Bayelsa governor reinstates appointees who lost party primaries

Bayelsa State Governor, Mr Henry Seriake Dickson, has reinstated all political appointees, who resigned their positions to contest the primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and lost. The governor also reinstated all civil servants, who resigned to contest in the primaries to their former positions in the civil service. The Special Adviser to the […]

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I founded APC, I am not leaving it – Okorocha

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha Imo State Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha,  has dismissed rumours that he is planning defecting from the All Progressives Congress(APC) over the fallout of the party’s governorship primaries in the state. He spoke with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the Presidential […]

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Buhari begs aggrieved APC members not to leave party

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to leave the party after they failed to win in their respective primary elections. Most of the aspirants faulted the entrenchment of internal democracy in the party, with allegations of bias in the conduct of the APC’s National Working Committee […]

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Restructuring will advance Nigeria as a whole – Mimiko

Zenith Labour Party’s, ZLP,  presidential candidate, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, hsaid that restructuring of Nigeria into a true and balanced federation will advance the development of every part of the country. Unveiling his plan for restructuring, the immediate past Ondo State governor said he would employ “legislative, constitutional and administrative approaches to ensure restructuring.” He added […]

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PDP condemns Buhari’s meeting with INEC boss

President Buhari The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned an alleged secret meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, last Friday in Abuja.PDP cautioned the INEC against succumbing to pressure to manipulate the electoral process in favour of Buhari as such could cause a […]

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Buhari’s certificate: PDP’s court option a waste of time – Presidency

The Presidency on Monday described the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party to go to court over the certificate of President Muhammadu Buhari as a waste of time. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said this in a statement made available to journalists. Shehu said the issue of the President’s certificate was a settled one. He said […]

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Ondo APC members protest imposition of state assembly candidate

Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Tuesday, kicked against an alleged imposition of the candidate of the House of Assembly representing the area, saying the action would affect the fortune of the party during the next general election. The stakeholders who stated […]

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Pro-Oshiomhole protesters storm APC secretariat

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress under the aegis of Federation of Buhari Support Groups have staged a protest in support of the National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole. The protesters who came in several buses took up strategic positions in and around Blantyre Street where the APC National Secretariat is located. Armed policemen […]

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APC governors storm Abuja Tuesday, collect signatures to remove party chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has hit back at governors of the party that are reported to be moving against him, saying he would not succumb to their antics and impunity. He said contrary to insinuations by some of them and their allying stakeholders that he was out to […]

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Oshiomhole hits back at ‘state empires’ in APC

Adams Oshiomhole, APC leader The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has rejected insinuations that his office would eventually run the party aground.Accused of brashness and often tagged the undertaker, the chairman has come under intense criticism for his handling of the party’s primaries. While some aggrieved persons have called […]

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