Category: Politics

Former Kano state governor and presidential aspirant, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, citing alleged injustice meted out to him by his former party. Announcing the development, his media aide, Alhaji Sule Yau Sule, told Daily Trust that “the decision to dump the PDP […]

– cites unaddressed drafting issues following revisions – communicates decision to National Assembly President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 due to “some drafting issues” that remain unaddressed following the prior revisions to the Bill. Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), […]

Youths under the aegis of Concerned Ondo North Youth, CONY, on Monday converged on Akure, the state capital to demonstrate their support for President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senator representing Ondo North District, Prof Ajayi Boroffice. They passed a vote of confidence in the two, who are seeking another term in office for what they […]

– Members kick The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, is stricken by a crisis of confidence as the Board of Trustees, BOT, and National Working Committee, NWC, of the party are feuding over the zoning of its presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections. Investigations showed that while the BOT had resolved that the party’s […]

– Some members kick against direct primary decision of party leadership – Party warns dissenters against scheduled strategy meeting There is some unease within the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) over the mode of election to be adopted during the primaries for the various elective offices. While the party’s National Working Committee and the National Executive […]

– Crisis looms within party Strong indications have emerged that a fresh crisis is imminent in the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its forthcoming primaries. The party on Friday said it would adopt the direct primary method for the selection of its candidates for all elections. But it was gathered that the party’s latest position […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress has swept the Local Government Chairmanship elections held on Saturday in Imo State, as the party also secured 640 councilors out of the 645 wards. This was just as the Redemption Peoples Party, Accord Party, KOWA, the Young Progressives Party and Rebuild Nigeria Party won one councilor each respectively. However, […]

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Sunday said it had thoroughly reviewed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress, APC, and declared that it has irredeemably failed in every sector of the national life. In a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja, the party alleged that available data, both locally and […]

The All Progressives Congress has dissociated itself from promoters of an online membership registration website — apcregistration.com. The party said its ongoing membership registration exercise had nothing to do with the website. This was contained in a statement signed by the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena, in Abuja on Sunday. The APC […]

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has responded to reports credited to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Bola Tinubu claiming that he (Saraki) and some others left the party because they could not actualise their selfish personal interests. In a statement personally signed by him and made available to newsmen in […]