
Category: APC
APC Suspends NWC Member Murtala Yakubu For Anti-Party Activities
March 23, (THEWILL) – The executive members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ajaka Ward 1, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State, have suspended a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, Murtala Yakubu, for alleged anti-party activities, among other offences. A suspension letter dated March 20, 2023, addressed to […] The post APC Suspends NWC Member Murtala Yakubu For…
Ayu worked for APC, should face disciplinary committee for anti-party – Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu of anti-party activities. Ortom said Ayu should appear before a disciplinary committee of the party because he worked for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State. The governor spoke in reaction to a remark by the Ayu-led National Working Committee, NWC, referring him to the party’s National…
BREAKING: INEC declares APC winner of Ebonyi State governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Hon Francis Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi State. Nwifuru, who is the present Speaker State House of Assembly, scored a total vote of 199,131. He is followed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Ifeanyichukwuma Odii, who polled 80,191 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance…
Election: Group urges Buhari to caution Bauchi APC guber candidate, Abubakar
A Bauchi-based group, Coalition of United Civil Society Organizations, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, former Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar against alleged use of violence in places of campaign. Yunusa Ndargomi made the call in a news conference in Bauchi on Saturday. According to the group, Abubakar campaign train had been nothing but a calamity to…
I’m Not Bothered About Some PDP Members, Kashamu Loyalists Defecting To APC – Adebutu
March 11, (THEWILL) – The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, on Friday, said that he was not bothered about some members of the party and loyalists of Late Senator Buruji Kashamu, defecting to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) in the State. He disclosed this shortly after […] The post I’m Not Bothered About Some PDP Members,…
Fans Drag Mercy Johnson For Endorsing Sanwo-Olu’s Second Term Bid
March 09, (THEWILL) – Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has been hugely criticised for endorsing the governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for a second term tenure under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The mother of four took to her Instagram to declare her intention to vote for Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the gubernatorial […] The post Fans Drag Mercy Johnson For Endorsing Sanwo-Olu’s…
Ogun East PDP, ADC stalwarts decamp to APC
The Chairmen, Secretaries and executive council members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ijebu East, Ijebu North and Ogun Waterside local governments on Thursday dumped Ladi Adebutu and declared support for Governor Dapo Abiodun. The decampees were led to the Itoro Hall in Ijebu-Ode by Hon. Kehinde Bello, a former House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the PDP from Ijebu North…
Lagos Guber: Afenifere’s Endorsement Of Rhodes-Vivour Dead On Arrival – APC
March 09, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the endorsement of the State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, by the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, as of no political value and dead on arrival. Lagos APC, in a release signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Hon. […] The post Lagos Guber: Afenifere’s Endorsement Of Rhodes-Vivour Dead…
Kwara PDP alleges inducement of voters by APC govt
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state of allegedly moving huge sums of money from government accounts into private bank accounts for subsequent disbursement to induce voters in the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections. Director-General of the Party’s Governorship Campaign Council in Kwara, Professor Ali Ahmad made the accusation at a press conference in…
Supreme Court Declares Udofia Authentic APC Guber Candidate For Akwa Ibom
March 07, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, declared Akan Udofia as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the March 11 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State. The ruling followed an appeal filed by a former Senator, Ita Enang against Akan’s nomination as the governorship candidate of the party in […] The post Supreme Court Declares Udofia Authentic APC Guber…
March 11 polls: Southwest APC seeks voters’ support
Ahead of the governorship and State Assembly polls on Saturday, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to the people of Southwest geo-political zone to vote massively for candidates of the party. In particular, the ruling party urged residents of Ogun, Lagos, and Oyo States to support APC candidates. The call was made in a press statement made available to newsmen in Akure, the capital…
Guber Polls: ‘We can’t fold our hands, APC won’t rob us again’ – Ebonyi PDP
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State chapter, have warned that they will not fold their hands and allow the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, allegedly rob them of their mandate again. The Party called for the cancellation of the Presidential and National Assembly election that took place in the country, alleging that the election was marred with high level of irregularities, killings…
Adamawa LP governorship candidate drops ambition for APC counterpart
The governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Adamawa State, Engr Umar Mustapha, has dropped his ambition in favour of his counterpart in All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aishatu Binani. Umar Mustapha, better simply known as Otumba, said at a press briefing in Yola Sunday evening that following challenges he had been contending with in the course of seeking to be governor, he decided to…
Shekarau is not working for APC – Kano PDP
The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kano State, Sadiq Wali has alleged that the ongoing campaign of calumny against Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau is a ploy to create friction within the party and weaken it ahead of next weekend’s gubernatorial elections. Shekarau defected to PDP from the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP in the build-up to the 2023 elections late last year….
