Category: Politics

The political atmosphere within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is rife with tension as fresh concerns mount over the growing lists of court orders, seeking to restrain Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State along with other members from acting or parading themselves as the party’s Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC, members until […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday in Abuja said it has instituted internal mechanisms to address differences and grievances that may arise from its just concluded nationwide local government congresses. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) said this in a statement in Abuja. He […]

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and the suspended National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, who are the two main gladiators in the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have disagreed over a peace term proposed by the governor, indicating that neither of the two is ready to yield ground to the other. […]

Court stops congresses in Benue, Adamawa Groups protest in Osun, Ogun, others Ondo adopts consensus for selecting delegates Buni: There’s fair deal for every one More trouble appears to lie ahead for the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its local government congresses get underway across the country on Saturday. Tension is building in several states […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared Valentine Ozigbo as the validly nominated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State. A three-member panel, presided over the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, unanimously upheld the two appeals filed by Ozigbo and the PDP […]

Buni: Court order not binding on me Go to court, risk sanctions, APC warns aggrieved members Chieftains drag party, INEC to court over unlawful congress in Benue Tomorrow’s Saturday September 4 local council congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will, as scheduled, hold nationwide despite a court order restraining the party’s caretaker leadership […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conflict reconciliation panel has attributed the leadership crisis tearing apart the opposition party to the misunderstanding between Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and suspended Chairman Uche Secondus, it was learnt. The eight-man panel headed by former Senate President David Mark has decided to meet with the two gladiators before the […]

Scores of All progressive Congress (APC) chieftains says they would not retrace their steps in rallying support for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 poll. The group under the aegis of the Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) at the weekend embarked on an advocacy visit to Katsina state where they […]

The South East Mandate (SEM), a new group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), at the weekend, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to nudge the party to nominate its presidential candidate in 2023 from the South East. Convener of the group and former Senate Committee Chairman on Works, Chief Julius Ucha, from Ebonyi State, stated that […]

Moves by the embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, to reverse some of the agreements reached at the August 10 expanded National Executive Committee meeting of the party, may have provoked the fresh pressure on him to quit immediately, sources said on Saturday. Another court injunction, the second in […]