The APC Christian Forum has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address what it described as the continued marginalization of Christians in Kano State by some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement signed by the Forum’s Chairman, Emmanuel Agbakoba, and Secretary, Benjamin Aman, the group accused party officials in the state of excluding the Christian community from the distribution of palliatives. The Forum noted that while Christmas palliatives were reportedly sent to Christian communities across 35 states, Kano was left out. “We supported the APC at all levels and played our part during elections. Yet,…
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The Chairman of Ovia South West local government area of Edo State, Edosa Enowoghomenma, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Enowoghomenma defected to APC with eight elected councillors including the Leader of the House, Nosakhare Edobor. Also, the chairman of Owan West Local Government Area, Dickson Ahonsi and five elected councillors also defected to the APC. The defectees were received by the State Secretary of the party, Lawrence Okah and other members of the state executive committee. This is coming amid the face-off between the councils and the state governor, Monday Okpebholo. Speaking, Ahonsi said Okpebholo’s developmental strides…
Senator Magnus Abe has revealed that widespread anti-party activities characterised the 2023 general elections across political parties in Rivers State. Speaking during a civic reception hosted by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, for political stakeholders in Rivers State on Friday in Port Harcourt, Abe stated that such actions were driven by the selfish interests of politicians, including himself. Abe, who contested as the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Rivers State, admitted to refusing the then-presidential candidate of the SDP permission to campaign in the state due to his allegiance to President…
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has expressed gratitude to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for “giving” Nyesom Wike to the Tinubu administration. Oshiomhole, a former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, hailed the PDP for the developmental strides of Wike and thanked the party for allowing him to serve as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, under the APC administration. Wike, a PDP stalwart, supported Tinubu, the APC candidate, in the 2023 presidential election after a fallout with his party. As a reward for his support for the emergence of the former Lagos…
The Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Hashimu Suleiman Dungurawa, has said President Bola Tinubu would be voted out in 2027. Dungurawa said Tinubu’s harsh anti-people’s policies would lead to his defeat in 2027 general election. In a statement he issued, the NNPP Chairman in Kano State said: “Tinubu, you either change them or we Nigerians together will change you. Be prepared for defeat should you decide to go for a second term. From the podium on May 29, 2023, President Tinubu started reeling out anti-masses policies, and as if we offended him, he kept slamming…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has accused Governor Sim Fubara of fuelling division in the state. Okocha faulted Fubara’s decision to present the 2025 budget to a faction of the state House of Assembly, stressing that Rivers might experience the worst political crisis. Fubara presented N1.1 trillion budget to Victor Oko- Jumbo-led House of Assembly in December The four members led by the Speaker, Oko-Jumbo, had earlier read Governor Fubara’s letter requesting permission to present the appropriation bill at their plenary. However, Okocha said Fubara disregarded the rule of law and…
There are indications that two governorship aspirants of the Labour Party, LP, for the Anambra State 2025 election, George Moghalu and John Nwosu, may meet to harmonize their interests before the primaries. Both aspirants who hail from Nnewi town, in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state, are currently in the race for the ticket of the Labour Party for the election which is billed to hold in November this year. Moghalu, the immediate past Managing Director of Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, disclosed this at a press conference in his residence on Wednesday. Moghalu described Nwosu as his…
Kano State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Hashimu Suleiman Dungurawa, has warned President Bola Tinubu to prepare for defeat should he decide to go for a second term. With these your harsh anti-masses policies, and your stance on them, just prepare for defeat in the next general elections. You either change them or we Nigerians together will change you,” Dungurawa said on Thursday. Expressing optimism that NNPP would have victory in the 36 states of the federation and the presidential election in 2027, he said Nigerians have queued behind the party, waiting patiently for the next general…
A former National Vice Chairman, North West, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has called on Nigerians to rise up and ensure the defeat of the ruling party and President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election. Lukman, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the only way this could be achieved is if Nigerians focus on producing a functional political party that respects its own rules. He emphasised that such a functional political party must be distinctively different from the APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and all existing registered…
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, says there is no merger deal yet with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, or any other party. Obi made this clarification on Thursday morning when he held a press conference in Abuja on the state of the nation.The former Anambra State governor added that no agreement has been established with other parties yet. He rallied all lovers of Nigeria in the political space to come together in 2027 and defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, which he accused of mismanaging the…
The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, said consideration of the N49.7 trillion 2025 budget and the tax reform bills are two items topping the National Assembly’s agenda in the new year. Bamidele made this statement in his New Year message to Nigerians, made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. In the message, entitled “Another Year of Limitless Opportunities,” Bamidele said that the next few weeks would be devoted to scrutinising the 2025 Appropriation Bill, Tax Reform Bills 2024, and the investigation of economic sabotage in the petroleum industry, among others. According to him, key economic reform initiatives that had been…
President Tinubu’s New Year Address: Promises Economic Growth, Inflation Reduction, and National Unity President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to improve the nation’s economy, enhance food production, and significantly reduce inflation in 2025. In his New Year message, the President acknowledged the economic challenges of 2024 while highlighting significant progress that offers hope for a brighter future. The President pointed to falling fuel prices, increasing foreign reserves, and a stronger Naira as indicators of economic recovery and stability. “Though 2024 posed numerous challenges to our citizens and households, I am confident that the New Year…