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Presidency: Defections to APC Are Voluntary, Not Forced

The Presidency has insisted that the recent defections of opposition politicians to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are voluntary and not the result of coercion, contrary to speculation in some quarters. In a statement issued on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, the Presidency dismissed allegations […]

Hardship vs. Hope: PDP Frames 2027 as Battle Between Tinubu and the People

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the 2027 general elections as a contest not between political parties, but between President Bola Tinubu and the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday during the presentation of a Certificate of Return to the party’s Anambra State governorship candidate, Chief Jude Ezenwafor, PDP Acting National […]

Exodus in Delta: Oborevwori, Okowa Lead Mass Defection from PDP to APC

The Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor Ifeanyi Okowa, and a host of local government chairmen and party executives have defected en masse from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The move, announced after a meeting at Government House in Asaba, is expected to significantly alter political alignments […]

Presidency: El-Rufai Left APC for Selfish Ambitions, Not Ideology

The Presidency has stated that former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) due to his excessive political ambitions, which, it claims, are doomed to fail. However, El-Rufai countered that the current state of affairs within the APC was unhealthy, prompting his […]

El-Rufai Quits APC Over Leadership Failures, Joins SDP

The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement issued on Monday, El-Rufai expressed disappointment with the APC’s leadership, accusing it of deviating from the progressive ideals upon which the party was founded. He revealed […]

APC Leaders Convene for NEC Meeting Amid Notable Absences

Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) gathered at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday for its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. Security was tightened around the venue on Blantyre Street, with armed personnel from various security agencies, including soldiers from the Guards Brigade, cordoning off all access points. Vehicular and pedestrian […]

Osun LG Poll: Makinde Cautions APC Against Anti-Democratic Actions

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against undermining democracy by resorting to self-help in the administration of local government areas in Osun State. Makinde issued this warning on Sunday during the swearing-in ceremony of 30 newly elected local government chairmen in Osun State. He urged the APC not to […]

Police Vow Crackdown as Osun LG Crisis Claims Six Lives

The Nigerian Police has mobilised to deal with election violence following the death of at least six people in Osun State on Monday. A violent crisis triggered by a contentious Court of Appeal ruling, which allegedly reinstated local government chairmen and councillors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC), triggered a violent confrontation between party […]

APC Accuses Atiku of Engineering PDP’s Internal Crisis

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has attributed the disintegration of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the political desperation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement on Tuesday, criticised Atiku for blaming the ruling party for the internal turmoil within the PDP and opposition parties […]

PDP’s Ajayi Challenges Ondo Election Results, Accuses APC and INEC of Malpractice

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the recently concluded Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has rejected the results, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of electoral malpractice. Results announced on Sunday revealed that the APC’s candidate and incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, secured victory with 366,781 […]

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