The senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Andy Uba, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uba disclosed this on Wednesday during a news briefing at his country home in Uga, Aguata local government area of the state. The lawmaker said that he joined the APC at the […]
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A former Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru Turaki has blamed Nigeria’s current economic travails on the unpreparedness of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Turaki, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja, noting that the economic condition of the country would have been better, if ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was re-elected into office in 2015. He […]
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Godswill Akpabio, minority leader of the senate, has said some senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have made up their minds to join the opposition the party after the crisis rocking the PDP is resolved. The former governor of Akwa Ibom state urged governors elected on the platform of the the Peoples Democratic […]
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The Action Democratic Party (ADP), a new political party whose members are reportedly drawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and a number of other political groups, has submitted requirements for registration to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Yagbayi Sani, “national chairman of the party”, […]
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The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has emerged the new Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, announced this to journalists in Abuja on Thursday night. Addressing journalists shortly after the Forum’s meeting, Mr. Dickson stated that the forum decided to settle for Mr. Fayose based on his record […]
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The outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said Nigerians does not need counselling to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress during the 2019 general elections. According to him, the abysmal performance of the party has already made the people grow weary of the party. A press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. […]
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A former governor of Niger, Alhaji Abdulkadir Kure, is dead. Kure died on Sunday in a German hospital at the age of 60. The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party in Niger, Tanko Beji, confirmed the death of the former two-term governor of the state on Sunday. Reacting to Kure’s death, Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has heaped praises on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Military for its recent successes, especially the clearing of Boko Haram terrorists’ stronghold, the Sambisa forest. In a statement by the party’s spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, on Tuesday, the achievement was described as an important milestone, stressing that the president […]
Continue ReadingThe Court of Appeal in Abuja has adjourned indefinitely the hearing into the leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A three-man panel of justices led by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa suspended hearing on the matter to await the outcome of a related case pending before another court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. […]
Continue ReadingSenator Magnus Abe of the All Progressives Congress will return to his seat as representative of the South East senatorial district. He was on Sunday night declared winner after Saturday’s rerun by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer Prof. Gideon Onuekwusi, said Abe of the All progressives Congress (APC) polled 125,938. His closest […]
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