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29May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Lagos APC to Hold LG Primaries Today

The local government primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be held today across the 377 wards in 57 council areas in Lagos State. About 338 chairmanship and over 1, 200 councillorship aspirants had appeared before the Screening Committee, while the Appeal Committee chaired by a former Deputy Governor Olufemi Pedro had also concluded its sittings. The Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the APC, Lanre Balogun, said the party was ready for the primaries. Meanwhile, a former Deputy Governor and APC chieftain, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has urged contestants in the primary elections to shun every form of violence in order to have the peaceful atmosphere needed for the conduct of the election. In a statement issued on Friday, Orelope Adefulire, the Senior...

Breaking: Supreme Court Rejects APC’s Suit Challenging Obaseki’s Qualification

28May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Breaking: Supreme Court Rejects APC’s Suit Challenging Obaseki’s Qualification

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the academic qualification of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. A panel of the apex court, in a judgment on Friday evening, held that the appellants – APC and one of its chieftains, Edobor Williams – failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt. The court added that the appellants failed woefully to prove their case as they did not provide any disclaimer from the school that the certificate, whose authenticity they challenged, was not issued to Obaseki by the institution. It proceeded to uphold the March 18, 2021 judgment of the Court of Appeal, which earlier affirmed the January 9, 2021 judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja upholding the authenticity of the first ...

Ebonyi Gov on IPOB, Security Challenges in S’East, 2023 Presidency, Others – Adesina

28May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Ebonyi Gov on IPOB, Security Challenges in S’East, 2023 Presidency, Others – Adesina

Engineer Dave Umahi again! Yes, the Governor of Ebonyi State pulls no punches whenever he decides to speak. No tongue-in-cheek, he just fires from all cylinders. That was what he did when he was a special guest at the State House Press Briefing in Abuja last week. There were many issues of concern in his part of the country, and the Governor did not shy away from any. In recent times, police stations, offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other Federal assets have come under attack in the South East. They have been incinerated, and scores of policemen killed. Whodunnit? Leaders of the region have opted for ‘unknown gunmen,’ perhaps out of fear of being objects of attack themselves. But Umahi was deadpan: “We are the ones killing ourselves, not foreig...

I Dumped PDP for APC to Take Cross River to the Centre – Ayade

21May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

I Dumped PDP for APC to Take Cross River to the Centre – Ayade

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, who became the latest governor to defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said he took the step to re-classify his state. He told visiting APC governors and leaders inside the Executive chamber in Calabar where he was received into his new party: “Recognizing the role of Cross River State; a state that has been reduced to want in body, spirit and in soul; a state whose revenue and resources had been taken; a state whose territorial boundaries has been tampered with. It is my responsibility to re-socket Cross River State to the centre. “I, therefore, on behalf of the entire people of the state, to the extent of those that believe in the philosophy of peace, unity and progress, that Cros...

“More Governors Will Join APC” – Ayade Boasts After his Defection

21May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

“More Governors Will Join APC” – Ayade Boasts After his Defection

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has said his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressive Congress was based on a nationalistic approach. Ayade disclosed this while announcing his defection in a live broadcast on Channels Television on Thursday. The governor expressed satisfaction with his decision to join the ruling party at the centre, urging other politicians to assist tackle the challenges devilling the country. He said, "This is the time I think I need to move to the centre... the choice to join the APC was based on a nationalistic approach. "I have offered myself to the government at the centre and encouraged others to join too in helping the country tackle its challenges. "I feel so happy to be in APC. PDP stood by me, gave me the opportuni...

BREAKING: Cross River Gov, Ben Ayade, Defects to APC

20May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Cross River Gov, Ben Ayade, Defects to APC

Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress. The governor announced his decision to join the APC on Thursday morning in a meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House. Details later…

Military Technology beyond Native Doctors’ Protection, APC warns Youths

25Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security, Youths

Military Technology beyond Native Doctors’ Protection, APC warns Youths

The ruling All Progressives Congress has warned Nigerian youths to not allow themselves to be used as tools in a war against any tribe or community in Nigeria. The party said this in a post on Twitter accompanied by photos of a Commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ikonso, who was killed yesterday during an operation involving the police, army and the Department of State Services. One of the photos showed Ikonso’s dead body wearing a vest made of leather and cowries that appears to be a form of protection. In the caption, the APC warned youths not to rely on the protection provided by native doctors because they cannot protect them from military technology. “Dear Nigerian youth. Don’t allow anyone to send you to war with another Nigerian, community, state or tribe. Thos...

APC Governors chide Obaseki over N60bn Printing Claim

18Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Economy, Nigeria

APC Governors chide Obaseki over N60bn Printing Claim

Governors under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday ruled Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State off the track over his recent allegation that the federal government printed N60 billion to augment the March revenue allocation to states. The governors, in a statement in the name of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), said Obaseki’s statement “does not reflect the true position of things.” The PGF admitted that although there was a shortfall in gross statutory revenues by N43.34 billion compared to the previous month “an augmentation was made in the sum of N8.65 billion from the Forex Equalization Fund Account, which brought the total distributable revenue to N605.59 billion.” Giving a background to the practice of revenue sharing in the country, the fo...

Abia Bye-Election: APC Candidate Kicks, Asks for Fresh Poll

28Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Abia Bye-Election: APC Candidate Kicks, Asks for Fresh Poll

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the ongoing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency bye-election, Mr Mascot Kalu, has called for fresh polls in some areas citing violence eruption. Kalu, who is the younger brother of Chief Orji Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, said this while interacting with reporters at the Eziama High School Ward 01, Unit 014. He said, “We have reports of malpractice at Abia Polytechnic, vote-buying at Item Hall but here at Eziama, it has been peaceful. “We had a vigorous campaign and are hopeful we will emerge victoriously but it is the people that will decide at the end of the day,” Kalu said. He denied the allegation that APC engaged the military to disrupt voting in some wards. According to him, the military operatives only...

22Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

PDP Describes Attack On Ortom as Part Of APC’s Plot To Derail Democracy

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of disrupting Nigeria's democracy, adding that the latter has been rejected by Nigerians. In a statement on Sunday, Kola Ologbondiyan, National Publicity Secretary of the PDP said the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari over the attempt on the life of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State calls for serious concern. The PDP alleged that there is a plot by the APC to cause widespread violence in the country. The statement read, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts the nation of a grand plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use acts of banditry and electoral violence to disrupt our democratic order and disintegrate the nation, having realised that they have been rejected and can no longer wi...