All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday welcomed top political figures from opposition parties in Plateau State in what party leaders described as one of the most significant political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. The reception ceremony at the Polo Field, Jos, drew thousands of supporters and featured...
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A fresh political storm is brewing in Benue State, as a group of politicians has allegedly pooled resources to destabilise the administration of Governor Hyacinth Alia. The revelation came from former Ambassador to Namibia and one-time governorship candidate, Prince Terhemen Tarzoor, who addressed journalists at the NUJ Secretariat in...
Senate, on Wednesday, acted swiftly to dispel circulating rumours suggesting plans to impeach the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, describing such claims as unfounded and deliberately misleading. Taking the floor during plenary, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, clarified that the reports had been “quoted out of context,” stressing that no...
New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says defections of Rep. Abdulmuni Jibrin to APC and Amb. Oluremi Oguntoyinbo to PDP are as a result of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s anti party activities and betrayal of trust. The party was reacting to the latest defections of its members to the ruling APC...
A youth-focused wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Youth Structure for Asiwaju, has unveiled plans to rally six million young Nigerians in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Speaking with journalists on Monday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja, the group’s...
Member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has officially dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring his full support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign. Jibrin, who represents the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, announced his decision in...
Newly elected chairman of Lau Local Government Area in Taraba State, Peter Julius, has vowed to transform rice production and livestock farming in the region by linking local farmers with major rice producers across Africa. Julius spoke on Saturday shortly after he was declared winner of the Saturday’s November...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Mr. Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, to reconsider his political ambitions ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Seye Oladejo, offered this advice while reacting...
An observer group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), has commended Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for giving priority to the elderly, pregnant women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the Saturday Anambra governorship election. The CTA Election Experts Team Lead, Prof. Alex Asigbo, gave the commendation while giving a...
Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade, has said he foresaw Nigeria’s present political landscape long before it unfolded. Speaking with journalists in Calabar on Saturday, Ayade explained that his early decision to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) was driven by foresight and strategic thinking. “I...
Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Bayelsa, Dr Sylbriks Obriki has sent a notice that the next Senator that would represent Bayelsa West Senatorial District in 2027, must as a matter of right, come from Ekeremor. Obriki gave this...
House of Representatives is preparing to submit a detailed report on the root causes of the Plateau crisis to President Bola Tinubu, according to the Chairman of the House Ad Hoc Committee on the Plateau Crisis, Rep. Wale Ahmed (APC–Lagos). Ahmed disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday during the...
Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially confirmed that Governor Agbu Kefas has “crossed the Rubicon” to join the ruling party. Party officials say members across the state are ready to welcome him with open arms. APC’s State Director of Publicity, Aeron Atimas, disclosed this...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on political leaders to prioritize Nigeria’s national interest over partisan considerations. The party made this known while reacting to comments made by the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, regarding the recent designation of Nigeria by...
By ANIEFIOK UDONQUAK, Uyo – Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has explained that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was motivated by what he believed was best for the state. Governor Diri, who spoke on Sunday during the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day at the Ecumenical Centre...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- Residents of Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa State, were enthralled by renewed hope on Monday, as Vice President Bola Tinubu formally received Governor Douye Diri and his teeming supporters into the All Progressives Congress (APC). President Tinubu described the occasion as one of “those...
President Bola Tinubu has officially welcomed a group of prominent defectors from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in a major political development for Southern Kaduna. The defection of over 10 influential figures was celebrated at a grand rally held in Kafanchan,...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed firm optimism that it will clinch victory in the upcoming Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 8, positioning its candidate, Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, to become the 26th APC governor in Nigeria. Speaking at the party’s grand campaign rally in Onitsha on Friday,...
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its full weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, endorsing him as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. The declaration was made on Saturday in Talata Mafara during a well-attended stakeholders’ meeting that brought together...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo, has expressed strong faith in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s chances of securing re-election in 2027, urging the people of Kogi to demonstrate their appreciation for the President’s goodwill toward the state. Speaking on Friday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders’ Engagement held in...