Politics

Oyo 2023 Guber: APC Must Not Put The Wrong Foot Forward Again -Concerned APC Youths

We wrote the last time on the need to come together as members of in our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) as one indivisible party so that we can have what we want in the interest of our great party and state. There are several imports into the party that has been inimical to its progress; this include strange styles, bad belle politics,… []

2023: I was budgeting N50m for APC presidential nomination form – Ngige cries out

-Chris Ngige Until few days ago when All Progressive Congress (APC) pegged the Presidential nomination form for N100m, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said he was budgeting N50 million. “I have supporters, don’t worry about me. They will contribute.” He said. Chris Ngige, said he had planned to spend N50 million on the presidential nomination forms ahead of the 2023 general elections. His… []

2023- Why I Bought N100m APC Form For Tinubu – Suleiman

-Aminu Suleiman and Tinubu The Director-General of Tinubu Support Group (TSO), Aminu Suleiman has explained the reason behind his decision to purchase the All Progressives Congress presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to him, he believes in the ability and capability of Tinubu to turn Nigeria around and of all the contestants and aspirants across all the parties, the… []

Jonathan’s 2023 Posters flood APC Secretariat

The 2023 Campaign posters of the Ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, have flooded the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) along with some APC Governors recently paid a courtesy visit to the former President and this might be fuelling suspicion of moves to woo Jonathan to the party. The posters with a big… []

PDP tasks EFCC to investigate APC aspirants who buy nomination forms for N50m, N100m

– PDP Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has asked anti-graft agencies to investigate any aspirant who spends N100 million or N50 million to purchase nomination forms. It said such persons should be probed for fraud. “It is most insensitive and mind-boggling. In fact, all those buying the N100m and N50m nomination forms should be investigated for fraud,” part of the PDP statement… []

APC Releases Date For Presidential Primaries

The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has revealed the date for its presidential primaries. NEC on Wednesday approved May 30 and 31 for the primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections. The spokesperson of the party, Felix Morka, disclosed this at the end of a closed-door meeting of NEC in Abuja. According to Morka, the ruling party also fixed May 18… []

Breaking: Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi, Others To Buy APC Presidential Forms at N100m

-Tinubu, Osinbajo, Amaechi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to sell its presidential form at the cost of 100 million. While the Expression of Interest form is fixed at the cost of N30 million, the nomination form cost N70 million. This was part of the decision ratified at the emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. However, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed… []

Afenifere Leader Advocates For Igbo Presidency, Warns Tinubu, Osinbajo To Drop Ambitions

-Chief Ayo Adebanjo Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that presidential aspirants from the South-West geopolitical zone including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, should forget their presidential ambitions. He said it was the turn of the South-East to produce Nigeria’s next President after the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in… []

2023: Consensus Arrangement In PDP Will Favour Me – Tambuwal

-Gov. Aminu Tambuwal Represented by Nicholas Msheliza,  Governor Aminu Tambuwal has expressed optimism that consensus arrangement would favour him. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says having a consensus presidential candidate for 2023 is healthy for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Tambuwal, who is one of PDP’s presidential candidates, stated this while speaking with journalists shortly after submitting his nomination and expression of interest… []

It’s a revelation of his hatred for Buhari- Presidency Reacts To Bishop Kukah Accusation.

– Buhari, Kukah “His accusatory list against the government revealed only his hatred for them,” President Buhari’s spokesperson wrote. The presidency has accused a Catholic cleric, Matthew Kukah, of hatred for the Buhari administration and using the pulpit to play politics. Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, was reacting to an Easter message by the cleric where he accused the Buhari government of failure. “From… []

2023: Ngige Joins Presidential Race

-Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has joined the race for the presidential seat. His media office stated on Sunday that the minister had been consulting stakeholders in his All Progressives Congress (APC) party as well as stalwarts of opposition political parties. He is scheduled to publicly declare his intention on April 19, the media office stated. It added that Ngige… []

2023: Sanwo-Olu Gets Automatic Clearance As GAC Affirms Him For Second Term

-Gov. Sanwo-Olu The highest decision-making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) has endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, for a second term in office. Gboyega Akosile, spokesman to Sanwo-Olu, announced the development in a post on his social media handles on Monday. According to Akosile, the decision was taken after a meeting of the council on… []

I didn’t Endorse Tinubu For 2023 Presidential Election- Olu of Warri Clears The Air

-Olu of Warri It has been declared false the recent claim trending on social media that the Palace of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has endorsed a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. A statement by the Director Palace Administration, Chief Clement Maleghemi, said the monarch is a father to all , adding that he… []

2023 Presidential Race: Ngige To Make Pronouncement On Tuesday

-Dr. Chris Ngige Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that he will make a pronouncement on his journey to the presidency on Tuesday. Ngige said this at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, at a reception organised by members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) South-East Progressive Forum, according to a statement made available by his media office in Abuja. The… []

2023: How Tinubu’s Action On Ambode May Affect His Campaign

-Tinubu, Ambode The assumed war between immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come to haunt the presidential aspiration of the latter. Mr Ambode was denied a second term in office in 2019 after Tinubu and the Governance Advocacy Council, GAC, the apex supervisory body in the APC in… []

2023: Group Dumps Atiku Abubakar, Endorses Moghalu For Presidency

-Kingsley Moghalu, Atiku Abubakar Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a pro-Atiku Support group known as Atiku State of Mind has publicly pulled out its support for former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, in place of the candidate of African Democratic Congress, Professor Kingsley Moghalu. The group who were part of the support groups for Atiku’s presidential bid in 2019, through their president, Pharm Hassan Ankunma,… []

Lawan Reveals Outcome of APC Senators and VP Osinbajo’s Meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo recently joined the presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections. Senators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had a meeting with the Vice President as they wished him success in his quest to succeed Buhari and lead Nigeria. On Tuesday, the presidential aspirant hosted the President of the Senate and other APC lawmakers for an Iftar dinner at his… []

MKO Abiola’s Eldest Son, Kola, Joins Politics

-Kola Abiola in the midst of party executives Kola Abiola, the eldest son of acclaimed winner of 1993 Presidential election, Late Chief MKO Abiola, has formally been accepted into Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) yesterday at its national secretariat in Abuja by the National Chairman, Mr Falalu Bello. Bello said: “I formally welcome you into our fold. Your antecedents speak volumes.” Earlier, Abiola said: “Today makes… []

“I got N7m from every N100m Allocated” -Ex-LG Boss, Fajuyi Reveals How Fayemi Pilfered LG Funds (Video)

-Fajuyi, Fayemi Mrs. Omotunde Fajuyi, the immediate past chairperson of the Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State has alleged that the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi, gave her N7 million a month to run Local government affairs after signing N100 million. The former chairman disclosed this on Thursday while featured on one private radio in Ekiti. Mrs Fajuyi said the governor Fayemi pilfered local government… []

2023: Wike Visits Oba Of Benin

-Rivers State Governor on his visit to Oba of Benin Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Thursday visited the Oba of Benin in Benin-City to seek support for his presidential bid in 2023. Wike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said he has the prerequisite experience to tackle insecurity in Nigeria if given the opportunity. He noted that working closely with the security… []