Ekiti state House of Assembly Animasaun Adesina, representing Ekiti west Constituency 11 was elected as deputy speaker to replace the impeached deputy speaker. Likewise, the member representing Ekiti South West constituency 1 Onigiobi Olawale was appointed as the new Chief…
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APC, nPDP Rift Deepens
There are strong indications that the last-ditch attempt to settle the rift between the defunct nPDP and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) arising from complaints of the former of marginalisation and maltreatment of its members by the leadership of…
BAUCHI DEPUTY GOVERNOR RESIGNS
In what came as the last ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ following irreconcilable political differences, Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Engineer Nuhu Gidado, has resigned from his office with immediate effect. According to the sketchy reports available to our correspondent,…
PRESIDENCY: ATIKU SET TO DECLARE INTEREST IN JUNE
All is now set for the formal declaration of interest for the office of the President in the 2019 general elections by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. A close associate of…
APC INAUGURATES CONVENTION COMMITTEES AMIDST PROTESTS
There was a drama at the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday as some members protested the removal of their names from the party’s sub-committees for its national convention. Some members, whose names were published in a national…
CONGRESS: KWARA GETS THIRD APC FACTION
A third faction has emerged from the State Congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State. The parallel group, which claimed to have organized the genuine congress, has requested the national leadership of the party to accord recognition…
APC: NO LANDLORD LEAVES HIS HOUSE FOR UNFAITHFUL TENANTS – OKOROCHA
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that he will not leave All Progressive Congress APC for gold-diggers and that no Landlord leaves his house for unfaithful tenants. Okorocha also said the story of his joining APGA is the…
“Look for younger candidates to replace you” – Northern Youths urge Buhari, Atiku
A coalition of northern youths has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to forget their ambitions to contest for the 2019 presidential elections on account of their age. The coalition in a communique issued at the…
APC MEETS nPDP TO PREVENT DEFECTING FROM PARTY
In a last-ditch effort to prevent members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party bloc of the All Progressives Congress from defecting from the party, the leadership of the APC has met with the Kawu Baraje-led nPDP. The two-hour meeting…
Congress: Rumblings in Kwara Apc
The May 19, 2018 state congress of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has become a subject of litigation as two members of the Kwara State chapter of the APC have dragged the party before the Kwara State High…