The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, Ondo State Council, has declared its support for the election bid of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC had fixed Nov. 16 for the Ondo...
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Edo election and PDP proxy agent masquerading as civil society activist By WASHINGTON OSA OSIFO, PhD
Edo election and PDP proxy agent masquerading as civil society activist By WASHINGTON OSA OSIFO, PhD
ARISETV regular morning show on November 2, 2024, featured one Martins Obono, Executive Director Tap Initiative for Citizens Development. Obono claims to be one of the the many civil society activists in Nigeria and indeed, there are a legion of them. We do know for a fact that dangerous...
The President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has urged his kinsmen to remain calm over the judgment which ordered that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to cease all monthly financial allocations to the Rivers. Okaba gave the advice at the 10th Anniversary of the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to stop accusing it for the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). NAN reports that Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at an event in Ibadan blamed the APC for the turmoil in PDP and...
The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the local government elections conducted on Saturday in the state fell short of every standard to be called an election. The party subsequently rejected the results and said it will challenge the outcome in a competent court...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is pushing his untested agenda as a better alternative to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, says the presidency. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He noted that Atiku’s ideas...
Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared the 13 chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the Nov. 2 local government election in the state. Chairman of the commission and Returning Officer, Mr Ayuba Wandai, made the declaration on Sunday at the commission’s office in...
The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 18 chairmanship and 196 councillorship seats in the state. Chairman of the commission, Dr Ekong Boco, announced the results at the commission’s office in Calabar on Sunday. The election was conducted in...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said the massive votes the party will receive in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State will shock the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Oyintiloye, who is a member of...
The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde believes the 2027 general elections will be a contest between Nigerians and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Makinde made the remark in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday during the commissioning of the South-West zonal secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the absence of results sheets across the 54 wards that make up the five Local Government Areas of Cross River north in the ongoing council elections in the state. Chief Austin Edibe, the PDP Vice chairman for the northern senatorial district said...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged hijack of electoral materials for the conduct of Local Government Area (LGA) elections in Cross River by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The allegation was made by PDP candidates in the Saturday elections in Yakurr and Obudu Council, Mrs Jennifer Usani...
Abdullahi Ganduje, the APC National Chairman on Thursday in Abuja, advised Sen. Monday Okpebholo, Edo Governor-elect against probing the out-going administration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki. He gave the advice when Okpebholo paid a courtesy visit on the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), saying he should rather focus on enthroning...
The Zamfara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Rep, Sulaiman Gummi who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gummi, representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency on Wednesday announced his defection from the PDP to the APC over an...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, and other stakeholders have urged electorates to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming local government elections. The stakeholders made the plea on Wednesday in Keffi during the APC campaign rally ahead of the LG polls...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has urged the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to show more political seriousness rather than heating up the polity, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Spokesman for the APC Governorship Campaign Council, Mr Banji Okunomo, stated this...
By CHRISTIANA LOT,Jos A coalition known as the APC Like Minds Political Movement in Plateau State has come to the defense of Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, who has been nominated as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. This response comes in light of criticisms levied by a faction...
The Osun Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Mr Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past Minister of Interior, over alleged anti-party activities. The suspension is contained in a letter signed by Tajudeen Lawal and Alao Kamoru, the party’s Chairman and Secretary, respectively. The letter was addressed to...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday inaugurated a 305-member National Campaign Council for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the Chairman of the campaign council. Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has flagged off the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the upcoming November 2 Local Government council elections. Governor Otu, represented by his deputy, Peter Odey, performed the formal flag-off ceremony at the Ikom Township Stadium, Ikom on...