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…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the country’s 65th Independence anniversary is a new dawn of great and infinite possibilities in our onward march to greatness. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary said this In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while congratulating Nigerians on the occasion. He assured that the President Bola…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Wednesday said Nigerians could not have asked for a better leader than President Bola Tinubu at this time of the nation’s history. The APC Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, made this remark in a statement in Lagos, to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary Oladejo said: “As Nigeria…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to allow former President Goodluck Jonathan to enjoy his retirement rather than luring him into the 2027 presidential race. APC spokesman Seye Oladejo gave the advice in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, reacting to remarks by PDP chieftain Prof….
