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540 aspirants jostle for positions as Lagos APC holds LGA congress across 20 Councils
…27 executives to emerge per Council No fewer than 540 aspirants will contest various positions across the 20 local government areas (LGAs) in Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) local government congress in Lagos State. The Chairman of the five-man APC Screening Committee, Nungji Salama, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting at the party’s secretariat in Ikeja. Salama assured members of…
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APC calls for probe into alleged ₦13.7bn payroll fraud in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on statutory anti-corruption agencies, including the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to thoroughly investigate the alleged ₦13.7 billion payroll fraud under the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Specifically, the party urged…
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2026 FCT Polls: Wike, voter apathy, and the battle for local power
On Saturday, residents of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will head to the polls to elect chairpersons and councillors who will oversee local governance for the next four years. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 1,680,415 registered voters across 62 wards are expected to participate. A total of 637 candidates from 17 political parties are contesting 68…
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Aiyedatiwa dismisses viral impeachment prophecy against deputy, Adelami
By Boye Oyeyemi – Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on Friday dismissed claims of an impeachment plot against his deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami, describing a viral prophecy circulating online as false and distracting. The governor was responding to a trending video in which the General Overseer of God Central Ministry in Ekiti State, Prophet Olumuyiwa Akogun, predicted a looming political…
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Osun denies N13bn payroll scam, says APC behind renewed allegation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The Osun State Government has described the renewed claims of a N13 billion payroll scam by Sally Tibbot Limited as fake news allegedly sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC).The government insisted that there was no payroll fraud, noting that verification of the controversial audit report confirmed that more than two-thirds of those labelled as ghost…
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INEC announces 94.4% PVC collection in FCT ahead of council polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said more than 1.58 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee,…
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Lagos APC defends Tinubu’s Electoral Act assent, insists reform followed due process
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has defended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assent to the Electoral Act 2026, dismissing opposition criticisms as “orchestrated hysteria” and politically motivated. In a statement on Thursday, Lagos APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, expressed “undisguised disappointment” over what he described as exaggerated reactions to the President’s decision. Oladejo said governance should not be reduced…
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Ekiti police arraign former speaker, three others over disputed PDP secretariat
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned former speaker and acting governor, Tunji Odeyemi, alongside three others over an alleged dispute involving the PDP secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti. Others arraigned with Odeyemi include Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, state secretary Mr Kole Abiodun, and Mr Gani Salau, personal media aide to…
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Kefas denies rift with Danjuma, says defection to APC was not cash-induced
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has dismissed claims of a rift with elder statesman and former Defence Minister Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, describing their relationship as cordial and longstanding. Kefas, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the clarification on Wednesday while addressing State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with…
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We narrowly escaped death during Ondo APC congress, says ex-commissioner
By Boye Oyeyemi – A former commissioner in Ondo State, Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, has alleged that he narrowly escaped death during violent clashes that disrupted the All Progressives Congress ward congress in Akure North Local Government Area on Wednesday. Yusuf-Ogunleye, who also serves as director-general of the Grassroots Movement for Tinubu, disclosed that he and his supporters came under attack while…
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