Two members of the House of Representatives, Ephraim Nwuzi from Rivers State and David Abel from Taraba State Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their defection on the floor of the House as the lower chamber resumed plenary Wednesday in separate letters addressed to
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Four days to the governorship election in Ondo State , the candidate of the Social Democratic Party , Mr Peter Fasua , has withdrawn from the race and declared his support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress , Governor Rotimi Akeredolu . This came few hours after the Chairman of the SDP, Mr
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Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said he will pursue pre-election cases against the winner and incumbent governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, rather than go to the tribunal to seek redress. Ize-Iyamu is challenging Obaseki’s eligibility to contest the election, noting that the
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There was heavy shooting on Sunday morning on Oba Adeshida road in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) clashed. The fight was said to have been a reprisal over the killing of an APC member at Oba Nla, Akure, on Saturday night.
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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has said that the poor performance of the incumbent governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has cleared the coast for his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to take over government in the state in the forthcoming governorship election next year. He said that APC
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Candidate of the APC in last month’s gubernatorial election in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu says he may still challenge Governor Godwin Obaseki’s victory in the election. He stated this in an Independence message on Thursday, blaming the PDP for not withdrawing the various cases it instituted in the pre-election period. Ize-Iyamu revealed that while
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The Police in Ondo State have arrested six suspects in connection with Tuesday’s clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ipele and Owo in Owo Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Tee-Leo Ikoro, who confirmed the arrest
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Former Lagos Commissioner for Home Affairs Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). In his Independence Day message, AbdulLateef said his decision was due to rejection of his movement by some “close leaders” he respected in the party. The one-time lawmaker launched Iyepe 2023 on Tuesday, a movement to galvanise Lagosians
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Awka, Sept.29, 2020 Mr Basil Ejidike, Chairman All Progressives Congress (APC), Anambra State on Tuesday said his party would win the 2021 governorship election in the state. The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the past 14 years with the incumbent Gov. Willie Obiano at the verge of completing the duration to 16 years. Ejidike
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Former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said that the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to give President Muhammadu Buhari structural support was responsible for the non reflection of the President’s good intentions to Nigerians.Opening up on the problems bedeviling the party, Rochas urged President Buhari to adopt hire and fire
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The former Minister of State for health, and former INEC commissioner, Engr Fidelis Nwankwo, has urged Ndigbo to start lobbying the two major political parties in the country to enable them to secure a ticket for their candidates ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. Nwankwo made this known while speaking with some journalists in Abakaliki.The
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Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has officially return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Uduaghan joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the Delta South senatorial seat in 2019. The former governor led thousands of his supporters in APC to the PDP at his Unit, in Ward 6, Abigborodo, Warri North
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The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, says that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will most likely zone the presidential position of the party to the South-East zone in 2023. Okechukwu disclosed this at the APC expanded caucus meeting at the party’s secretariat in Enugu, ahead of the Isi-Uzo State Constituency bye-election
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All Progressives Congress, APC, in Hawul Local Government Area, Borno State has suspended its chairman Alhaji Auwal Mamman indefinitely. The suspension came on Friday, following what the party executives described as gross maladministration by the chairman in conducting party affairs in the local government. According to the party executives, who signed the petition and handed
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The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress has nullified all suspensions , noting that it was yet to receive any communication to this effect . This was contained in a statement titled , “Disclaimer : Governor Kayode Fayemi, Other Purported ‘Suspensions ’ a Nullity – APC ”, signed by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary
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