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Delegates begin voting at Lagos APC chairmanship primaries
The delegates at the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship primaries have begun to cast their votes at the party’s secretariat in Acme, Ogba-Ikeja. The election started with local governments that have consensus candidates. As at 12:35pm, Iba Local Council Development Area, Ijede LCDA, Lekki LCDA, Oto-Awori LCDA and Surulere local government delegates were ushered into the voting hall to…
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Delegates set for Lagos APC chairmanship primaries
The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, is set to hold its Chairmanship primaries for the 2025 local government elections. it would be recalled that the Lagos APC Election Committee Chairman, Babatunde Ogala SAN at the Stakeholders meeting on Wednesday announced that the primaries election for Chairmanship will be held at party secretariat, Acme road, Ikeja. Security agencies are sighted…
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APC confirms defection of three PDP senators from Kebbi
By Kunle Sanni The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has announced that three serving senators from Kebbi State, currently elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will officially join the APC next week. Ganduje made the disclosure on Friday after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to State…
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APC will seamlessly manage defections into party- Ganduje
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has said the gale of defection into the party would be managed seamlessly through established mechanisms. Speaking after leading the defecting senators to meet President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Friday, Ganduje said the APC’s constitution and its internal structures provide clear guidance…
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2027: Soludo reaffirms APGA’s support for Tinubu
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has assured President Bola Tinubu of his support, as well as that of his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Recalling that before joining APGA, the party had a policy of supporting the president and the ruling political party at the center, Soludo reaffirmed that this policy remains in effect. He…
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Akpabio tackles Obi over remarks about Nigeria’s past heroes
The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday, tackled the 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his remarks towards Nigeria’s past heroes. Akpabio made the criticism during the valedictory session held in honour of the late Niger Delta elder statesman and former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark. This is coming barely 24 hours after…
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Worry more about public resentment than political coalition- Adebayo tells Tinubu
The leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Prince Adewole Adebayo has advised President Bola Tinubu to be more concerned about public resentment against his government rather than a political coalition. Speaking with journalists recently, Adebayo stated that the President should focus more on governance and how to address the economic challenges facing…
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APC slams Utomi, says shadow government is ‘pure ‘fantasy’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly criticized political economist Professor Pat Utomi over his May 5 declaration of a “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” describing the move as a “desperate” and “reckless” political stunt devoid of substance. In a press statement issued on Thursday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC accused Utomi of making baseless…
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Osun judge withdraws from NULGE vs APC case over allegations of bias
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Justice Isiaka Adeleke has recused himself from a suit filed by the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State chapter, against reinstated All Progressives Congress (APC) council chairmen and councillors over alleged bias. NULGE had approached the court seeking an order to bar the reinstated officials from accessing local government secretariats across the state.…
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Ex-CPC leaders back Tinubu’s reforms, pledge long-term support
By Kunle Sanni Prominent figures from the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have declared their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, applauding his reform efforts and pledging their continued loyalty beyond 2027. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the group—led by former Nasarawa State governor and senator, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura—described Tinubu’s leadership as a “working presidency” committed…
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