Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its landslide victory in Rivers State’s local government elections a sign of greater wins to come in 2027. At a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Rivers APC Chairman Chief Tony Okocha said the outcome—where the party won 20 out of 23 chairmanship seats—showed that the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won 20 of the 23 local government areas chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government council election in Rivers State. The outcome of the electoral contest announced on Sunday by the chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Dr Michael Odey also showed that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended its 2023 Edo South senatorial candidate, Mr. Valentine Asuen, over alleged anti-party activities. In a statement issued on Monday in Benin, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Peter Uwadiae-Igbinigie, said the suspension was in line with the APC’s 2022 Constitution (as…
The Member representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ime Okon, has expressed profound grief over the passing of the mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda. The late Mama Lydia Yilwatda died at the age of 83. Hon. Okon, in his…
Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a legal battle to unseat four federal lawmakers from Osun State who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In applications filed at the Federal High Court, the PDP asked for the removal of Senators Francis Fadahunsi and Olubiyi Fadeyi, and Reps Omirin Olusanya and Taofeek…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigeria’s two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to take immediate legal action to prove that they are not terrorist organisations. Falana’s call follows a ruling by the Federal Court of Canada which classified the APC and PDP as…
The Kaduna State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has attributed the victories at Saturday’s by-elections in the State to the enduring resonance of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the inclusive, people-centered leadership of Gov. Uba Sani. Mr Yahaya Pate, Kaduna State Secretary of the APC, made the affirmation on Sunday in…
Diaspora leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called for reforms to elevate the Chairmen Diaspora Committee (CDC) into a permanent advisory organ within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The call was made in a congratulatory statement issued on Tuesday by former CDC chieftains, Dr. Phillip Idaewor (former Chairman of APC UK) and…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) has confirmed that consultations are ongoing to select a new National Chairman for Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday following a closed-door meeting with fellow APC governors, Uzodimma stated that the selection process was…
Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has relocated its upcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, citing logistical reasons. The meeting, originally slated to hold at the party’s national secretariat on Blantyre Street, Wuse II, Abuja, will still take place on Thursday, according to…
