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A fresh legal battle has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), with the Governorship Aspirant, Mukhtar Muhammad and other aggrieved aspirants asking the Federal High Court to nullify the party's primary elections conducted in Kano State and restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising candidates that emerged from the exercise. In an Originating ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has presented the governorship form of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Saliu Yakubu Danladi. To ensure unity moving forward, the party's state chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, announced that a reconciliation committee would ...
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent's leading infrastructure solutions provider, has appointed Fola Fagbule as Director and Head of its Regional Office in Nairobi, marking a significant step in the Corporation's strategy to expand its presence across East and Central Africa. In his new role, Fagbule will lead AFC's activities across the region. AFC is ...
By Precious Mark The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that public confidence in Nigeria's electoral and judicial institutions is declining. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the party alleged that growing skepticism about the independence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the judiciary poses a serious threat to the country's democratic process. ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the arrest of Ewa Okpo, its Akwa Ibom State Publicity Secretary, describing it as an attempt to intimidate opponents using security agencies. In a statement signed on Tuesday by the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the party said it received the news of Okpo’s arrest following a ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has resolved to work towards solving the problems and challenges facing the country’s democratic space. Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo and Chairman of the forum said the resolution was reached at the forum’s meeting which ended at the early hours of ...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially filed an appeal and a stay of execution against a recent court ruling threatening its existence, insisting that it remains a duly registered political party in Nigeria. The party has also served the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with the court processes, alongside a covering letter urging the ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State and aspirant for the Adamawa Central Senatorial District, Aliyu Abbati, has declared that President Bola Tinubu enjoys overwhelming support in the state and is well-positioned to secure a decisive victory in the 2027 presidential election. Abbati made the assertion on Monday while speaking with ...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday received the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, alongside the party’s Ogun Central Senatorial candidate, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, and other party leaders during a private meeting at his penthouse within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta. The meeting focused on the future ...
The Ogun State Government has refuted a viral online publication claiming that cabinet members and the Deputy Governor routinely prostrate before Governor Dapo Abiodun as a form of appeasement when he is displeased with them. Describing the report as a complete fabrication and calculated mischief, the government clarified that at no time has any commissioner, ...
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 general election, Peter Obi has advised the Federal Government to refrain from launching new road construction projects and instead focus heavily on rehabilitating and maintaining the country’s decaying existing road networks. Mr. Peter Obi made this known in a statement on Monday, where ...
The Special Adviser Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has declared that Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi will not defeat President Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential elections. Speaking during an appearance on Channels TV presenter, Seun Okinbaloye's latest edition of Mic On Podcast, Dare said, "We are able ...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has described claims linking the party and its candidate, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, to rising political violence in the state as the handiwork of desperate politicians. Oyintiloye , former lawmaker made the remark while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. He ...
The long-awaited final reconciliation of the political crisis between the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his archrival, the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, may have finally been achieved with the submission and passage of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Bill. The Rivers State House of Assembly ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the August 15 election in Osun State, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, has condemned the spate of political attacks and killings across the state, describing the incidents as criminal and unacceptable. Oyebamiji stated this on Saturday during a visit to APC members who were allegedly attacked by political thugs ...
Another aide to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, Hon. Olasunkanmi Jamiu Adetayo has resigned his appointment and joined the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Adetayo, a former Special Assistant to the Governor is from Olorunda Local Government Area. His defection was confirmed when he paid a visit to the Director General of ...
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State said the state is fully committed to delivering victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels in the 2027 general elections in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Saturady in Kano. He said the governor made the declaration ...
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has commended the peaceful conduct of the local government election in the state. Yahaya said this on Saturday after he cast his vote at a polling unit located at the Government Science Secondary School, Gombe. He expressed satisfaction with the smooth conduct of the election, and commended voters for ...
Some voters in Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State have expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of the ongoing council polls. A correspondent of the News reporters, who monitored the exercise, on Saturday in Kwami, reports that voters have turnout en-masse to exercise their franchise. The Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) is conducting ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the Aug. 15 election in Osun , Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, has dismissed allegations linking vehicles branded with his campaign materials to criminal activities in the state, describing them as the handiwork of desperate political opponents. Oyebamiji made this known in a statement issued on Saturday in Osogbo ...
Atiku Abubakar, the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has faulted President Bola Tinubu over an alleged plot to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) through judicial means. The former Vice President, who disclosed this in a statement issued by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Saturday, described the move as ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has warned against politicizing the death of Ajayi Rogba, describing the incident as a painful loss to the Esa-Oke community. The Chairman of APC Ward 7, Esa-Oke, Siji Olamiju, urged security agencies to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Olamiju condemned ...
A member of the House of Representatives and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osun State Governorship Campaign Council, Hon. Wole Oke, has accused Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke of visiting his hometown, Esa-Oke, to allegedly rain curses and abuses on him over an issue he claims to have no knowledge of. He stated ...
