Politics

Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, says Adams Oshiomhole, suspended national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is about to meet his “waterloo.” In a statement on Friday, Yusuph Olaniyonu, media aide to Saraki, quoted the former senate president as saying this while welcoming Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, to the Peoples Democratic…

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has joined the Peoples Democratic Party. The governor made the announcement on Friday at the Party’s Secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Revealing via his confirmed Twitter handle, the governor wrote, “I have officially joined the @OfficialPDPNig to advance my ambition to seek re-election as Governor of Edo State….

A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Friday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) should not expect ‘a tea party ‘in the Edo governorship election owing to the crisis at the state chapter. Momoh, also an APC chieftain from the state, spoke in an interview in Benni on Thursday. The former National Chairman…

Ajaokuta Youths has described one year in office of Hon. Lawal Idrisu Muhammed, member representing Ajaokuta Federal constituency as wasteful and a legislative misfortune. Comrade Abdulhameed Ivavah who spoke through her leader, Comrade Mohammed James, the group highlighted how Lawal was marketed to them by APC leadership in the local government as a good product,…

History always has a way of repeating itself and that established fact has been a major highlight into the 2020 governorship election of Edo state with All Progressive Congress embroiled in a lingering crisis that is turning it into a shadow of itself. The ruling party, of course, was in good shape in the south-south…

The Chairman of APC in Ado Ekiti Local Government,Micheal Akinleye has threatened to institute a legal action against the appointment of former Oyo state governor,Abiola Ajimobi as the Acting National Chairman of the ruling APC. This was contained in a letter on Wednesday to the National Working Committee (NWC) through his counsel, Tunde Oke. He…

The National Assembly complex has been shut down over fears of suspected COVID-19 case. The complex is to be fumigated. A circular signed by Titus Jatau, a Deputy Director, obtained by TheAnalystNG,with reference number NASS/HR/MSD/ClR/003/IV138 dated 17th June, 2020  stated that, the NASS complex will be closed for two days. The statement read in part:…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice-Chairman, South-South, Prince Hilliard Eta, has taken over as the ruling party’s Acting National Chairman. The NWC of the APC in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, affirmed former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi as the party’s authentic Acting National Chairman. The party, however, explained that…

•••cancelled the screening and appeal committees on Edo State Governorship election. The crisis rocking of leadership rocking the ruling APC have taken a new diamension as the Deputy National Secretary of Hon. Victor Giadom has declared himself acting National chairman of the party. His claim came few hours after the National Working Committee(NWC) announced Senator…

The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, has formally resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced this on Tuesday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. His resignation, as expected, came days after the All Progressives Congress disqualified him from contesting in next week’s primary election – jeopardizing…