Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is a concoction that is not good for any ailment. Makarfi stated on Monday in Benin, while explaining why he rejected an offer made to him by the APC chieftains in Kaduna, […]
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Former senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, says he is not perturbed by the call to declare his seat vacant. Akpabio is representing Akwa Ibom north-west in the upper legislative chamber. On Sunday, the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to declare Akpabio’s seat following his defection to the ruling party from […]
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Comrade Bunmi Ojo, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state has been killed. The former Special Assistant to former Governor Segun Oni was shot on Friday night by unidentified gunmen. He is reported to have been shot around a football viewing centre in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The death of Ojo […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that the position of the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, that he should resign or face impeachment is a mere wishful thinking. A statement signed by his Special Assistant, Yusuf Olaniyonu, on Friday, said the APC will continue to dream about their plan to impeach […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has again accused Senate President Bukola Saraki of not acting in the interest of Nigeria, strengthening his call that Mr Saraki should resign or be removed from office. He made this call on Friday during a press conference held at the party’s national secretariat […]
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The national assembly has yielded to the cry of the executive by cutting short it recess to reconvene on Tuesday, Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, disclosed on Thursday. Lasun said the agenda will primarily be the presidential request for virement of funds for the operations of the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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In an apparent response to the harsh comments Yekini Nabena, spokesman of APC, made about him, Senate President Bukola Saraki says he cannot “descend into the gutter” with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued earlier, Nabena described Saraki as a failure who swims in controversy. He said having publicly humiliated his […]
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The federal government of Nigeria says the gale of defection in the nation’s party politics will not shield any corrupt politician from investigation and prosecution. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, gave the assurance when he paid an official visit to the Abuja office of The Authority Newspaper. Fielding questions from members of the editorial board […]
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Pa Moses Ekpo, deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State has reportedly resigned, according to a tweet by @APCNewspaper and ibom.com.ng The resignation has not been confirmed officially by the PDP controlled Akwa Ibom State Government, but the APC organ said Ekpo, the oldest deputy governor in Nigeria, is heading to join Senator Godswill Akpabio into […]
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The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has invalidated the suspension placed on Senator Shehu Sani by the party executives in his ward in Kaduna State. In a statement signed by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, in Abuja, on Sunday, the party directed the state APC chairman […]
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