All hope for the participation of the All Progressives Congress in the March 2 governorship elections in Rivers state has been extinguished by the Supreme Court when it upheld the nullification of all APC primaries in the state. On January 7, a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt had nullified the primaries conducted by…
Some APC supporters in the convoy of the All Progressives Congress Senatorial Candidate for Lagos West, Solomon Adeola, aka Yayi may have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident on Monday in the Festac area of Lagos state. An online news media PoliticsNGR reported that the incident happened during a campaign movement and three…
The Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has withdrawn from the presidential race. In a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesperson of the Obiageli Ezekwesili Campaign Organization, Ozioma Ubabukoh, the decision followed extensive discussions with Nigerians at home and in diaspora to help build a coalition…
Senator Joshua Lidani representing Gombe South in North East Nigeria has dumped the People’s Democratic Party PDP and and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Senate Majority Leader Ahmed Lawan made this known during plenary on Wednesday. Senator Lidani is a second term Senator who has been in the struggle for the citing of…
Oyetola Gboyega has been sworn in as the new governor of Osun. Oyetola won the governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a much-contested supplementary election and was sworn in at the Osogbo Township Stadium by the state Chief Judge Oyebola Ojo on Tuesday. Several APC governors like Rotimi Akeredolu,…
The Senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial zone, Senator Shehu Sani who resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Political Ideology, Suleiman Ahmed on Tuesday, Senator Sani left the APC following controversies in the conduct of party…
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has threatened to leave the ruling All Progressives Congress on account of perceived injustice in its recently concluded primaries. Making her view known in a series of posts on her Instagram page, Aisha Buhari decried the omission of names on APC’s list of aspirants. She wrote: “It is disheartening to…
Embattled Governor of Lagos Akinwunmi Ambode has accepted his loss in the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primaries. He has congratulated Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the exercise. Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes ahead of the governor who secured 72,901 votes. In a statewide broadcast on Wednesday, Ambode said APC is a great party, appealing to residents…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the Osun election inconclusive after announcing results from all LGAs. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the election, Sen. Ademola Adeleke led the polls with a total vote of 254, 698 closely followed by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Oyetola who polled 254,345. Iyiola…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday completed collation of the results from all LGAs in the Osun gubernatorial elections held on Saturday. Here are the full results for the leading contenders: 1.Boluwaduro LG: APC 3843, PDP: 3779, SDP: 1766, ADP: 858 Atakumosa West LG : APC: 5019, PDP: 5401, SDP: 1570, ADP:…
Results have started trickling in from the polling stations in the ongoing Osun gubernatorial elections. The APC, PDP, SDP and other parties presented a total of 48 candidates in the race to take over from Gov. Aregbesola whose second tenure expires in few weeks. The frontrunners in the race were Iyiola Omisore, a former deputy…
President Muhammadu Buhari led a delegation of APC stalwarts who stormed Osun State for the last mega rally of the Osun APC ahead of the gubernatorial elections on Oct 22. He canvassed for the party’s candidate Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola and urged Osun people to ensure the state remained in APC in order to continue to…
The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Federal Government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to clarify the true position concerning stories of huge amounts of money, Permanent Virers Cards (PVCs) and weapons allegedly found in the residence of the sacked DG of the State Security Service. Full text…
Senate Minority Leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom state Godswill Akpabio is set to dump his People Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Sen. Ita Enang revealed this on his Twitter handle Sunday. “I’m confirming that the APC family as earlier…
The ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to resign his position. Addressing newsmen after President Buhari’s meeting with 12 APC Senators on Wednesday, party chairman Adams Oshiomhole reiterated his party’s numerical dominance in the Senate and said they were not surprised at the defections. “These are what I might call…