All Progressives Congress

December 6, 2014

“Free education, ending poverty and insecurity” – Presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha makes lofty promises

by Azubuike Azikiwe Rochas Okorocha, the governor of Imo state has pledged to provide free education to all Nigerians, provided he is elected as president in 2015. While addressing Sokoto state delegates that will represent the All Progressives Congress at the December 10 national convention, the presidential aspirant said: “I have done it in my... Read More

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December 6, 2014

@GovAyoFayose calls for Obasanjo’s suspension from the PDP

by Kolapo Olapoju Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party to suspend former president Olusegun Obasanjo. He made the call yesterday through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. Fayose alleged that Obasanjo has been involved with the opposition party, All Progressives Congress, which he says the... Read More

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December 5, 2014

Jonathan tolerates corruption || APC leaders are corrupt: Presidency and opposition party trade blows

by Kolapo Olapoju The leadership of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Presidency are yet again in the middle of a verbal warfare, the latest in the series of exchanges in the past few months. National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Oyegun threw the first punch by lashing out at the... Read More

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December 4, 2014

‘Nigeria’s in a bad shape’: What OBJ told PDP govs who met with him

by Kolapo Olapoju Some governors of the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, have held a private meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting was held today at his Hilltop Mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun state. After the meeting which lasted over three hours, Obasanjo addressed reporters, saying that “Nigeria is in a bad situation” at the... Read More

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December 3, 2014

I fought for Nigeria’s democracy – @Atiku states why he deserves to be President

by James Sambo Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that no other leader fought for Nigeria’s democracy as much as he did. Atiku also declared that no other presidential aspirant is as experienced as he is, owing to the fact that he has been Vice President for 8 years and also because of his struggle... Read More

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December 2, 2014

‘OBJ is too old for these lies…’: Afenifere Group can’t take it anymore

by Kolapo Olapoju A group under the umbrella of Afenifere Renaissance Youth Congress has chastised former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent series of criticism of President Goodluck Jonathan. The group also accused the former president of carrying out the agenda of the opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) with his recent comments about... Read More

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December 1, 2014

Court orders the release of APC data officers

by Kolapo Olapoju A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the release of five officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who were detained by the Department of State Security (DSS). The five staff of the APC were arrested by the DSS during a raid of the APC data office in Ikeja,... Read More

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December 1, 2014

The god of Boko Haram is Satan himself – Tinubu

by Damilola Jagun Bola Tinubu, the ex-governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has labelled as “godless people”, the perpetrators of the recent bombing of Kano Central Mosque. On Friday, November 28, about 120 people were killed as multiple explosions rocked the mosque while Muslim faithfuls prepared for the... Read More

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December 1, 2014

Blame corrupt PDP for Boko Haram, not soldiers – Buhari

by James Sambo General Muhamadu Buhari, (retd), an erstwhile Military Head of State has defended the Nation’s troops over their handling of the menace of terrorist sect, Boko Haram. According to Buhari, who’s a presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress, APC, the Nigerian army shouldn’t be castigated for the continued attacks of Boko Haram, instead the ruling... Read More

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November 28, 2014

Jonathan’s impeachment: 63 APC, PDP Senators put down signatures

by Laila Ibrahim 63 out of the 109 members of the Senate have reportedly put down their signatures on a proposal to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan. On Thursday, 27 November, one of the Senators at the forefront of the impeachment move, showed Punch the list, which had 8 Peoples Democratic Party Senators among the signatories.... Read More

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November 26, 2014

PDP candidate will never become Lagos governor – Oba of Lagos

by Kolapo Olapoju “PDP will never win Lagos”: These are the words of Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu. Oba Akiolu has revealed that he recently told PDP chieftains, Musiliu Obanikoro and Bode George, that the Peoples Democratic Party will never produce a governor in Lagos state. Despite the ruling party’s determination to take Lagos... Read More

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November 26, 2014

“I have only you and God” – Buhari begs for campaign funds on Facebook

by James Sambo Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress and former Former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has began raising campaign funds on social network platform, Facebook. Buhari posted a message on his Facebook page on Saturday, urging Nigerians to donate to his campaign “towards shaping the destiny of the country”. The former Army General also... Read More

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November 25, 2014

PDP will rule Lagos for 16 years – Jimi Agbaje

by Kolapo Olapoju Jimi Agbaje, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that his party would rule Lagos State for 16 uninterrupted years. He made the comments while addressing party delegates from Lagos East Senatorial district on Monday, 24 November, at Maryland, Lagos. Agbaje promised that the PDP... Read More

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November 24, 2014

If you rig us out, we would rig ourselves in – @ChibuikeAmaechi lays down the ground rules

by Azubuike Azikiwe Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, who belongs to the All Progressives Congress, has vowed that the opposition party would form a parallel government, if the ruling party engages in election rigging at the 2015 elections. Amaechi also stated that President Goodluck Jonathan “is supervising a highly corrupt government”, while adding that... Read More

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November 21, 2014

“Greatest joke of the year” – #Ekiti Speaker, Omirin describes his impeachment

by Kolapo Olapoju The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin, has reacted to his supposed impeachment by PDP lawmakers, describing as “the greatest joke of the year.” Seven Ekiti lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had on Thursday, 20 November, elected Honourable Dele Olugbemi as the Speaker of the... Read More

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November 21, 2014

120 lawmakers sign impeachment notice for President Jonathan

by James Sambo Following the fracas that ensued at the National Assembly complex on Thursday, 20 November, it is believed that over 120 lawmakers have appended their signatures for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan. The impeachment process against Jonathan is expected to commence as soon as the House reconvenes in December. It was gathered... Read More

