politics

Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, has said that the return of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to the All Progressives Congress was a big setback for the party’s image, a report by Daily Independent said. Dogara, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) shortly before the 2019 general ... Read More »

Eyitayo Jegede, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship election ticket. He beat seven others, including Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to fight for the party’s ticket. Jegede, who was the PDP candidate in the 2016 election, lost to incumbent Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Akeredolu clinched ... Read More »

…Party chieftains file suits to disqualify gov, deputy gov for perjury and forgery ..Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu in verbal war over damaged billboards …INEC releases final list of candidates for Sept 19 polls Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, his deputy Mr. Philip Shaibu and the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, are facing fresh battles in the run-up to the ... Read More »

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Monitoring Sub-committee of the National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election on Thursday met to strategise on the September 10 governorship election. The meeting, which took place behind closed door at the National Secretariat of the party, lasted for about 45 minitues before it was moved to an undisclosed venue in the ... Read More »

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday in Edo State displayed the forms of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Godwin Obaseki, and those of 13 others at its annex office, located at the former state secretariat of the PDP on Sapele Road in Benin. Our reporter, who was earlier at the Auchi Road main office ... Read More »

Members of Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in a closed- door meeting with National Leader of the party,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at his residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi. The committee is led by Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni and Chairman of Progressive Governor’s Forum Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Others in the closed door meeting include Secretary of ... Read More »

The immediate past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday said he has accepted the decision of the National Executive Committee in good faith. This is the first time the former APC Chairman will be reacting to the crisis that eventually led to dissolution of the NWC of the party. He said he ... Read More »

The end may not have been heard of the leadership crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as the just dissolved National Working Committee (NWC) is consulting its lawyers on the next line of action. This was contained a statement jointly signed by Hon. Hillard Eta, the acting National Chairman and Arc. Waziri Bulama on Thursday night in Abuja. ... Read More »

All Progressives Congress Governors have declared support for Senator Abiola Ajimobi-led National Working Committee(NWC) of the party. The Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) Dr. Salihu Moh’d Lukman said Ajimobi- led NWC will enjoy the fraternal support of APC Governors anytime. This was contained in a statement in Abuja. “For the avoidance of doubt, HE Sen. Ajimobi is ... Read More »

Incumbent deputy governor of Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, has perfected plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party less than five months to the October 10, 2020 governorship election in the state. There has been a cold war between Ajayi and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and this became visible shortly after the 2019 general elections. ... Read More »