APC convention: Bello’s activities in my absence remain valid, says Buni

The Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Mai Mala Buni, on Thursday, affirmed that all actions that were taken in his absence by the CECPC acting Chairman, Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State remain valid. Buni made the clarification after several reports  claimed that he dumped the national convention sub-committee list […]

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PDP raises 37-man panel on zoning

River State Governor Nyesom Wike (left); former Senate president, Bukola Saraki and Ndudi Elumelu at the PDP governors reconciliation meeting at the Akwa Ibom Governor’s Lodge, Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua • Sets up committee to resolve Edo crisis • Presidential aspirants to pay N40m for nomination forms • Youths get 50% reduction • Sale […]

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APC crisis: Buhari takes charge, pushes back governors

Affirms Buni as CECPC chair, March 26 convention Buni meets President in London, set to return Party cancels today’s NEC meeting as Yari, Akume, others pick chairmanship forms President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, waded into the leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), backing Governor Mai Mala Buni as chairman of the Caretaker and […]

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PDP fixes presidential nomination form at N40m, governorship N21m

Following its 95th National Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the Peoples Democratic Party has pegged its nomination and expression of interest forms for Presidential aspirants at N40m. This is as it approved the establishment of a 37-member Zoning Committee to make recommendations for the zoning of various elective positions for the 2023 general elections. The […]

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Rep Akande-Sadipe debunks defection rumour

Member, House of Representatives, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has debunked claims in some quarters that she is set to defect to the People’s Democratic Party, ahead of the 2023 General elections. She was reacting to a viral social media post in which a member of PDP, (names withheld) posted her picture with the text “Congratulations to Oyo […]

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Confusion in PDP over plot to stop Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal

Clash over returnee-defectors rocks National Caucus meeting Ex-VP: 2023 poll our last chance Confusion broke out at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caucus meeting on Monday night, forcing National Chairman Dr Iyorcha Ayu to abruptly reschedule proceedings till Tuesday. The uproar at the meeting was triggered by the insistence of some leaders from the […]

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Wike, Obaseki’s face-off: APC ready to take over Edo, says chairman

The Edo State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Col. David Imuse (retd.), has said his party will capitalise on the disarray in the state Peoples Democratic Party to take over power in the state. While describing the problem facing the PDP in the state as self-inflicted, Imuse told journalists that his party was not […]

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12 days to APC convention, uncertainty looms, party yet to sell forms, governors divided

Twelve days to the national convention of the All Progressives Congress, the ruling party has failed to sell forms to aspirants while all the committees set up by the APC to ensure that the convention moves smoothly have failed to begin sitting. This is just as the governors were as at Monday still very much […]

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Wike bombs Obaseki, calls Edo governor serial betrayer

Says Oshiomhole now vindicated “I have never seen somebody like Obaseki in my life” Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has descended heavily on his Edo counterpart, Godwin Obaseki, describing him as a serial betrayer and an ungrateful person. Wike, who rubbished Obaseki’s diatribe against him, said Edo Governor’s former godfather and former National Chairman of […]

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