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ABUJA–The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to ... Read More »

Five of the aspirants for the national chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have dropped out of the race, leaving the field for a tight contest by seven top members of the party. Only the seven met yesterday’s deadline for submission of their nomination forms. Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Otunba Iyiola Omisore yesterday submitted his nomination ... Read More »

The Presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu got a big boost yesterday. Tinubu got a rousing reception at the National Assembly and an instant endorsement by the House of Representatives caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Senate promised to be with him. Tinubu, a senator between 1992 and 1993, visited his former constituency to seek support for ... Read More »

…Buni returns Wed. with nod to take charge President Muhammadu Buhari may be weighing options on his choice of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as his preferred candidate for All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, it was learnt at the weekend. The President, who is in London, the United Kingdom, on a two-week medical check-up, has come under intense pressure from his ... Read More »

…affirms Babayemi as the party’s candidate A High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State has ordered the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to recognise Senator Ademola Adeleke as the party candidate for July 16 governorship election in the state. It also ordered that the governorship primary election be conducted by the 215 wards executive ... Read More »

….Buhari rebuffs lobbyists Yobe governor, Akpanudoedehe excluded from convention committee …..Senate caucus stands by CECPC chair Party releases NWC zoning formula NEC meeting for March 17 Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai last night explained why the All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker chairman had to be pushed aside. According to him, certain actions and inactions of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala ... Read More »

Atrending set of documents, According to the source show that President Muhammadu Buhari single-handedly dictating the composition of the next Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress has triggered outrage, with many top party members describing the President as an ‘unrepentant dictator’. The documents with the President’s signature endorsed some persons for key positions ahead the APC national convention, contrary ... Read More »

Earlier today the two highest ranking Yoruba monarchs, Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi and the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, met with Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in one of the private residences of the Alaafin in Ibadan, with a view to putting a close to the rift between Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. According to sources close to the ... Read More »

President Buhari signed the Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the signing of the Bill. In his address, President Buhari said in line with established tradition, he received ... Read More »

After two high-level meetings within 48 hours, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned the National Working Committee (NWC) offices. It adopted the consensus option to pick its national chairman and other officers at its March 26 convention in Abuja. The swapping of all offices commonly in the South for North and vice versa gives the South the advantage of ... Read More »