The police on Wednesday arraigned a 50-year-old man, Ojo Olakunle, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly disrupting the Ekiti All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary. According to NAN, Olakunle, whose address was not provided, is facing three counts of destruction of ballot box, interference with the ballot box and acting in disorderly manner. […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has changed the date for its rescheduled governorship primary in Ekiti State to Saturday May 12. The party had on Tuesday rescheduled the botched primary for Friday May 11. But a statement on Thursday by the party’s publicity secretary, Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi, said the primary will now commence at 8a.m […]
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The lingering crisis rocking Nigeria\’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, degenerated on Wednesday as a faction, named Reformed All Progressives Congress, rAPC, and headed by an estranged associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, Alhaji Buba Galadima, emerged. Galadima, who announced the new formation at a press conference on Wednesday at the Sheraton Towers, Abuja, […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has appealed to aggrieved members of the party to be patient with his leadership, in an apparent response to the emergence on Wednesday of the Reformed APC. His words: My appeal to all those who are aggrieved is to be patient\’ However, former Senate Leader and the […]
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Police Inspector General, Mr Ibrahim Idris will arrive Ekiti State next week to firm up the security arrangements being planned for the July 14 Governorship poll in the state. Already the state police command is making arrangements to receive their boss on the scheduled one-day official visit. Police spokesman in the state, Mr Caleb Ikechuckwu, told […]
Continue ReadingA faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Unity Forum, has finally resolved to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A leader of the group, Wasiu Olatunbosun, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in a telephone interview in Ibadan on Monday. The defection of members of the group into […]
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Plan by the opposition parties to form a grand alliance to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari, the expected torch bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in next year\’s election, is finally taking shape as the parties have almost concluded the terms of the alliance. Reportedly, the leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social […]
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NATIONAL Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has accused some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of hindering his party’s progressive agenda. But swiftly, the PDP fired back, describing the allegation as extremely wicked, reprehensible, unacceptable, and an alleged plot to clamp down, victimise and sack workers as well as […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to All Progressives Congress, APC, members to keep faith with the ruling party, even as the outgoing National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun felt fulfilled stepping down from the post, expressing gratitude for the opportunity given him to serve, amid protests by some enraged members. While acknowledging that […]
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EX President Olusegun Obasanjo, representatives of the Pan Yoruba socio cultural and political group, Afenifere, and some prominent leaders from the South West including former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, and Pastor Tunde Bakare among others, who hitherto were some of his major critics, met in Lagos, on Saturday, […]
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