Tinubu campaign group Director-General, Jibrin, dumps APC

Former APC member who represented the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State and Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. The former federal lawmaker said he would announce his new party soon. “I have done my best for APC. It’s […]

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APC presidential aspirants to obtain nomination form at N100m

The Nigerian ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N100 million. National publicity secretary of the party, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The nomination form would go for N70 million while expression of interest forms […]

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Buhari’s former Minister, Solomon Dalung dumps APC

Former Minister of Youth and Sports in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, Solomon Dalung has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dalung, who served as minster in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari, announced his resignation from the ruling party via a letter dated April 18, 2022. In the letter addressed to his ward Chairman […]

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Abdullahi Adamu is the new APC national chairman

Ex-governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has been declared National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jigawa State governor, Mr. Abubakar Badaru, made this known at Eagles Square, Abuja, venue of the APC national convention, after an aye-and-nay vote. The party had earlier on released its unity list which named the lawmaker as […]

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Judge sacks 20 Cross River lawmakers for defecting from PDP to APC

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). In a judgement delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, on Monday, the court held that the lawmakers needed to vacate their seats since […]

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Southwest govs reject Buhari’s allies as secretary, vice-chair of APC

Southwest politicians from the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are set to lose out at the coming APC national convention following their rejection by governors in the region, reports say. The defunct CPC bloc is made up of politicians, who joined Muhammadu Buhari to merge with the Action […]

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Court Sacks 16 Ebonyi lawmakers for defecting to APC

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the 16 lawmakers from Ebonyi to vacate their seats after their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, ordered the lawmakers to stop parading themselves as representatives of the people after dumping the party on […]

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Court sacks Umahi, deputy for defecting from PDP to APC

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the total number of 393,042 votes Umahi secured at the March 9, […]

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Kwankwaso, Galadima, Tanko Yakasai, others form National Movement to rescue Nigeria from APC and PDP

Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday announced the formation of Third Force, under the aegis of The National Movement (TNM), thereby lightening the political temper of Nigeria towards the 2023 Presidency. Others in the team with him include Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi of Kaduna State; former Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon […]

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The APC After Buhari, By Chidi Amuta

The APC was birthed out of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s resilient appetite for presidential power. Its victory in the 2015 presidential election was a product of both his regional cultic followership and a nationwide rejection of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s bumbling presidency. Seven years afterwards, Buhari’s appetite for apex power has been fulfilled and arguably squandered. His […]

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Ekiti 2022: Oni accuses Fayose, Ayu of selling out PDP to APC

Former Ekiti State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the state, Engr. Segun Oni, has accused former Governor Ayo Fayose, of selling out the party’s candidate to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oni also knocked the PDP National Working Committee led by Iyorchia Ayu for having hurriedly ratified the outcome of the […]

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APC and restructuring, By Femi Orebe

The communique of a recent meeting attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar; Elder statesman, Edwin Clark; Muslim Cleric, Sheik Gumi and representatives of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Middle Belt Forum; CAN and several other groups, can be summed up as follows: ‘The existential challenges being faced […]

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For the Buhari Administration, APC, Dishonesty as Policy Choice, By Onikepo Braithwaite

The popularity and credibility of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration seemed to have started to wane almost from its inception; and six and a half years later, one and a half years to the end of the administration, it may almost be an impossibility to redeem its image – its ratings and that of the APC […]

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Osinbajo, Tinubu to meet as APC may pick consensus candidate

Indications are very strong that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may adopt consensus arrangement to pick its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. According to Punch, top chieftains of the APC, who confided in newspaper on Tuesday, said stalwarts of the party had started reaching out to members nursing presidential ambition on the need […]

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Wike warns Jonathan not to join APC for 2023 Presidency, says APC will destroy him

In an interview aired on BBC News Pidgin on Friday, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has appealed to former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and not join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor said, the PDP is a better political platform for the ex-President to […]

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Fani-Kayode lied about 3 govs’ defection to APC ―Gov Umahi

Ebonyi state Governor, David Umahi has countered former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode over  his claim that he played a role in his (Umahi) defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fani-Kayode who announced his defection to the APC on Thursday, had listed Umahi of Ebonyi state; Ben Ayade of Cross River, and Bello Matawalle […]

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Fani-Kayode betrayed Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu by joining APC ―Omokri says

Former Special Assistant to Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s ex-President, Reno Omokri, has accused former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode of betraying Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho, and his Biafran agitator  counterpart, Nnamdi Kanu. He made the allegation in a series of tweets reacting to the redefecting of Fani-Kayode to APC […]

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Femi Fani-Kayode redefected to APC, meets Buhari

If you don’t want to go mad or crazy, please don’t think about the Nigerian politicians especially members of the APC and PDP. They are the same type of beer but coming out in different labels. Considering all Femi Fani-Kayode has written about Muhammadu Buhari and his Fulani background and tribe, it is almost unthinkable […]

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