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APC USING MONEY, EFCC THREATS TO WEAKEN PDP THROUGH DEFECTIONS – BUGAJE Former member of the House of Representatives and ex-presidential adviser Dr. Usman Bugaje has accused Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), of systematically using money to induce defections from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking in an interview with Arise News, Bugaje claimed that the …

DISQUIET IN APC OVER TINUBU’S DEAL WITH KWANKWASO Amidst the claims and counter-claims of planned defection of former New Nigerian Peoples Party ( NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), feelers from the party reveal that the move by the former Kano State governor is already creating disquiet in the party. Party sources …

TINUBU’S AIDES, ATIKU’S COALITION BICKER OVER DEFECTIONS Two aides of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the coalition of opposition leaders led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday exchanged words over the defection of Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and running mate to Atiku in the 2023 presidential election, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bayo …

RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR IBAS FACES NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE TODAY The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), is expected to appear before the House of Representatives Committee overseeing the state’s emergency administration today, following his absence from Thursday’s scheduled session. Vice Admiral Ibas had been summoned to provide updates and clarifications on the administration of Rivers State …

MORE NIGERIANS WILL BECOME POOR BY 2027 – WORLD BANK The World Bank has projected that poverty in Nigeria will increase by 3.6 percentage points over the next five years, rising through 2027. This is according to the Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report, released during the ongoing Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, …

RIVERS, BENUE, AKWA IBOM LEAD IN HIV CHART AS NIGERIA REPORTS TWO MILLION PATIENTS Three states of Nigeria – Rivers, Benue, and Akwa Ibom – top the chart in the latest HIV spectrum estimates obtained from the National Agency for the Control of AIDS, News360 Nigeria reports., Over two million people are reported to be currently living with HIV across …

MORE GOVERNORS ON THEIR WAY TO APC – GANDUJE National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a …

MORE GOVERNORS ON THEIR WAY TO APC – GANDUJE National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a …

PETER OBI WON MILLIONS OF VOTES WITHOUT SINGLE GOVERNOR, PDP DOWNPLAYS GOVERNOR’S DEFECTION The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The duo and their entire structure dump the PDP on Wednesday ending the party 26 years in power. PDP had ruled …