In a display of tension and disagreement, Lamidi Apapa, the ‘acting’ chairman of the Labour Party (LP), caused a stir on Wednesday morning as he arrived at the premises of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja. The tribunal is currently hearing arguments regarding the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections. The controversy surrounding Apapa’s... Read More

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March 29, 2017

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INEC RECs: Senate will regret its decision to threaten Buhari – Sagay

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has described the decision of the Senate to suspend the confirmation of RECs of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as childish. The Senate had on Tuesday abandoned the confirmation to protest the retention of Ibrahim Magu as acting chairman of the Economic and... Read More

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May 21, 2016

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According to Ali Modu Sheriff, APC is not ‘owned by Nigerians’

The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, on Friday, inadvertently questioned the legitimacy of the All Progressives Congress and other political parties in Nigeria. According to Sheriff, “PDP is the only party that belongs to Nigerians and owned by Nigerians.” Sheriff, who is also vying for the post of national chairman... Read More

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January 31, 2016

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One of these 3 party chieftains may emerge PDP Chairman on Tuesday

The crisis-ridden opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is expected to select its new Chairman, during the course of the week, possibly on Tuesday, February 2. During a meeting of the North-East zone of the PDP in Gombe on Tuesday, the party will choose between three candidates to replace Uche Secondus, the current Acting... Read More

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December 16, 2015

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Court sacks PDP Acting Chairman, Uche Secondus

The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has been sacked by Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the High Court of the Federal Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja. The judge, in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, ruled that Secondus was occupying the party’s chairmanship seat illegally. Justice Baba-Yusuf held that Secondus was from Rivers State and... Read More

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