By EJIROGHENE BARRETT – As the race for the governorship seat in Delta state gets heated, there have been several predictions about the possible outcome of the elections. As usual, there are projections of potential upsets and triumphs that may emerge. Regardless of the forecasts, many are hoping for...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Barely few days to the Cross River State byelections in Ogoja Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency, the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alphonsus Ogar has declared the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike as a security risk to the state. Mr....
▪︎ Passes vote of confidence in Etsako East APC Party Exco The move by Senator representing Edo North in the Senate, Francis Alimikhena, to secure a third term bid has run into a storm as his APC Ward 3 in Etsako East Local Government Area has rejected his bid....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has urged the youth in the state not to be intimidated by the circumstances of their birth. Speaking at the U.J.Esuene Stadium over the weekend during a Youth Summit organised by APC Youth in the state, Governor Ayade also...
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in the state. Oyetola, who is seeking re-election, pulled 222,169, votes to defeat his closet rival, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, the preferred candidate of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Tension is building up in Calabar, the Cross River State capital as armed security operatives on Saturday sealed off the Calabar Sport Club which is the venue of PDP flag off campaign rally in the state. The barricades by the police operatives have disrupted the...
There is a tight security presence in Osogbo, Osun State capital ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election. The primary election is scheduled to commence by 12 noon while accreditation started as early as 8:00 am. The exercise is held in 323 wards in the state and...
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past governor of Osun and current Minister of Interior, on Thursday vowed to work against the reelection of his successor, Gboyega Oyetola. Aregbesola said this at a political gathering in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state. He said that the forthcoming All...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday pleaded with political stakeholders in the state All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain loyal to give a home-base support in order for him to win presidential contest in 2023. Bello made the plea during the formal inauguration of members of the state...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – An aspirant for the National youth leadership position of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sufiyan Sahabi, has lamented that Nigerian politics does not favour young people and is too expensive for them to participate in. He said this while speaking with journalists on Wednesday over...
Nasarawa State lawmaker, Mohammed Alkali has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) remained a party to beat in the 2023 general elections in the country. Alkali, member representing Lafia North Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, said this on Wednesday in Lafia. He spoke when Gwandara...
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says Gov. Bello Matawalle, would not resign his position as the state governor, as demanded by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP had urged the governor to resign following his defection from PDP to APC, as well as his inability to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto- All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the late Magajin Garin of Sokoto (Head of Sokoto Caliphate Kingmakers), Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, as a man who devoted most of his life to the development of the Sokoto Caliphate and contributed immensely to...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has urged past governors to reconcile and bring back their colleagues who defected to other parties. Senator Ayu stated this at a meeting of the members of PDP National Working Committee (NWC) with past governors and some...
The tricycle owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest the 2023 Presidential election. The endorsement was made known when the leadership of the Osinbajo Support Movement (OSM) paid a courtesy visit to the association’s office in Gwarinpa, Abuja. The OSM...
The Zamfara House of Assembly declared in Gusau on Tuesday that no court order could stop its impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau. “No court can stop the impeachment,’’ Chairman, House Committee on Information, Alhaji Shamsudeen Bosko, told a news conference. He argued that the process...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the Otun-Olubadan of Ibadan, Senator Lekan Balogun, over his appointment as the new Olubadan of Ibadanland and elevation to the zenith of leadership institution in the land. Tinubu’s congratulatory message was contained...
Osun State Government on Tuesday denied a claim that there was a plan to assassinate Minister of Interior and former governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Sunday Akere, Special Adviser to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola on Political Matters, gave the denial while addressing All Progressives Congress (APC) party members...
The Concerned Members Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari not to allow the 2023 presidential ambition of some top members of the party to destroy it. Convener of the forum, Mr Okpokwu Ogenyi, made the appeal in a letter he addressed to the...
A group supporting the presidential ambition of Sen. Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of All progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday in Damaturu carried out a market place sensitisation to enlighten the public on his political values. Leader of the group, Ali Rambo, said the sensitisation was to motivate the people...