Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will come out stronger after a successful National Convention slated for Saturday. Bello, also the Chairman Security Committee of the party’s National Convention, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He...
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Ahead of the 2023 general election, a group of indigenes of Zamfara on Tuesday purchased the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship nomination and expression of interest forms for Malam Abubakar Gusau. The group, “Zamfara Rescue Initiative,” comprised people of diverse backgrounds cutting across party lines, including top business leaders,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, accused Paul Erokoro, SAN, counsel to James Nolan, a director in Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID), of deploying a delay tactic in the ongoing trial. EFCC lawyer, Bala Sanga, made the allegation before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State, Hon Dr. Al-Bashir Ibrahim has said the former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima is the most suitable candidate for the position of the Vice President and running mate to whoever may emerge as the APC Presidential flag bearer...
No fewer than 17 members of the Imo State House of Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress are at the risk of losing their seats. The recent development comes after a court sacked Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi and some lawmakers who defected with him from the...
A High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered that a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Lagos State Government charged Ominnikoron with four counts bordering on conspiracy, murder and rape. Justice Sherifat Sonaike ordered that the defendant be remanded in the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River. The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek for an...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the judgement of The Federal High Court Abuja, which sacked about 20 lawmakers on Monday who defected with Governor Ben Ayade from PDP to APC. This is according to a statement...
A leading APC gubernatorial aspirant for Benue State, Prof. Terhemba Shija has said that the state is wallowing in its current state of socio-economic retardation because its people have slumbered and lost control of the state to hypocritical and criminal elements who have hijacked and mindlessly plundered it. He...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won the 2015 and 2019 general elections by mistake. According to him, the party wasn’t prepared for governance at the time it won the election which was evident...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River State has reacted to the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja which sacked about 20 lawmakers for defecting from the PDP to the ruling party. The state APC Publicity Secretary, Erasmus Ekpang, who reacted to...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sen. Ajibola Basiru has faulted media report alleging that the APC caucus at the Senate has endorsed Abdullahi Adamu as its preferred aspirant for the party’s chairmanship. Basiru said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Monday. The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin screening of aspirants for various elective offices on Tuesday, March 22, ahead of Saturday’s National Convention. Mr Emmanuel Otagburuagu, the Secretary of the APC National Convention Screening Committee said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja....
Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has appointed Mr Ernest Ezeajughi as his new Chief of Staff and AVM Ben Chiobi (Rtd.) as his Special Adviser on Security. The governor also appointed Mr Richard Nwora Madiebo, as the Chairman, Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS). Soludo announced the appointments in...
The Nigerian Youths for Tinubu has promised to purchase the presidential nomination form for the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the 2023 elections draw closer. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos on Monday, the convener of the group, Mr Idris Aregbe, said their...
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday sacked no fewer than 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The judgment was given by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the federal High Court...
Mr Macham Makut, a young aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called the party to give a 50 per cent discount on cost of nomination forms for young aspirants in the party. Makut, who aspires to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 general...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, struck out the motion filed by sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi, seeking for a stay of execution of the March 8 judgment. Justice Inyang Ekwo struck out the motion after Chukwuma Ma-Chukwu Ume, SAN, counsel for Umahi and his deputy,...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has warned the party against leaving its 2023 presidential ticket open for all members to contest. He believes while it is necessary to ensure the right candidate is fielded to vie for the highest office in the land in...
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, says that all the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopefuls from the North are ready for a consensus candidate during the party’s primaries without acrimony. He gave the assurance in Bauchi on Sunday when Saraki and Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, also...