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November 21, 2014

There is a plot to assassinate me – Omisore cries out

by Kolapo Olapoju Gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in Osun state, Senator Iyiola Omisore has alleged that there is a plan in place to have him assassinated. Omisore cried out on Thursday, 20 November, that in order to cover up the “electoral heist perpetrated on August 9,... Read More

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November 20, 2014

We have no arrangement with political parties – MTN deny knowledge of Ambode branded recharge cards

by Kolapo Olapoju MTN Group, one of the leading telecommunication companies in Nigeria, has distanced itself from some of its recharge cards bearing the photo of Lagos governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Akinwunmi Ambode. The mobile telecommunication company has denied having any knowledge of the branding, while stating that it doen not... Read More

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November 20, 2014

Happy Birthday to the President – @APCNigeria sends birthday wishes to GEJ at 57

by Damilola Jagun President Goodluck Jonathan is a year older today, and opposition party, All Progressives Congress, in spite of its many differences with the nation’s leader, has sent him a birthday wish. APC sent out to the birthday greetings to Jonathan through its handle on micro-blogging platform, Twitter. It read, “Happy Birthday To The... Read More

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November 19, 2014

Photo of the day: Vote Buhari and Shekau for National security

by Temitope Onitiju The folks at the major opposition party, All Progressives Congress would definitely find nothing funny about this photo. We happened to stumble on a campaign poster featuring presidential aspirant of the APC, Muhammadu Buhari and leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau – as running mates for the Presidency. It had the caption:... Read More

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November 18, 2014

@SpeakerTambuwal reportedly dumps presidential bid for #Sokoto governorship

by James Sambo Aminu Tambuwal, the speaker of the House of Representatives, has apparently dumped his presidential aspiration in favour of the Sokoto state governorship ticket. It is believed that the embattled speaker of the lower chamber of the House of Assembly, will soon declare his intention to join the Sokoto State governorship race on... Read More

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November 17, 2014

7 PDP lawmakers allegedly impeach Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly

by Kolapo Olapoju In an unprecedented development, seven members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, backed by 200 policemen, have impeached the speaker of the state House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin. The police reportedly prevented 18 APC lawmakers and the substantive speaker from entering the assembly complex, while the 7 PDP legislators are... Read More

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November 14, 2014

Consulting the oracle: @Atiku, @AsiwajuTinubu hold private meetings with Obasanjo

by Kolapo Olapoju It is quite noteworthy that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has become the most sought after person by Nigeria’s two major political parties, as the 2015 election draws close. From being placated by the Peoples Democratic Party to being wooed by the opposition party, All Progressives Congress, Obasanjo is seemingly becoming the go-to... Read More

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November 13, 2014

APC’s Tokunbo Wahab joins the fray in the Lagos governorship race

by Kolapo Olapoju He’s one of the youngest within Nigeria’s political cirlces, and he aspires to be Governor of Lagos State. 42-year-old Tokunbo Philip Wahab Esq. has formally declared his intention to vie for the seat of governor in Lagos State. He made the official announcement as he picked up his form at the APC secretariat... Read More

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November 13, 2014

Ambode is just a civil servant, he can’t be imposed on us – @YemiIkuforiji

by Kolapo Olapoju Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, recently told journalists that Akinwunmi Ambode cannot be imposed on himself and other APC gubernatorial candidates of Lagos state. Ikuforiji, who faces stiff opossition to win the All Progressives Congress’ nomination, says he got into the gubernatorial race to make “life more abundant for ordinary... Read More

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November 13, 2014

Jonathan runs a malfunctioning government – @SpeakerTambuwal

by James Sambo Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives and Presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Aminu Tambuwal has stated that President Goodluck Jonathan is leading a “malfunctioning government.” Tambuwal was reacting to the President’s declaration to seek for re-election, a day after a suicide bomber killed 47 students in a Government secondary... Read More

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November 12, 2014

@Atiku and @SpeakerTambuwal hold APC consensus meeting

by Kolapo Olapoju As the opposition party, All Progressives Congress held a meeting to agree on a consensus candidate for the party’s presidential ticket, some of the presidential candidates failed to show up for the sit-down on Tuesday, 11 November, in Abuja. Present at the meeting was former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Speaker of the House... Read More

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November 11, 2014

@AsiwajuTinubu promise fairness and level playing field to #Lagos guber aspirants

by Godwin Akanfe During a meeting attended by major stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday night, APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called for fair play among the aspirants for the governorship ticket of the party in Lagos State. At the meeting which was held at Tinubu’s Bourdillion residence, in Ikoyi, Lagos,... Read More

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November 10, 2014

@PDPNigeria will never rig elections again in #Katsina – @APCNigeria guber aspirant vows

by James Sambo Gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Katsina State, Ahmed Kabiru Abdullahi has emphatically declared that ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party “will never rig elections in Katsina State again”. Abdullahi made the comments, after picking up the Gubernatorial nomination form of the party at the party secretariat in Katsina According to him, Katsina has... Read More

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November 10, 2014

Judge withdraws from case against @GovAyoFayose over threat to life

by Kolapo Olapoju Justice Olusegun Ogunyemi,- who is presiding over the case filed against Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, – has withdrawn from the suit. Ogunyemi reportedly cited an apparent threat to his life as the factor which led to his withdrawal from the case. According to reports, he has since handed over the case file... Read More

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