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Three political parties – the All Progressives Congress (APC), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday differed over the outcome of the by-elections held on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states. While the APC captured 12 constituencies, the PDP recorded wins in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Adamawa State; […]
Continue ReadingA member of the House of Representatives, Ibrahim Auyo, has claimed that lawmakers pay between N1 million and N3 million to present bills, motions, and petitions on the floor of the Green Chamber. Auyo, who represents Hadejia/Auyo/Kafin Hausa Federal Constituency of Jigawa State and a member of the All Progressives Congress, made the claim during […]
Continue ReadingFederal Court of Canada has upheld a decision labeling Nigeria’s two dominant political parties — the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as organizations linked to terrorism, while denying asylum to former member Douglas Egharevba over his decade-long affiliation with both parties. Justice Phuong Ngo, in a ruling delivered on June […]
Continue ReadingMinister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has been elected as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The emergence of the Minister was formally announced on Thursday during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the APC at the State House, Abuja, Nigeria. Yilwatda was adopted as a “consensus […]
Continue ReadingRuling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged winners in all announced chairmanship positions in the just concluded Lagos State Local Government elections. According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), APC candidates were returned elected across all local government areas and local council development areas (LCDAs) declared so far. The newly elected council chairmen […]
Continue ReadingIt is now confirmed that Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, 75, Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has resigned from his position as Chairman of the party. He has had quite a storied career as a politician, serving under Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso as Deputy Governor of Kano State, 1999 – 2003, and from 2011 to […]
Continue ReadingNational Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has stepped down from his position. A source within the APC national headquarters, who would not want his name mentioned in print because he is not authorised to speak on the matter, said the National Working Committee (NWC) will announce an acting chairman soon. […]
Continue ReadingMODERATOR: We take this space for ‘The Sick Nation Debate’, a town hall exchange between two political tendencies recommending themselves to our sick nation. Today’s edition is between the ruling APC and a budding coalition which, for now, uses the ADC label. We start in alphabetical order. APC: Alphabetical order? No. A good debate should […]
Continue ReadingState Commissioner for Special Duties and Ibom Deep Sea Port in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Ini Ememobong, has resigned from Governor Umo Eno’s cabinet following his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eno formally announced his defection to the APC on Friday, at a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of Government House, Uyo, […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, Pastor Umo Eno, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eno made the announcement at the Government House, Uyo on Friday, flanked by the governors of Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Ebonyi and Cross River. “Earlier this morning I submitted my letter […]
Continue ReadingThe bazaar of partisan politics is in open swing. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which has been attracting opposition politicians to itself like magnet, held its National Summit on May 22, 2025 inside the Aso Rock Presidential Palace. The venue is symbolic of the President’s powers and could not be a conducive atmosphere for free debates […]
Continue ReadingEdo State governor, Monday Okpebholo and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) have secured an initial victory in the legal battles challenging their win in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election. The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal dismissed a petition filed by the Action Alliance (AA) and Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, ruling […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside several key figures from the All Progressives Congress (APC), and leaders of many opposition Parties have rejected the emergency rule declared by president Bola Tinubu in Rivers State and launched a coalition to oppose him ahead of the 2027 general elections. At a press conference, notable opposition figures […]
Continue ReadingRuling All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the verge of a major defection crisis as top party figures, including former National Chairman Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, ex-Attorney General Abubakar Malami, and Senator Ali Ndume, prepare to leave the party. Investigations reveal that at least ten former ministers from Muhammadu Buhari’s administration are plotting their exit, with […]
Continue ReadingPerhaps the most important political event, this week in Nigeria, so far, nobody knows if there would be a free-for-all fight in Rivers state tomorrow, or some melodrama in Osun state or elsewhere, before the week runs out – is the announced defection of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai from the All Progressives Congress party (APC) to […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Kaduna State and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has announced his resignation from the ruling party and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai, a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, cited a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC […]
Continue ReadingNo fewer than six persons reportedly lost their lives on Monday as the dispute over the status of former local government chairmen of Osun State turned bloody. At least, two persons were feared killed in Iragbiji of Boripe Local Government Areas of Osun State, while several others wounded in other LGs in the state following […]
Continue ReadingIn a combat of words on Monday over an alleged threat to the life of the former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, engaged themselves. The hostility was a fallout of Sunday’s interview on Arise Television, […]
Continue ReadingFor many years now, there have been call for political and economic restructuring of Nigeria. The rationale for this is to make Nigeria’s federalism to be more effective and efficient. It is also geared towards bridging marginalisation and discrimination gaps. However, in order to streamline issues around the concept of restructuring, the All Progressives Congress […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, replied the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, and told him that any attempt to capture the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State would be to invite whirlwind and its attendant consequences. The APC chairman had boasted that the party would “capture” the Southwest by […]
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