Oshiomhole Not so long after the court of appeal affirmed his sack as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he has been dislodged in Edo where he governed from 2008 to 2016. The tussle with Godwin Obaseki whom he helped into power is one of his greatest undoing as he has … Read more
Party asks court to dismiss suit challenging dissolution of NWC The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed the reason behind the dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by former chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. The party said the sacking of the NWC was part of the effort to end the squabble and … Read more
Governor of Edo, Godwin Obaseki, says he will end the political career of former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, in the forthcoming election. Obaseki said this during the governorship election campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oredo local government area of the state on Saturday. Obaseki said the … Read more
Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); his main challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole are in a peace meeting convened by Oba of Benin. The Benin Monarch, Omo ‘N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare 11, arranged the meeting to address issues … Read more
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has been reported to have escaped death after an articulated vehicle lost control and ran into his convoy near Oluku junction in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the Edo State. Ekohotblog reports that following the accident, two policemen attached to the former governor’s … Read more
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has refuted claims that Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is his godfather. Ize-Iyamu debunked the claims in an interview with Arise Television on Sunday, noting that the only godfather he has is God. Ize-Iyamu said, unlike Obaseki … Read more
Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has alleged that the former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is plotting a third term by proxy. Shaibu levelled the allegation through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Benjamin Atu, in Abuja yesterday. He said Oshiomhole his only using … Read more
Former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, says there must be a level playing ground for every member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that is aspiring for the 2023 presidency. Speaking on the purported presidential aspiration of a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, Lawal said no one … Read more
Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, says former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole is desperately trying to shore up his Battered political career. Oshiomhole, a former governor of the state, had on Sunday said he made a mistake by supporting Obaseki to succeed him in 2016. But reacting, in a statement, … Read more
Obaseki disqualified based on evidence tendered by PDP – Oshiomhole We did not want to repeat Bayelsa mistake Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was behind the disqualification of Godwin Obaseki from the party’s gubernatorial race. Obaseki quit APC for PDP after … Read more
The presidency has dispelled speculation that President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are at war. In a statement on Saturday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said the relationship between Buhari and Tinubu has been cordial. The APC, the ruling party, has been embroiled in a leadership crisis … Read more
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has dispelled the speculation making the rounds that he is eyeing the presidency in 2023. The former Lagos state governor in a statement on Saturday said he has not taken a decision to run for president in 2023 contrary to speculations. He said his … Read more
Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he has accepted the decision of the party’s national executive committee (NEC) to dissolve the national working committee (NWC) which he chaired. The development also means that his tenure as the national chairman has been terminated. Oshiomhole made this known at a press … Read more
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Hilliard Eta, has said the acting National chairman of the party, Victor Giadom, does not have the prerogative to convene a National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting. The warring faction rejected the outcome of the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the party. The … Read more
The Adams Oshiomhole-led national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been dissolved. Victor Giadom, acting national chairman of the party, announced the development at the national executive council (NEC) meeting of the party at the state house in Abuja. Mai-Mala Buni, governor of Yobe state, was named chairman of the caretaker/extra-ordinary … Read more
Executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ward 10 Estako West local government area of Edo have lifted the suspension order on Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The suspension of Oshiomhole by the ward was the genesis of his ordeal which led to him being suspended as the party’s national chairman, and the ensuing development is … Read more
Director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, has called for a meeting of national executive council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the crisis rocking the party. Lukman made the call in a statement issued on Thursday. The APC has been enmeshed in a crisis following the appeal court judgment upholding the suspension … Read more
The troubled national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has reacted to the appeal court affirmation of his suspension. Speaking when he featured on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television on Wednesday evening, Oshiomhole said he has accepted the judgement in good faith. Oshiomhole was first suspended by an Abuja High … Read more
Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday disclosed that he had not defected to another political party. The governor made the disclosure in a tweet on his official twitter page. The governor had announced the resignation of his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after meeting with Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday struck out an application seeking to overturn the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A three-man panel of the court dismissed Oshiomhole’s appeal against an earlier judgment of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a … Read more