Nigerians renewed APC tenancy in Aso Rock – Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu won the election fair and square. “Jagaban is the informed choice of the electorate. He clearly won fair and square,” his statement on Thursday reads. The politician noted that with Tinubu’s victory, the people have “renewed the tenancy of our political party in Aso Rock.” Adamu said Nigerians…
APC wins two more senatorial seats in Oyo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won two more senatorial seats in Oyo State. DAILY POST reports that the APC candidate in Oyo South senatorial district, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli had earlier been declared as the winner. The party has now cleared the remaining two senatorial districts. The APC candidate in Oyo Central, Dr. Yunus Abiodun Akintunde defeated the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
Presidential election: APC, Tinubu files suit to restrain LP, PDP on results announcement
The All Progressives Congress, APC and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu have filed a suit on the announcement of Saturday election results. The action followed the demand by the Labour Party, LP, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that Prof Mahmood Yakubu stay action. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is presiding over the declaration of results from states. The suit by…
Ishaku loses senatorial ambition to APC
Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku of Taraba State has lost the Taraba south senatorial election. Ishaku, who contested last Saturday’s National Assembly election, was defeated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor, it would be recalled, had also lost his polling unit to the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Apart from failing to deliver his polling unit to…
2023 election: Obasanjo calling for coup – APC campaign raises alarm
The All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who called for the cancellation of allegedly manipulated results from Saturday’s presidential election. Earlier on Monday, Obasanjo urged President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps to address the tensions that followed allegations of discrepancies in election results. He also demanded that elections be cancelled and redone in areas found to have been…
Presidential Election: APC reportedly wins in Ekiti
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Ekiti State has announced the result of the presidential election in the state. INEC Collation Officer and vice Chancellor of the federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, Professor Akeem Lasisi announced the result at the state Collation Centre in Ado Ekiti after collation officers from the 16 council Areas presented their results one after the other….
Why using thugs if you truly have structure – Falz questions APC over attacks
Famous Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, the bad guy, has questioned the political structure claimed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, as he recounted an attack by political thugs. Recall that during the 2023 presidential election on Saturday, the singer was attacked with his phone stolen by alleged APC political thugs at his polling unit in Lekki, Lagos State. In a viral…
2023: Jigawa APC guber candidate casts votes as residents complain of polling units swap
The Jigawa State All Progressives Congress APC gubernatorial candidate, Malam Umar Namadi has forged his votes in Kafin Hausa native government. The Deputy Governor forged his votes at Imam Hassan Islamiyya 012 polling unit, Kafin Hausa ward at precisely 11:20 AM. Responding to questions from newsmen, the Deputy governor expressed satisfaction over the high turnover. DAILY POST noticed that the election is happening easily and…
Kano North APC senator endorsed by six senatorial candidates
A coalition of six senatorial candidates from Kano North senatorial zone declared unwavering help for Senator Barau Jibrin of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The candidates, Aliyu Idris Zakirai of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Sunusi Ahmad Baffa of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Shehu Nuhu Abdullahi of National Rescue Movement (NRM), Muhammad Shuaibu of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Ashiru Ahmed of African Action Congress (AAC)…
2023 election: SDP presidential candidate defects to APC, endorses Tinubu
Mrs Cesnabmihilo Nuhu-Aken’ova, a former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nuhu-Aken’ova, who announced her defection at a information convention in Abuja, said she was becoming a member of the APC to give help to the party and its presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu. Nuhu-Aken’ova, also the nationwide coordinator of the All-inclusive Movement for Ahmed…
Kano APC senatorial candidate disburses N60m scholarship to students
The senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kano Central senatorial zone, Abdussalam Abdulkadir Zaura announced a scholarship scheme for 10,000 students in tertiary establishments. Zaura announced the N200 million scholarship scheme on Monday at a rally. According to him, the scholarship, to be awarded in batches, will take off with N60 million for 3, 000 students of tertiary establishments from the state’s…
Presidential election: APC will win 25 states, Peter Obi, Atiku helping Tinubu’s party – Kalu
Barely 4 days to the presidential election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, (*25*) Orji Uzor Kalu, has claimed that his party would win 25 states at a stretch. The Chief Whip of the Senate also claimed that each one the people [presidential candidates] contesting for Saturday’s common election are helping the APC. Kalu spoke whereas fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show…
2023: APC is hero of Nigeria – Gov Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has once more said that he has no intention or plan to decamp to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is regardless of his stance on zoning the presidency to the South, describing the insinuations that he is dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the APC as speculative. The Ikwere-born politician, who has been at loggerheads along with…
APC Muslim-Muslim ticket doesn’t matter, Tinubu God’s willl – Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has faulted opponents of the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima, the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the ruling APC follow Islam. Umahi advised Nigerians not be deceived by the Muslim/Muslim ticket as a result of God is for Christians and Muslims. “I don’t know what God…
Osun Speaker, Owoeye condemns murder of APC member in Ilesa
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye has condemned the killing of Ebenezer Alaro, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilesa on Friday. The Speaker in an announcement by his Media Aide, Kunle Alabi also called on the Nigeria Police to depart no stone unturned in unravelling the circumstances resulting in the murder of the deceased. While calling…
Ebonyi 2023: PDP guber candidate, Odii commiserates with APC’s Nwifuru over accident
The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii on Saturday, commiserated with the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its gubernatorial candidate, Francis Nwifuru, over the ghastly accident that passed off in the state. Odii made this recognized in an announcement signed by the party’s Media and Publicity Campaign Deputy Director, Moses Idika. He described the accident as unlucky…