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‘In death, we are one’ | APC governors vow to find perpertrators of Enugu massacre

Governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum, on Tuesday, May 3, pledged to fish out the Fulani herdsmen responsible for the massacre of about 46 people in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu state. The governors who visited the state, vowed to work with the federal government to... Read More

agriculture, APC, cattle, enugu, Federal Government, Fulani herdsmen, governors

EFCC to prosecute Diezani, INEC and bank officials over $115m election bribe

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) believes the source of the alleged $115 million bribe for election officials of the 2015 presidential election, came from proceeds of stolen crude oil. According to a top agent at the commission who spoke to The Nation under the veil of anonymity, “Our operatives have discovered that the... Read More

APC, bribe, corruption, diezani, EFCC, INEC, PDP

Nigerians will experience ‘change’ in 2 or 3 years – Ogbonnaya Onu

The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has stated that for the change agenda of the present administration to come to fruition, it must operate its own budget for two or three fiscal years. Onu staid the 2015 budget signed by the Peoples Democratic Party led federal government was still in use, hence no... Read More

APC, Buhari, Change, Onu

Buhari can’t do it alone – Atiku

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says it’s impossible to convince workers to make sacrifices while elected officers are living flamboyant lifestyles that’s inconsistent with the harsh economic realities of the country. Atiku, in his May Day message, said that despite the gloom surrounding the economy of the nation, with the support of the workers and... Read More

APC, Atiku, Buhari, Change, workers day

Opinion: Who is sabotaging Buhari; the Sheriff?

BONNIE Honig, political theorist and author of ‘Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy’ wrote: “Democracies must resist emergency’s pull to focus on life’s necessities (food, security, and bare essentials)” as they “tend to privatize and isolate citizens rather than bring us together on behalf of hopeful futures.” Emphasizing the connections between contemporary food politics and the... Read More

APC, Buhari, sabotage, sheriff

‘Jonathan gave PDP governors N2bn each’ – Oshiomhole

The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused the former President Goodluck Jonathan of playing favorite with governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party during his administration. Oshiomhole revealed this on Thursday, April 28 while speaking to newsmen following a meeting between state governors and President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa... Read More

APC, Edo state, jonathan, Oshiomole, PDP

‘Wike doesn’t obey any part of Nigeria’s constitution’ – APC

Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike of running a parallel government contrary to the law of Nigeria. The state chairman of the party, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, while speaking to pressmen in Abuja said Wike does not obey any part of the constitution of... Read More

APC, PDP, Politics, Rivers State, statement, wike

Commentary: What else does Tinubu want – the Presidency?

As a virtuous Nigerian, I have continued to ask myself again and again if indeed we owe the former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu the slot to become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. While on the surface, Tinubu is seen as the... Read More

Amaechi, APC, Buhari, Presidency, Tinubu

Fayose responsible for fuel scarcity – APC

Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose, has been accused by the All Progressives Congress of being responsible for the fuel supply crisis in the state. A statement was released to this effect on Sunday, by Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, who said the party had ‘incontrovertible evidence’ that the governor is sabotaging the administration of President Muhammadu... Read More

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APC, Ayo Fayose, fuel scarcity

‘The era of people becoming emergency billionaires is gone’ – VP Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that former public office holders will henceforth be required to account for their wealth. Osinbajo, speaking at a town hall meeting convened by the United Action for Change, UAC in Lagos on Saturday, April 23 said that as part of the change the government promised Nigerians, “the era of... Read More

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APC, Change, fuel scarcity, Osinbajo, president

Opinion: The cost of Dino Melaye’s unwavering loyalty to Saraki

Some hours ago, Senator Dino Melaye wrote that he would be the last person to leave Saraki. He reaffirmed his loyalty. It didn’t matter to Melaye that the kind of publicity Senator Bukola Saraki was getting was casting the Senate in a bad light. It didn’t matter to Melaye that the friction in the Senate... Read More

APC, CCB, CCT, dino melaye, Politics, Saraki

‘How do you put Atiku, Buhari and Tinubu in one political pot?’ – Lamido

Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa state, has lauded the effectiveness of the controversial National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ali Modu Sheriff. Lamido, who spoke to Weekly Trust on Saturday, April 23, said the people calling for the removal of Sheriff as PDP chairman do not understand the intricacies of politics. He also... Read More

APC, christian, elections, Muslim, PDP, Religion, sheriff, win or lose

‘I wasn’t attacked by my constituents… I’m not against Buhari’ – Senator

Senator Isah Hammah Misua, on Friday, denied media reports that he was attacked by members of his constituency for his support for embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Misua, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, stated that the reports published by popular online news-outlet, SaharaReporters, was a false representation of what happened on 16th and 17th... Read More

APC, Misua, Saraki, senator

Yakubu Dogara

‘We can’t form an opposition within the same government, same party’ – Dogara

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said the National Assembly is supposed to be in collaboration with the Executive, rather than position itself as an opposition to the All Progressives Congress-led administration. Speaking when he received a delegation of APC elders and stakeholders from Kwande/Oshongo federal constituency of Benue State in... Read More

APC, opposition, Yakubu Dogara

How Saraki transferred N20m into account with ‘American Express Bank’

As the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki commenced on Wednesday, April 20, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed to the court how the defendant allegedly transferred N20 million ($73,000) to a foreign account while serving as governor of Kwara state. The first prosecution witness, Micheal Wetkas revealed this while reading count 11 of... Read More

