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I was blackmailed to join APC, Buhari has nothing to offer Nigeria – Mailafia

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 18, 2019 0

The presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2019 general election and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, on Tuesday said he was told to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, so that he could be forgiven of an offence he did not commit. He pointed out that members of…

APC suspends Kebbi lawmaker

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 17, 2019 0

The Kebbi State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Alhaji Habubu Gwandu, a member of State House Assembly from the party for alleged anti-party activities. The suspension was announced by the state’s…

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Oyo Guber: APC reacts to Gov. Makinde’s victory at tribunal

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 17, 2019 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State said on Monday that it received the judgment of the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in the state with dismay. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Dr Azeez Olatunde, said this…

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Court halts Rivers APC proposed state congresses

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 14, 2019 0

A Rivers High court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has granted an interim order of injunction against the factional All Progressives Congress (APC) state congresses planned for next week. The APC group loyal to the…

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Kashamu faction dumps PDP, joins APC in Ogun

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 13, 2019 0

No fewer than 1,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Ogun East Senatorial District, loyal to the Buruji Kashamu faction, on Friday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

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Tribunal sacks APC Senator, declares PDP winner

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 10, 2019 0

The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday nullified the election of Senator Dayo Adeyeye of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Adeyeye is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Media. The tribunal in a unanimous…

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NASS Election: we’ll appeal Ekweremadu’s victory, APC vows

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 10, 2019 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will appeal the victory of former Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, at the State and National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Enugu. The Chairman of the party in…

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APC to Kwarans: Be patient with AbdulRazaq

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 9, 2019 0

All Progressives Congress (APC) Publicity Secretary Mallam Lanre Onilu, at the weekend, urged the people of Kwara State to be patient with the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration. He said although 100 days were not enough to…

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APC: Oshiomhole blasts Edo Speaker, talks tough on ‘plan’ to impeach Obaseki

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 8, 2019 0

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has insisted that Hon. Frank Okiye is not the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. In a chat with newsmen in Abuja at the weekend, the former Edo Governor…

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Obaseki throws weight behind Ogie’s leadership in Ikpoba says Okha

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 8, 2019 0

THE Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is intact and insisted that only God makes leaders and not men, despite plans of some persons to cause disunity in the party.…

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100 days: PDP accuses APC of publicising falsehood on Makinde

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 7, 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State chapter, has accused the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being desperate to blackmail what it described as “the laudable achievements” of Governor Seyi Makinde and the…

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Buhari Is No Longer “Baba Go Slow,” He Is Now “Baba Fast” – Oshiomhole

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 7, 2019 0

Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has vouched for the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Oshiomhole was accessing the president’s 100 days in office in his second tenure.…

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Lokpobiri rejects Bayelsa APC guber primaries

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 5, 2019 0

The former Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has rejected the outcome of the just-concluded governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State. Lokpobiri…

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Breaking: David Lyon wins Bayelsa APC gov’norship primary

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 4, 2019 0

CHIEF David Lyon has emerged the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the November 16 Bayelsa State Governorship election in the state. The oil magnate and businessman, Chief David Lyon, has been declared the winner of…

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APC Blames Xenophobic Attacks on Leadership Failure in South Africa

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 3, 2019 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the recent South African xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, particularly on Nigerians, their property and businesses. Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, in…

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BREAKING: Bayelsa PDP, APC primaries put on hold over legal dispute

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 3, 2019 0

The gubernatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State have suffered temporary delay over lingering court cases in a State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State…

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Kogi 2019: With Bello emergence, election is walkover victory ― PDP

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 2, 2019 0

Kogi State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) has applauded the decision of delegates of the All Progressives Congress, APC to elect Governor Yahaya Bello as the party’s flagbearer for the November 16 governorship election in…

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APC, PDP trade words over alleged attack on Fayose

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Sep 2, 2019 0

The Ekiti State chapters of the All Progressives Congress and that of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have traded words over the alleged attack on former Governor Ayodele Fayose. The PDP alleged that that the ruling party was behind…

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Tinubu predicts victory for APC in Kogi, Bayelsa

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 31, 2019 0

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that the party would win the governorship election in Kogi and Bayelsa States. Tinubu who spoke in Benin City at the 90th birthday of Chief David…

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All I did as governor was in the interest of Oyo State – Ajimobi

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 31, 2019 0

The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has disclosed that all his decisions as governor were in the interest of the state. The former governor and the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief…

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Why APC postponed Bayelsa guber primary Again

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 31, 2019 0

For the second time in four days, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its Bayelsa governorship primary to between Tuesday and Wednesday in compliance with an interim order of a State High Court restraining the party from using…

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2019 elections: Obaseki meets with aggrieved APC members, urges them to join hands in building party

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 29, 2019 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has met with aggrieved members of the party who contested in the 2019 All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections, as part of the recommendations by the Theophilus Okoh-led committee set up…

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APC NWC Backtracks, Clears Irukera for Kogi Guber Primary

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 29, 2019 0

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reversed its earlier decision on Wednesday morning as it later cleared Babatunde Irukera to contest the Party’s Kogi governorship primaries. The supporters of…

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APC postpones Bayelsa governorship primary

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 28, 2019 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the date for the Bayelsa governorship primary from Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, August 31, 2019. This was contained in a terse statement on Wednesday by the National Publicity…

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Abia Election Tribunal: APC, PDP loses in court

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 27, 2019 0

The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, on Monday upheld the election of Mr Ossy Prestige of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as duly elected representative for Aba North/South Federal…

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Kogi Guber: APC Disqualifies 12 Aspirants, Clears Bello, Three Others

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 26, 2019 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified 12 gubernatorial aspirants in Kogi State, while the state Governor Yahaya Bello, a member of the House of Representatives Hassan Bello, Ekele Aisha Blessing and Mr. Abubakar Bashir have…

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APC primaries: Disciplinary actions will be meted to those who betrayed party, says Obaseki

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 25, 2019 0

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured that disciplinary actions will be meted to those who betrayed the party during the 2019 All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in the state. Obaseki said this while…

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APC Screens Lokpobiri, 5 Others for Bayelsa Guber Primaries

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 24, 2019 0

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Saturday successfully screened erstwhile Minister of State, Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and five others for the August 29, governorship…

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N13m: APC disowns Wadume, says we’ve no budget for thugs

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 24, 2019 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday dissociated itself from the N13 million allegedly given to the suspected Kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Balla, a.k.a Wadume for the Presidential election. In his confessional statement,…

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BREAKING: Court dismisses HDP’s petition against Buhari, APC, INEC

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 22, 2019 0

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has dismissed the petition by the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and its candidate, Ambrose Owuru against the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the last presidential election. In a…

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