APC Convention: 6 chairmanship aspirants step down for Adamu as 7,584 delegates vote
By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Six national chairmanship aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have now stepped down for President Muhammadu Buhari’s preferred candidate for the position, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu had been endorsed by President Buhari after series of meetings with governors of the ruling party in the lead up to Saturday’s national […]
Presidency accuses PDP of plotting to destabilize Nigeria
—Says Nigerians not ready for another PDP ‘misrule’ for long time to come By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Presidency on Tuesday chided the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its comment on the economic situation in the country, accusing the party of plotting to destabilize Nigeria. The Presidency also said that Nigerians are not ready […]
Court judgment on Electoral Act divides Senate
…As Debate is deferred till tomorrow Senators were on Tuesday sharply divided over recent judgement by a Federal High Court in Abia State which declared Section 84(12) of the new Electoral Act as illegal. When the issue came up during plenary on Tuesday, there was however a heated debate by the Senators as it was […]
Tension as unknown gunmen threaten schools in Imo
Some schools in Owerri metropolis yesterday, ended school session abruptly and forced their students to return home over alleged threat to attack them by unknown gunmen.
Presidency: Ruckus in APC over zoning to South-West
AS the three zones of the South jostle for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC for the 2023 poll, top party sources told Vanguard, yesterday, that the South-West zone is favoured to get the slot, a claim that is causing a stir in the party.
Kaduna 2023: APC Stakeholders want power to shift to Zone 1
The Zone 1 All Progressives Congress ( APC) Stakeholders have stated why power in Kaduna State should shift to the Zone come 2023, insisting that people from the Zone had not been fairly co-opted in government over time.
Convention: APC finally begins screening of aspirants
Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Three days after it was supposed to have begun screening of aspirants for Saturday’s national convention, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has now slated the exercise for Tuesday. APC’s National Convention Screening Sub-Committee in an invitation signed by its Secretary, Barr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Otagburuagu said the aspirants will be screened in […]
Nothing will stop APC convention on March 26 ― Uzodimma
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, yesterday said that nothing will stop the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, scheduled for March 26. The Governor said that it was the wish of the opposition that the APC is scattered, or is not united. Asked whether the convention would […]
Sack of 20 C’River Lawmakers: We’re already shopping for their replacement ― PDP
By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar There is graveyard silence in Cross River state following the news of the sack of 20 lawmakers over their defection from opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP to the ruling All progressives Congress, APC. Various reactions have trailed the sack of the lawmakers by Federal High Court, Abuja for joining Gov Ben […]
National Chairmanship: APC deserves best hand to manage its affairs at this time, Gov Yahaya of Gombe
AHEAD of Saturday’s National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has urged party leaders, Stakeholders and members to support a National Chairmanship aspirant that has what it takes to manage its affairs of the ruling party at this time.
APC convention: Stakeholders in last-minute consultations for ‘unity list’
Stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are locked in intense consultations to come up with a “Unity List” ahead of this Saturday’s national convention of the party.
Fuel Crisis: APC suffocating Nigerians, EndSARS-like protest looms ― PDP
By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has warned the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government to note that its inability to address the lingering fuel scarcity which has, in turn, caused citizens untold hardship is akin to kneeling on the necks of Nigerians. This is even as the main opposition party cautioned that […]
APC needs a self-made, one who’ll not be induced by corrupt politicians as National Chairman, says Sen Goje
AHEAD of March 26 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, APC, Gombe Central has urged party leaders, Stakeholders and members to support an energetic and trustworthy candidate for the position of National Chairman
2023: 60 years and above aspirants can’t be President — Mafimisebi
By Dayo Johnson Ahead of the March 26 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress APC, an aspirant for the position of the party’s National Youth Leader, Mafimisebi Victor Olabanji, from the oil rich llaje council area of Ondo State, speaks on the party’s leadership crisis, his plans for Nigerian youths if given the opportunity […]
APC Convention: Battle for top positions shifts to zones
By Anayo Okoli, Clifford Ndujihe & Denis Agbo Ahead of Saturday’s National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the battle for the various National Working Committee, NEC, positions has been intensified in the six geopolitical zones of the country. Apart from the national chairmanship, which will be decided at the Convention ground in […]
APC: Governors draw battle line with Aso Rock cabal
The struggle for the future of the All Progressives Congress, APC was yesterday turning into a tussle between the party’s governors and established political figures around President Muhammadu Buhari.
