Security details attached to Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, have been withdrawn. This is coming barely 48 hours after the Speaker formally announced his defection from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to the opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is also coming barely 24 hours after his former party asked him to…
After speculations of him pitching tenth with the opposition party, the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has finally left his party and has joined the opposition. The number four citizen of Nigeria, on Tuesday, declared his support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, leaving the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, a platform he got…
On Friday, October 24, 2014, Akinwunmi Ambode formally declared his intention to contest in the 2015 gubernatorial election in Lagos State under the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC. At a colourful declaration ceremony held at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, the former Lagos civil servant said he is offering himself to the service of Lagos…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Annie Okonkwo, has quit the party and has rejoined the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Okonkwo was formerly the deputy National Chairman (South) of APC. He alleged that APC was not observing internal democracy, which influenced his decision to leave the party. Okonkwo was elected a Senator…
Education Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been commended by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State for his purported call to the people of Aluu in voting out President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015. According to the state Publicity Secretary, Chris Finebone, Wike’s call “is not surprising following recent heightened…
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to contest in the 2015 polls if he does not want to be disgraced by being voted out of office by Nigerians. The party warned that Jonathan will lose if he allows himself to be deceived…
There are strong indications that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan may formally declare his intention to contest in the 2015 Presidential election today. He is expected attend the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, rally on Saturday, 18 October 2014, at the Eagle Square in Abuja. TAN is a pro-Jonathan group wooing Nigerians to give the President…
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and member of Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that he would consider the option of returning to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, when Satan repents and converts to Islam. El-Rufai was reacting to a question directed at him on…
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has quit the All Progressives Congress, APC, to pitch tent with the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. There have been speculations before now that the former presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in 2011, which formed the APC with other…
Erstwhile member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has congratulated Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State for emerging winner of the Saturday, August 9, 2014 governorship election in the state. Fani-Kayode, who left APC some months ago to return to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…