The Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State says it has shifted primaries for its councillorship aspirants to May 28. This is to enable the party to conclude the screening of candidates ahead of the July 24 local government elections. The PDP Chairman in Lagos, Adedeji Doherty, told the News Agency …
Read More »APC meeting: Fayemi explains absence, backs ranching, state police
Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has explained his absence from a meeting of leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West region on Sunday. APC chieftains including Bola Tinubu, Bisi Akande, and Olusegun Osoba; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; Ogun …
Read More »PDP Governors’ Meeting ‘Jamboree, Waste Of Time’ – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the outcome of Monday’s meeting of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, as a political jamboree and a waste of time. The APC also lambasted the gathering as “unfortunate,” stating that instead of using the opportunity provided by …
Read More »Start good governance in your states, Yahaya Bello tells southern govs
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday, warned his counterparts from southern Nigeria against fighting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), or blaming him for the problems of the country. The governor, who spoke while appearing on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme monitored by …
Read More »Abiodun not behind my political travails – Impeached Ogun Deputy Speaker
Ogun lawmaker, Hon. Oludare Kadiri, has disclosed that he has not met with Governor Dapo Abiodun since he was removed from his position as the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly in March this year. The Ogun Assembly lawmakers replaced him a week after, March 9, with Hon. …
Read More »APC to release Congresses, National Convention schedule next week
The Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is set to release the timetable for the conduct of congresses and the National Convention of the party before the end of next week. A party source told The Nation that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed …
Read More »Ogun: Abiodun’s inclusive governance as stabilising factor
In his inauguration speech barely two years ago, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, did not mince words about the governance direction and political paradigm of his administration. When he chose the slogan “building our future together,” many people probably took it with a pinch of salt and felt …
Read More »2023: Atiku not eligible to contest, he’s not a Nigerian, Malami tells court
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has told a federal high court in Abuja that Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, is not eligible to run for president in Nigeria. Malami said this in an affidavit in support of a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/177/2019 and filed before the court by the Incorporated …
Read More »APC asks Amaechi, Abe to reconcile within three months
The All Progressives Congress in Ahoada Local Government Area of Rivers State has given the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and Senator Magnus Abe three months to settle their differences or face sanctions. Rising from an extra-ordinary meeting of the party held in Ahoada East Local Government Area of …
Read More »APC still a ‘mixture’ of political parties –Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday lamented that the ruling All Progressives Congress still remains a mixture of political parties. He said the party had yet to move to the next level of graduating from a “mixture” to a “compound.” The governor spoke on Monday at a town …
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