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Don’t give party tickets to highest bidders – Buhari tells new APC chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the party primaries are not influenced by “highest bidders”. The president…
APC elects Abdullahi Adamu as national chairman
Abdullahi Adamu, senator representing Nasarawa west, has been elected as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Muhammadu Badaru, governor of Jigawa, coordinated the exercise. Using the voice…
Convention: APC ready with ‘Unity List’
After at least four times of postponing its national convention since 2020, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC is now set to conduct the all-important exercise today. The party which has had to contend with a…
2023: Why Footballers Associate With Politicians – Ex-Super Eagles Striker, Aghahowa
Ex-Super Eagles striker, Julius Aghahowa has revealed why Nigerian footballers associate with politicians. The 40-year-old former professional footballer stated this during an interview with the Channels Television…
Osun 2022: INEC Confirms Adeleke As PDP Candidate
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke was named as…
2023: The ‘umbrella parish’ not an option, says Fashola
The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, which he referred to as the “umbrella parish,” is not an option for Nigerians in the 2023 general election.…
Former deputy speaker, Lasun Yusuf quits APC weeks after losing primary
A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Yusuf submitted his resignation letter at the Osun state party Secretariat, Osogbo on Friday…
Adamu confirmed new APC chairman, convention mere coronation party
Senator Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa state will emerge tomorrow at the national convention of the All Progressives Congress as its new chairman. He is President Buhari’s candidate and has now…
PDP files suit seeking to invalidate APC national convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached a federal high court in Abuja to seek the invalidation of the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention. This suit is coming less than a day to…
Campaign posters: PDP asks Emefiele to resign, demands probe
…says apex bank’s gov violates CBN Act The Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, to immediately resign and undergo a thorough investigation…
Betta Edu disqualified from APC convention… first casualty of amended electoral act – Sources
Betta Edu, Cross River commissioner of health, will not be contesting for the national women leader position of the All Progressives…
Consensus candidates our first choice for national convention, says APC
Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will adopt consensus candidates at its national convention on Saturday. The APC national convention is scheduled to take…
I will win Akwa Ibom governorship election: Pastor Umo Eno
A PDP governorship aspirant in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno, has said that he will win the 2023 governorship poll because the people of the state believed in his capacity and vision. Eno stated this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen…
Over 1m PVCs still uncollected in Lagos since 2019, says REC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Thursday said that no less than 1,096,355…
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds de-registration of 22 political parties by INEC
The Supreme Court has upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties carried out by the Independent National Electoral…
2023: Plot To Hand-Pick APC Consensus Presidential Candidate Thickens
Moves by President Muhammadu Buhari and the national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick the…
ALERT: All routes to Eagle Square to be closed for APC national convention on Saturday
The Alll Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted members of the public that all routes to the…
APC is defunct… don’t monitor its convention, PDP tells INEC
The (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to monitor the national convention of the (APC). The APC national convention is scheduled for March 26. The electoral body is…
Buhari told us Abdullahi Adamu is his choice for APC national chairman – Lalong
Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, says President Muhammadu Buhari told governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he would prefer Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s national chairman. The president had…
2023 Presidency: Group purchases forms for Bala Mohammed
A political pressure group, in support of Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi has bought Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for him to contest the 2023 presidential…
Sack: INEC suspends action on Ebonyi over conflicting court judgments
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended action on the court judgment ordering the sack of…
Electoral act: Political appointees won’t vote during convention, says APC
The caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says political appointees elected as…
Tinubu, other APC founding fathers dine with Buhari [Photos]
President Muhammadu Buhari has hosted the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including former Lagos State governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to a dinner at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on…
‘He was misrepresented’ — aide clarifies Fayemi’s comment on consensus candidate
Yinka Oyebode, chief press secretary to Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, has clarified the latter’s comment on the endorsement of a chairmanship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Wednesday,…