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2019: APC chieftain mobilises support for President Buhari’s reelection
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Mike Okoro, says President Muhammadu Buhari deserved a second term in 2019 to consolidate on the achievements recorded in his first term. Okoro, also an Aba-based business…
APC non-NWC NEC Forum reaffirm tenure extension for party executives
The forum of non-National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met in Abuja on Wednesday night reaffirming the position of the Party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) to extend the tenure of all Party…
Imo guber: Orlu elders reject Okorocha’s son-in-law
The Orlu Council of Elders has said they will not support any candidate from the zone, including Chief Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of Governor Rochas Okorocha. According to the council of elders, by 2019, the zone would have ruled the…
2019: ‘I will retire Ganduje, Buhari from politics’ – Kwankwaso
Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso representing Kano Central in the Senate has vowed to retire Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje from active politics come 2019 general elections. In an audio voice message aired on a private radio station in…
What Igbos must do to get presidency – Amaechi
The Minister of Transport, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, has said the Igbo cannot become the president of Nigeria without the support for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He said the best thing the Igbo would do was to rally round Buhari’s…
I trust my constituents, I have nothing to fear about recall — Dino Melaye
A senator, Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West), has said that he has nothing to fear regarding a petition by his constituents calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recall him.Mr. Melaye is currently fighting perhaps…
Jumbo pay: Why senators left Shehu Sani unpunished
Five reasons have been adduced as to why Senator Shehu Sani (APC, Kaduna) has gone unpunished for revealing his jumbo pay that of and other federal lawmakers, Daily Trust has gathered. Sani, who chairs the Senate Committee on Local…
PDP asks UN to wade into INEC, APC’s ‘plot to rig’ 2019 polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the United Nations to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from "rigging" the 2019 general elections. The PDP National…
Dapchi schoolgirls: This is how govt should respond to such situations, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the return of Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram is a demonstration of the will of the Muhammadu Buhari administration to save lives. On Wednesday, 101 girls out of 110 were released.…
Jonathan has ran out of good luck – Buhari’s aide, Lauretta Onochie
Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, on Wednesday, attacked former president Goodluck Jonathan over his denial of withdrawing N153 billion ahead of the 2015 presidential elections. It…
Oyegun storms National Assembly, meets APC Senators
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday, stormed the National Assembly to attend the caucus meeting of Senators serving on the platform of the party. The APC chairman is…
N13.5m as sleeping allowance? Behold, our federal lawmakers
Some lawmakers might have their N13.5 million “running cost” as sleeping allowance. From the senate to the house of representatives, these “distinguished senators and honourable representatives” have “sleeping” as an agenda on their…
Kogi INEC fixes date for Dino Melaye’s recall process
The Kogi state Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced dates for the commencement of the recall process of the embattled Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye.The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the…