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APC first-term governors meet in Kebbi over national, party issues

By Taiwo Scholarstica Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday gathered in Kebbi State for the Progressive First-Term Governors’ Meeting. The meeting, held behind closed doors at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi, is expected to deliberate on key national matters and issues concerning the ruling APC. First-term governors are ...

Osun Guber: 150 Accord members defect to APC in Olorunda

By Ismail Azeez No fewer than 150 members of the Accord Party in Ilie, Ward 11, Olorunda Local Government Area, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, pledging their support for the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Oyebamiji. The defectors were received by leaders ...

Onawo dumps ADC for APM less than two weeks after joining party

By Taiwo Scholarstica The Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District, Ogoshi Onawo, has dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) less than two weeks after becoming a member of the opposition party. The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, announced Onawo’s defection during Tuesday’s plenary after reading his letter on the ...

FG suspends enforcement of new digital regulations pending policy review

By Taiwo Scholarstica The Federal Government has ordered a temporary halt to the implementation of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting issues within the digital economy, pending the completion of a unified national policy framework. The directive was issued by the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, ...