Two lawmakers in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Musa Gude (Uke/Karshi) and Onarigu Kana (Udege/Loko), have defected from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaker of the House, Dr. Danladi Jatau, announced the development during plenary on Monday in Lafia. Jatau commended the lawmakers for their “wise decision”…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has declared Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State as the new leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking at the official ceremony held at Okpara Square, Enugu, on Tuesday, Shettima said the APC constitution recognizes the sitting governor as…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing divisions within his former party and a desire to align the state with the Federal Government. In a broadcast on Tuesday, Mbah said joining the ruling party would better position Enugu to attract federal…
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has gained three new members in the federal parliament following the defection of three lawmakers from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defectors — Abdulkarim Ahmed (Kaduna South), Aliyu Abdullahi (Ikara/Kubau), and Sadiq Abdullahi (Sabon Gari) — formally announced their move on Tuesday during a plenary session of…
Former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Mr. Udengs Eradiri, has welcomed the reported plan by Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eradiri, who is a chieftain of the APC in Bayelsa, urged the governor to first convene a stakeholders’ meeting…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Zamfara State has been hit by another wave of defections as Muhammad Kurya, its candidate in the August 2025 Kaura Namoda South State Assembly by-election, dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress. In a statement issued to journalists in Gusau, Kuryar blamed his defection on what he called the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the nation’s service chiefs to be more ruthless in tackling terrorists and bandits killing innocent Nigerians across the country. Oyintiloye made the call while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. He expressed concern over the increasing wave of…
No fewer than 400,000 people are expected to benefit from a 14-day free medical outreach organised by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, in Plateau State. Speaking at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) on Wednesday, Yilwatda said the gesture was aimed at assisting those with health needs but…
The Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Sen. Kelvin Chukwu, has attributed his defection from Labour Party (LP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) to internal wrangling, leadership crises, lack of cohesion and direction in his former party. Chukwu stated this in the letter of defection read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s reformist economic agenda, saying it has repositioned Nigeria as Africa’s leading investment destination. In a statement on Monday, the party’s spokesperson, Mr. Seye Oladejo, said Tinubu’s policies were restoring global confidence and opening the economy to fresh capital inflows. He…
