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LG Polls: Lagos APC releases guidelines, pegs Chairmanship nomination fee N5m, Councillorship N1m
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has released its guidelines ahead of the 2025 local government elections fixed for July 12. Lagos APC in its released guidelines pegged Chairmanship nomination fee for N5 million while Councillorship aspirants were to pay N1 million. According to the party’s guidelines, an additional administrative charge of N500,000 applies to all categories of…
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LG polls: Group urges Lagos APC to back Christian for Ejigbo chairmanship
An interest group, Concerned Christians for President Tinubu 2027 (CCPT), has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos Chapter to consider a Christian candidate for the chairmanship ticket of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (ELCDA) of Lagos State. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the group’s president, Richard Cletus, expressed strong objection to the alleged…
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Wike is an APC agent, saboteur — Rivers PDP faction declares
A factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Robinson Ewor, has declared that Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is no longer a member of the PDP and is working to dismantle the opposition from within. Speaking on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Monday, Ewor alleged that Wike has openly pledged allegiance…
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Ganduje responds to Galadima’s criticism, defends political relevance
Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has hit back at Buba Galadima, a prominent member of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), who questioned his political standing. Ganduje, in a statement released by his senior special assistant on public enlightenment, Oliver Okpara, dismissed Galadima’s criticisms, describing him as a “failed politician with no political base.”…
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2027 elections: Bauchi gov’s posters reportedly emerge across state
By Kunle Sanni Campaign posters promoting Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed for the 2027 presidential election have surfaced across key areas of the state capital. The posters, bearing the slogan “Kaura for President 2027”, were spotted in strategic locations such as roundabouts, electric poles, and signboards along major roads, including Railway Road, Sabon Titin Karofi, and Kofar Dumi Street. According…
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APC forum postpones policy roundtable over Ministers’ absence
A group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Professionals Forum, has announced the postponement of its planned policy roundtable earlier scheduled for Thursday, April 24, in Abuja. The high-profile event was designed to provide a platform for the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and the Minister of Health and Social…
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Obono-Obla alleges early CPC plot against President Tinubu
By Kunle Sanni Okoi Obono-Obla, a former Special Adviser on Public Prosecution under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has alleged that members of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc—now critical of President Bola Tinubu—began conspiring against his administration as early as April 2024. He made the claim on Saturday during an appearance on The Morning Show on Arise TV, in response…
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North to declare 2027 political stand in six months, says Baba-Ahmed
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned that northern Nigeria may soon take a definitive position on the 2027 presidential election if the region’s grievances continue to be ignored. In a video circulating online, Baba-Ahmed urged northerners to remain united and vigilant against internal betrayal, warning that political “traitors” could destabilize the region.…
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Atiku slams Tinubu for ‘gallivanting around Europe’ amid insecurity in Plateau, Benue
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has issued a scathing rebuke of President Bola Tinubu, criticizing him for traveling across Europe while deadly attacks continue to plague parts of Nigeria, particularly Benue and Plateau states. Atiku described the Tinubu administration as “utterly incapable, wholly incompetent, and completely devoid of any coherent ideas” to address the country’s worsening security crisis. In a…
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‘Shettima is no spare tyre’ – Fasua fires back at Babachir Lawal
Prominent businessman and Chairman of Lagos Airport Hotel, Prince Peter Oyeleye Fasua, has strongly defended Vice President Kashim Shettima against recent criticisms, particularly those made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal. Fasua condemned Lawal’s description of Shettima as a “flat spare tyre” and his call for the vice president to resign, labeling the remarks…
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