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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a statewide free medical and surgical outreach in Taraba State to provide healthcare services to thousands of residents as part of activities marking the 58th birthday of its National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe. The five-day humanitarian programme, organised under the party’s Renewed…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) say they have successfully uploaded the details of their presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal after the electoral body extended the submission deadline till tomorrow. INEC announced that it had shifted…
Former Ogun Central senator and daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing what she described as persistent disrespect, rejection and unfair treatment by the party leadership in Ogun State. In a resignation letter dated last month and addressed…
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress has revised its senatorial screening list, removing five names — including former senator Ben Murray-Bruce — from an earlier roll of aspirants barred from contesting its primaries. The updated list, released by National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka, reduced the number of affected aspirants from…
APC Stakeholders Endorse Abdullahi Askira for Borno South Senate Seat Ahead of 2027 Elections Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State have endorsed the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Musa Askira, for the Borno South Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in five of the six chairmanship positions contested in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, according to official results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC declared that the APC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abaji,…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have called on the party’s leadership to adopt what they described as an “inclusive zonal balance” ahead of the 2027 governorship election, stressing that equity and electoral strength should guide the allocation of the party’s ticket. The call was…
Governors elected on the platform of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) are currently holding a closed-door meeting at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja, under the leadership of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma. Those present at the high-level gathering include Governors Nasir Idris (Kebbi), Agbu Kefas (Taraba), Caleb Mutfwang…
Senator Friday Benson Konbowei, representing Bayelsa Central Senatorial District, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was formally announced on Thursday at the Senate chamber, where Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Konbowei’s letter before the close of plenary. Konbowei, a…
Four men accused of involvement in the murder of the late Chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Hon. Remi Abass, were arraigned on Wednesday before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects — Abubakar Kabiru (a.k.a Jeje, 38), Tajudeen Opeyemi (30), Akeem Agbomojo (28), and Akintoye…
