President Bola Tinubu has donated 7000 bags of rice to the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Zamfara as a Ramadan package. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Yusuf Idris, disclosed this in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday. He said that the distribution of the largesse...
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Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Adefolarin Oria, has said the party is too divided to achieve electoral victory in 2027. Oria made the remark while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure, analysing the party’s...
National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Ajibola Basiru, has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast on Tuesday, declared the emergency, citing political tension and troubling security reports...
The 2023 Vice Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Yusuf Buhari, and Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, have defected to the APC. Also defecting are the Kano State Working Committee, 38 local government chairmen and secretaries, 13 state assembly, and 6 House of Representatives candidates. The...
Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially written to the state’s House of Assembly, notifying it of its new majority status. The letter was read on Tuesday by the Speaker, Blessing Agbebaku, during the plenary on Tuesday in Benin. The letter, personally addressed to the...
Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the State House of Assembly to recall the 18 suspended local government chairmen for effective grassroots governance. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the Edo assembly had in December 2024 suspended the 18 local government chairmen and...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State says it will not miss the party’s 2023 governorship candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran better known as Jandor, who defected to the All Progressives Party (APC). The Lagos State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, made this remark in an interview...
The 2023 PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), has returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Adediran announced his return to APC at a news conference on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Adediran, leader of the Lagos4Lagos Movement,...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed the idea of a possible future merger, and has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and others to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). This was following his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) led government of resorting to overdraft before meeting its obligations. The PDP’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Hassan Sanyinnawal, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that he is proud to be a member of the party. In a statement, Buhari emphasized that he wants to be addressed as a loyal APC member, expressing his...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says allegations by former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El’Rufai that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) caused its crisis is false and condemnable. The party spoke on the backdrop of the recent allegations by El’Rufai, that the crises in PDP, Labour Party...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said he would not dump the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Alia dispelled the rumours of his defection in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Tersoo Kula, on Wednesday in Makurdi. The governor said that he...
Majority Leader in the Edo House of Assembly, Donald Okugbe (PDP – Akoko-Edo II), and three other lawmakers on Wednesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The other lawmakers are Bright Iyamu (PDP – Orhionmwon South II); Richard Edosa (PDP – Oredo West); and Sunday Ojezele (LP –...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo has said it was unfortunate for the APC-led administration to accuse its members of responsible for the rising insecurity in the state. PDP Chairman Anthony Aziegbemi said, in a statement on Wednesday in Benin City, that the accusation was an attempt to...
The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a Pan-African students movement, says recent defection threats by some members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) are plots targeted at distracting President Bola Tinubu. This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu, by the President of PSM, Mr Bestman Okereafor....
Lagos State House of Assembly members have again dismissed reports alleging that 25 lawmakers are planning to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to an unnamed political party. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security, and Strategy, Stephen Ogundipe, made this known in a statement issued...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu, addressing political leaders from the South-South on Tuesday in Abuja, emphasised the critical need for adherence to the rule of law in Rivers State to ensure lasting peace and prosperity. During a meeting with representatives and leaders of the Niger Delta...