It’s been a few weeks of intense political drama in the ruling party, as All Progressives Congress decided to dissolve its National Working Committee. The decision was reached at the National Executive Council meeting held on Thursday. Bashir Ahmad, an aide to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), tweeted, “Following the recommendation of President…
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BREAKING: Buhari Backs Giadom As Acting National Party Chairman
President Muhammadu Buhari has recognised Chief Victor Giadom as Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President’s position was made known by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Wednesday. The statement also said the President would be attending the virtual National Executive Council…
APC Crises Deepen, As Nigeria Police Seal Off National Secretariat In Abuja
The Nigeria Police Force, Tuesday, sealed off the party’s national secretariat located in the Wuse II area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. LagosspyNG gathered that the order to seal the building was by the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, who is also scheduled to meet with the opposing camps of the party’s…
Ize-Iyamu Asks Obaseki To Set Aside His Anger And Return To APC
All Progressive Congress Gubernatorial flag bearer Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has called on Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to let go of his anger and return to the party. Pastor Ize-Iyamu made the appeal on Monday in Benin City, Edo State after he emerged as the governorship candidate of the APC for the September 19, 2020 poll…
BREAKING: Ize-Iyamu Emerges Winner Of Edo APC Primary Election
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Edo State. Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee and Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma disclosed this on Monday in Benin, the state capital. Uzodinma said the election was a formality in accordance with the guidelines of the…
BREAKING: Governor Obaseki Joins PDP
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The announcement was made on the official Twitter handle of the PDP on Friday afternoon. “Breaking News! The governor of Edo State, H.E. @GovernorObaseki has defected to our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig. The declaration was made this afternoon at the state Secretariat of…
Update: 15 APC NWC Appoints Hilliard Eta As Acting National Chairman, Voids Giadom Emergence
The last 24 hours has been mixed with simultaneously power tussle crisis rocking the All progressives Congress (APC) as 15 members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party recently appointed Hilliard Eta as Acting National Chairman of the party to void the emergence of Chief Victor Giadom led faction of the party.
Giadom Emerged APC Ag. National Chairman, Void Obaseki Screening Disqualification
The APC Deputy National Secretary, Chief Victor Giadom emerged as the party Acting National Chairman, to mitigate the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State. The new Party Acting National Chairman Cheif Giadom immediately void the APC National Working Committee (NWC) recent Edo State Governorship screening exercise that disqualified the incumbent…
BREAKING: Acting APC Chairman, Giadom Cancels Edo Governorship Primary Screening
The Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom has cancelled the screening for the Edo State governorship primary. Mr. Giadom explained that he has taken over based on a previous court order empowering him to do so. According to him, he has the backing of the members of the party’s National…
BREAKING: Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, Resigns From APC
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced this on Tuesday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Gov. Makinde of Oyo State Re-opens School, Organization, Mosque and Churches
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force announced on Monday that it has relaxed the curfew imposed on the state following the advent of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic while it announce the re-opening date of selected sectors, School, Public, Private Organisations and Religious establishment in the State on Monday 29th, June, 2020.
Breaking; Fmr. Governor of Oyo State, Isiaka Ajimobi in Coma Due to Covid-19
Former Oyo State Governor, Sen. Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, reported to be in a state of Coma at First Cardiologist Hospital, in Ikoyi Lagos, after he was diagnosed of the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic about 17 days ago and Doctors are trying everything possible to resuscitate him.
Obaseki Vows Not To Appeal His Disqualification
Governor Obaseki has said that he will not appeal his disqualification from participating in the governorship primaries of the APC. The governor in a statement by his media aide, Crusoe Osagie, said it was needless filing an appeal when the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, had carefully orchestrated the move from the beginning. While calling on…
FULL SPEECH: National Broadcast By President Buhari On Democracy Day, 12 June, 2020
Fellow Nigerians, The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian…
BREAKING: APC Committee Disqualifies Obaseki, Others From Edo Primary Election
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has been disqualified from participating in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming governorship poll in Edo State. He was declared unfit to contest in the exercise to choose the APC’s flagbearer along with two others by the party’s Screening Committee. The chairman of the…
[BREAKING] Obaseki Graduated From University Of Ibadan – Registrar
The management of the University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed that Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo state, graduated from the institution. Olubumi Faluyi, the registrar of the university, disclosed that the governor attended and graduated from the institution in a statement on Wednesday. Recall that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams …
KOGI-WEST: Dino Melaye Looses At Tribunal To Sen. Adeyemi
PDP’s Dino Melaye has lost to Senator Smart Adeyemi of the APC at the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja over the Kogi West Senatorial rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had declared Adeyemi who garnered 88,373 votes as the winner of the poll against Melaye of PDP who scored 62,133….
Lagos APC Proscribes Mandate, Justice Groups Within Party
The Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has proscribed the Justice Group, Mandate Group and all other groups within the party in the State. In the communique signed by 27 party chieftains who are members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the party said the activities of the groups were inimical to unity,…
[PHOTOS] Lawan, Senate Leaders Visit Kalu, Welcome Him From Prison
Nigerian lawmakers led by Senator Lawan recently visited Senator Orji Uzor Kalu after he was released from Kuje Custodial Centre, Abuja where he was serving a 12-year sentence, The Nation reports. The former governor was released following an order to that effect by the Federal High Court in Lagos.
Buhari Is Not In Charge Of Nigeria – Wole Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says he does not believe that President Muhammadu Buhari is in charge of Nigeria. Soyinka made the comment on Thursday, June 4 in an interview with Plus TV Africa. His comment was in reaction to an open letter written to President Buhari by Colonel Umar Dangiwa (rtd), a former military…