). The Ogodo-led executive had described the appointments of Mr Austin Enajemo-Isire and Chief Frank Kokori as Chairmen of NSITF and Michael Imoudu Institute … Read more
Advocacy group, Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International, has gone before the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the decision of All Progressives Congress, APC, to zone the leadership of the National Assembly in a way that would exclude the South-East geo-political zone. In an originating summons, the group, alongside a member of the APC, … Read more
Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday announced that it would probe last-minute transactions by Governor Ibikunle Amosun. A statement by the APC Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Tunde Oladunjoye, alleged that the administration had engaged in late awards of contracts, withdrawals from treasury, sales of land and illegal recruitment … Read more
Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has appointed the chairman of his faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dan Nwafor, as the head of the governing council for Owerri Capital Development Authority, OCDA. The appointment came with less than two months to the end of Okorocha’s administration. Inaugurating the OCDA governing council and that of … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State governorship candidate in the last general election, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said Governor Rochas Okorocha and his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu have no political value in the state having failed to win elections despite the deployment of state resources to their advantage. Uzodinma said this in a statement issued … Read more
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM), Mr Aminchi Habu has been enjoined to serve his petition on President Muhammadu Buhari through the proper channel, the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The Presidential Election Tribunal made this ruling on Saturday. Habu is challenging the declaration of Buhari as the winner of the Feb. 23 presidential … Read more
The Chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Tunde Balogun, says the choice of Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly for ninth assembly remains a business of the 40 members-elect. Balogun disclosed this to newsmen after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented certificates of return to the … Read more
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the result of the February 23 National Assembly Election for the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State. The court barred the electoral body from conducting a re-run poll for the constituency until the results already … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi yesterday adjourned the pre-election case of Dr. Hussainin Kangiwa and Umar Abdulhai Kamba to April 9 and 10 to enable witnesses make their input. Making the pronouncement, Justice Sunday Onu Bassey urged both the plaintiff and the 1st and 2nd defendants to bring all their witnesses to … Read more
The coalition of political parties which ousted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, want to know how the sharing formula agreed upon before the election will be implemented. Apart from internal arrangements that are ongoing in parties such as Peoples Democratic Party, African Democratic Congress and others, a faction from the … Read more
Akwa Ibom State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are still locked in accusations of malpractice over the conduct of the 2019 polls in the state. Ahead of the tribunal, which is expected to be inaugurated tomorrow, APC accused INEC of tampering with electoral materials, especially its … Read more
All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed news of a feud between its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and the Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council, Rotimi Amaechi, especiall where River’s State politics are concerned. While Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, had influenced a large section of the party in Rivers to adopt candidates of the African … Read more
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has headed to the State Election Petition Tribunal to challenge the victory of Engr Seyi Makinde, who contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The party is praying the tribunal to upturn the victory of the PDP governorship candidate. In a petition, APC listed the … Read more