APC, CCB, CCT, Danladi Umar, Saraki, Tribunal, Wetkas

‘Our son; Fayose is losing his senses… he needs help’ – South West APC

Spokespersons of the All Progressives Congress in the South West states have called on monarchs and royal fathers of the region to ‘fervently pray’ for Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, to regain his senses. The Publicity Secretaries of the APC said it was out of place for Fayose to write the Chinese President to reject... Read More

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APC, Ayo Fayose, help, South West

CCT trial: EFCC investigator knows little about evidence against Saraki

Micheal Wetkas, the first prosecution witness presented by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission during the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal revealed on Tuesday, April 19, that he knows nothing about the contents of the petition submitted as evidence against the defendant. The said petition marked ‘Exhibit 11’... Read More

APC, Bukola Saraki, CCB, CCT, CCT trial, corruption, Danladi Umar, EFCC, evidence, Saraki, Tribunal, witchhunt

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Rochas Okorocha to PDP: ‘Ndigbo lost out in your government, stop mocking us’

The Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party for zoning the Vice-Presidency to the Southeast in 2019, describing the move by PDP as medicine after death. Rochas further stated that the former ruling party abandoned the zone through out its sixteen years in power but have suddenly realised the importance of... Read More

APC, Imo, PDP, Rochas

Babatunde Fashola: The advantages of Buhari’s many foreign trips

In making this public intervention, I seek to highlight the benefit of global relationships and cooperation in a world that is changing daily as a result of globalisation and transborder economics, social and even criminal activities where no one is safe, except all are safe, and to leave the dispassionate observer his opinion after deep... Read More

APC, Buhari, Fashola, Foreign trips, international, Power

APC accuses Mimiko of using workers’ salaries to fund upcoming election

The Ondo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko of plotting to use money meant to pay workers’ salaries to buy votes of the people in the upcoming governorship elections slated for November 26. In a statement released by the Director of Media and Publicity of the party,... Read More

APC, election, Mimiko, nigeria, Ondo State, Politics

Letter to China: ‘If Fayose descended this low, I feel sorry for him’ – APC chairman

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, on Sunday, condemned the Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, over the letter he wrote to China asking the Asian country not to grant Nigeria any form of loan. Fayose had written a letter to the Chinese government asking them not to grant loans... Read More

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‘APC decided Saraki’s fate even before his trial started’ – Timi Frank

The embattled Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has lambasted the National Chairman of the party, John Oyegun, for saying that the ruling party was prepared to lose the Senate Presidency. Frank noted that the statement of the chairman showed that the APC had already decided the outcome of... Read More

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More woes for Saraki as APC Senators unite

Senate President Bukola Saraki, from all indications, appears to be fighting a losing battle with the Code of Conduct Bureau following the refusal of a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop his trial at the Tribunal. Saraki’s chances seems to have dwindled further as reports of a divide within the rank of his prominent... Read More

APC, Buhari, Code of Conduct, PDP, Saraki, Tinubu

‘Governor Bello has given power back to the PDP’ | Revolt in Kogi APC

The trouble in Kogi state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened as members of the party have written to the National Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, declaring their intention to sever ties with the state governor, Yahaya Bello. The party, in a meeting held on Monday, accused the governor of... Read More

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Dele Momodu: My candid counsel to Bukola Saraki; ‘face the bullet and hope for a miracle’

Your Excellency, I’m convinced the time has come to write you this letter despite the fact that I have some measure of access to you. I decided to do this in order to tackle the mischief makers who believe I’m your very close friend and as such must be a rabid supporter of yours. I... Read More

APC, Bukola Saraki, CCT trial, Dele Momodu

‘Okonjo-Iweala could have resigned, when governors refused to save funds’ – APC

The South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, must be prosecuted for her conspiracy in ‘squandering the nation’s oil resources by the Jonathan administration’. The APC’s position was in reaction to Okonjo-Iweala’s statement where she noted that the last administration lacked the political will... Read More

APC, funds, Okonjo-Iweala, save

Fayose praises UK Telegraph for article on Buhari

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to a media publication by a United Kingdom based news outlet, UK Telegraph, which alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is misappropriating foreign aids intended for the war against Boko Haram. Fayose, heaped praises on the publication and the international community for condemning Buhari’s administration oppression of opponents. The... Read More

APC, Buhari, China, Fayose, PDP, Telegraph, uk

PDP governor appoints APC members into his cabinet

Despite the violence that characterised the Bayelsa state governorship election in January 2016, the state governor, Seriake Dickson, has appointed into his cabinet, two members of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress. It would be recalled that the incumbent governor, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, had contested in a tough election that... Read More

APC, bayelsa state, PDP

‘APC, Melaye, used the Chibok girls to win election’ – Akpabio

Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, now Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, affirmed that the All Progressive Congress used the issue of the kidnapped Chibok girls to win the 2015 general elections. Akpabio stated this during the deliberation of a motion moved by Senator Dino Melaye. The motion was entitled: “The Abduction of... Read More

akpabio, APC, Chibok girls, Melaye, senate

Court declares Secondus’ arrest by EFCC illegal, awards damages

A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice John Tsoho has declared the arrest and detention of former Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Uche Secondus by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as illegal and further awarded damages. EFCC had arrested and detained Secondus in March for allegedly receiving vehicles on behalf of PDP.... Read More

Abuja, APC, EFCC, Justice, PDP, Secondus, tsoho

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