A former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday morning announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Atiku, who was silent on his next political move, said he took the decision after consulting “God, his family members and supporters”. The former vice president took a swipe at the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, […]
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The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the just concluded Anambra governorship election, Oseloka Obaze, has rejected the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra. Mr. Obaze, issued a statement to that effect on Sunday, when he said the result as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not reflect what happened […]
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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, says there is no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. The governor stated this on Thursday while speaking with state house correspondents after a meeting with the president. Okorocha, who is chairman of the Progressives governors’ forum, an association of governors under the platform of the ruling All Progressives […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has lost his son. According to sources, the deceased identified as Jide Tinubu died suddenly on Wednesday. “He was not sick. As at last night, he was full of life. But we leave everything to God,” the source said. Henry Ajomale, chairman of the […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar was conspicuously absent at the All Progressives Congress’ caucus meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the new Banquet Hall, Aso Rock, Abuja. It was however, gathered that the Turakin Adamawa might have travelled out of the country. NAN reports that the meeting which started at about 8.45p.m. […]
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The comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),Hameed Ali, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) government “cannot move forward” because 50 percent of those in the current administration are from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ali said this on Friday while speaking at the official commissioning of the national headquarters of Buhari Support Organisations (BSO) […]
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Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says President Muhammadu Buhari deserves to stand for re-election in 2019 because he remains the only credible person with capacity to deliver up to 2023. The governor stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Mr. Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has thanked Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere for speaking up against Operation Python Dance. The army had said it launched the operation in the south-eastern region of the country to curb kidnapping and other crimes. But IPOB disagreed, alleging that the operation was targeted at Nnamdi Kanu, the group’s leader, […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Oyo State chapter, says the on-going re-alignment of forces by the opposition political players in the state ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial election would fail. This was contained in a statement by Mr Olawale Sadare, the party’s Public Relations Officer in Ibadan on Saturday. The leaderships of opposition political parties […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the news that Nigeria has exited recession, saying there is nothing to celebrate until the “harsh living conditions” have improved. On Tuesday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that the country’s economy grew by 0.55% after five negative outlooks. But in a statement on Wednesday, Dayo […]
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