2023 polls: Candidates from 10 parties file 436 petitions
Dissatisfied with the conduct of the 2023 general elections, no fewer than 10 of the 18 political parties have filed 431 petitions at the various election tribunals in 27 states of the country to quash the victories of those the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared winners.
Delta APC crisis deepens as ‘party expels’ Omo-Agege
The crisis in the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a turn for the worse as the party announced the expulsion of the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege.
Omo-Agege was the party’s standard bearer in the just concluded Governorship election in the State.
Ex-Militant leaders call for support for Oborevwori, assure of his competence
FORMER Commanders of the Defunct Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Dreams of Niger Deltans (MADND) have called for support for Governor-Elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, assuring that he will build bridges of uncommon development and peace.
Political thugs beat up Tonye Cole, Beke in Port Harcourt
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tonye Cole, and Chairman of the party, Chief Emeka Beke, have been attacked and beaten up by suspected political thugs in Port Harcourt.
Rivers Police free 3 lawyers handling APC election petitions
Police in Rivers State have freed the three lawyers, who were preparing to file petitions for All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
Stop undermining Ortom, nominate transition c’ttee members, PDP tells APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Benue State Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to nominate persons to serve on the transition committee set up by the state government to help them engage meaningfully in activities of the outgoing government.
APC optimistic of victory in Sokoto supplementary poll
Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs, has expressed optimism that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will emerge victorious at the April 15 Senatorial and House of Representatives supplementary election in Sokoto State.
Delta APC crisis: Omo-Agege’s domestic staff can’t expel me — Ojougboh
A Delta State Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Cairo Ojougboh, has again called out the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege over his purported suspension from the party by those he described as “a gang of house boys” acting as members of the State Executive Committee of the party.
APC USA rallies Nigerian Youth in Diaspora to counter anti-Tinubu protest
Mr Oyakhilome Bello, APC United States National Youth Leader, has said that the chapter will galvanise and work hard to defend the mandate of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-election, even from the Diaspora.
Enugu APC Chair demands retraction, N2bn from ex-pub sec for alleged defamation
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Enugu State, Barr Ugochukwu Agballah at the weekend warned that he would no longer tolerate any malicious publication against his hard-earned reputation now that campaign was over.
Mike Igini on 2023 elections: I’m still in shock over level of deviation from established laws, guidelines, procedures
Mike Igini, a lawyer and two-term Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, has served in Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa States. First appointed in June 2010, by President Goodluck Jonathan, he was reappointed in 2017 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Interim Govt: APC Govs demand arrest, prosecution of sponsors
Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have condemned agitations by some people to have an Interim National Government ING in place, rather than swear in the President-Elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu on May 29. Urging the Department of State Services DSS to initiate the arrest and prosecution of those sponsoring such agitations, the governors said the development was not only reasonable but designed to truncate Nigeria’s democracy.
Bayelsa guber: Consider consensus candidate, rights group tasks APC
A rights group, Nigeria Youth Organization for Leadership and Right Activation, has advised the All Progressives Congress, APC National Working Committee, NWC,to consider adopting David Lyon as its consensus candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State.
Niboro censures Ojougboh over comments on Omo-Agege factionalising APC in Delta
Former presidential Spokesman and Director of Communications and Media Strategy of Delta APC Campaign Organization, Olorogun Ima Niboro, has described as a tissue of lies allegations by expelled APC chieftain, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, that Deputy Senate President and Delta APC Governorship candidate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, factionalized the party and did not carry everybody along and that was why the party lost the March 18 governorship election in Delta State.
Bayelsa Guber: Stick to Electoral Act, Group cautions APC NWC
Ahead of the Bayelsa state governorship election coming up in November 2023, a group under the auspices of Progressives Minds of Bayelsa has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) leadership to take steps to prevent the party from running into litigations that may affect its chances of fielding a candidate for the election.
10th NASS: We’ve become onlookers in selection process — APC NWC
As the race for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly intensifies, a member of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman has, yesterday lamented the laid-back attitude of the party leadership towards the process.
