The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has congratulated Sen Abdul’aziz Yari (APC-Zamfara West) over the conferment of the traditional title of Marafan Sokoto on him by Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the State...
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The newly appointed Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi, has pledged to deliver Kano State to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Abdullahi, who stated this while briefing newsmen shortly after arriving in Kano on Sunday, also pledged his dedication to advancing President...
An Abuja High Court on Friday, quashed a criminal summon issued on Sept. 12 by an a magistrates’ court against Sen. Monday Okpebholo over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Charles Agbaza, in a judgment , also voided the entire proceedings before Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar of a Wuse Magistrate Court in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called for a peaceful and credible Ondo State governorship election, scheduled for November 16, 2024. This was even as the Nigeria Police said it would deploy 22,239 officers, in addition to...
The Confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has attributed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL’s) achievements to the capacity of its Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari, to transform the company. Its Director-General, Prof. Kailani Muhammed, who said this on Wednesday at a news...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the claim by Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, that he did not lose the election but stolen, was most comical. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this, in a statement on...
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...
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...