Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has maintained that APC will be undefeated in Ogun state ahead of the by-election. Yilwatda made the statement on Thursday at the Gateway International Airport in Iperu, Ogun state after the party’s final campaign which
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation, says he remains friends with President Bola Tinubu despite publicly criticising him. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Lawal, who resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in July, said their friendship has endured despite differences in interests and values. “Bola
Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti state, has denied claims attributed to Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, that they jointly founded the ADC Coalition party. In a statement issued on Sunday, Ahmad Sajoh, head of Fayemi’s media office, described the assertion as baseless and without evidence. Amaechi, speaking during a conversation on X Spaces […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, as chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) reconciliation committee in Bauchi state. A statement from the speaker’s office on Sunday said the committee is tasked with resolving internal disputes in the Bauchi chapter of the party. Members include Mai Mala Buni, […]
Bashir Jamoh, the former director-general (DG) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has revealed that Nasir El-Rufai is still a bona fide APC member. Jamoh made the statement at a press conference in Kaduna on Thursday, acknowledging that the ex-governor of Kaduna, El-Rufai is still a political force in the state. Despite […]
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bwari Area Council, Abuja, is facing internal crisis over moves to drop Hon Joshua Musa Ishaku, winner of the June chairmanship primary, from the party’s ticket ahead of the forthcoming FCT Area Council election. Ishaku, who was declared the winner of the APC primary in June after polling all 33 […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of prioritising President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid over addressing the country’s deepening economic crisis. Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s interim National Publicity Secretary, disclosed this in a statement on his X page on Wednesday. He criticised the APC for allegedly engaging in
Charles Udeogaranya, a former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged President Bola Tinubu to shelve his 2027 re-election ambition and focus on fulfilling his current four-year mandate. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, Udeogaranya said it was premature for the president to be courting endorsements and engaging the opposition,
Biodun Olujimi, former deputy governor of Ekiti and ex-senate minority leader, says her defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) was motivated by her belief in President Bola Tinubu’s ability to make and stand by tough decisions. Speaking on TVC’s Beyond the Headlines, Olujimi described her time in the […]
Ralph Nwosu, former national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has revealed that he was offered three ministerial slots to frustrate the formation of the opposition coalition using the ADC platform. Speaking at the ADC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Abuja, where the party officially handed over leadership to a new executive […]
Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Bola Tinubu will retain power beyond 2027, declaring that there is “no vacancy” in Aso Rock. Yilwatda spoke on Tuesday when he received members of the APC League of Professionals on a solidarity visit at the party’s national secretariat, Buhari House, Abuja. He […]
Salihu Lukman, former national vice chairman (north-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against godfatherism and internal manipulation ahead of the 2027 general election. Lukman, a leading figure in the coalition that birthed the new ADC, said some party actors are already behaving
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has charged the newly elected national chairman of the party, Nentawe Yilwatda, to deliver victories in the upcoming off-cycle governorship elections in Anambra, Ekiti, and Osun. Speaking in Osogbo on Sunday, Oyintiloye said the three elections, which will come ahead of the […]
Aniekan Bassey, Eking Sampson, Francis Fadahunsi and Olubiyi Fadeyi, four senators elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Godswill Akpabio, president of the senate, read their defection notices during Wednesday’s plenary. Bassey and Sampson represent Akwa Ibom North East and Akwa Ibom South,
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as insensitive and desperate for attention following its criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s handling of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s state burial. In a statement on Saturday, Felix Morka, APC’s national publicity secretary, said the ADC’s remarks were not only ill-timed but
By Tom Okpe The All Progressives Congress, APC, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over recent rebounding of the Naira and the nations economy. The Nigerian Naira extended its recent gains, strengthening to a four-month high against the US Dollar to close at 1518/$ on Monday. He said Naira has become one of the best […]
By Samuel Luka In less than three years after getting elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as member House of Representatives for Dass/Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency, Honourable Jafaru Gambo Leko’s second term bid is been threatened following the endorsement of Danjuma Bala Rafawa by stakeholders as possible candidate in
…says Gov. Uba Sani’s leadership style has stabilized APC in Kaduna Yakubu Waziri, an aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to represent his constituency, Chikun/Kajuru Constituency of Kaduna State was at the party’s National Secretariat, Buhari House, Abuja on Monday to purchase the nomination and expression of interest forms, to contest the
By Tom Okpe An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming House of Representatives bye-election in Ovia South-West/Ovia North-East Federal Constituency of Edo State, Oscar Ogehdo, has reaffirmed his commitment to enacting people-oriented legislation, if elected to represent Ogehdo made this known while addressing journalists shortly after obtaining
By Peter Okutu The All Progressives Congress, APC Chairman, Ebonyi State, Chief Stanley Okoro-Emegha has declared that more high-powered members of the opposition political party in Ebonyi State will soon join the APC family in few weeks time He explained that he has kick-started a dialogue with one of the House of Representatives members in […]