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New details continue to emerge from the controversial All Progressives Congress primaries in Osun State, with party insiders alleging that previous plans to impose Olufemi Oyetola, son of former governor and current Minister of Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, as candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District reportedly failed after resistance from influential party leaders and elders. The primaries, …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, on Saturday predicted that the party would win a landslide victory in the 2027 elections. Yilwatda disclosed this shortly after he cast his vote in the APC presidential primaries in Dungun, Kanke Plateau Local Government Area. Its chairman, who was accompanied by the Senator representing Southern Plateau, Simon …

The Governor of Yobe State, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, together with members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, turned out en masse on Saturday to elect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the ongoing presidential primaries. Party members who rallied behind Governor Buni, chanted “Tinubu our president, Tinubu for a second term”. Reacting to this development, Governor Buni expressed …

Gubernatorial candidates who will contest under the banner of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have emerged in 25 states across the country, following the conclusion of gubernatorial primaries on Thursday. They were elected through consensus or direct primaries, even as the exercise was postponed in Kwara and Bauchi states by the APC National Working Committee amid rising tensions. Below …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has selected Governor Abba Yusuf as the consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The decision was taken on Thursday at a party congress held at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. The event was attended by party leaders, elected officials, delegates and supporters from across the state. Deputy Chairman of the …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State on Thursday adopted Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as its consensus candidate for governorship ahead of the 2027 general elections. The rally took place at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofar Mata, and attracted a large turnout of party supporters despite a heavy downpour. Prominent personalities at the event included members of the National Assembly …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee has postponed the Kwara governorship primary election until Friday. Chairman of the APC in the state, Mr.Sunday Fagbemi, disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin during Thursday’s primaries. Fagbemi said the party’s national leadership directed that the exercise be moved, although no reason was given for the postponement. He said: “We don’t have …

Former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Okusegun Mimiko, on Thursday joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The former governor joined the ruling party in Ward 7, Ondo West Local Government Area of ​​the state. Mimiko, who recently resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was received along with his supporters by party officials at the ward, local …

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed growing rumors that he has left the All Progressives Congress and switched to the Nigerian Democratic Congress, insisting that he remains fully committed to the ruling party despite rising political tensions in the state. The governor spoke on Wednesday during an inspection tour of the newly completed General Hospital and renovated Neuropsychiatric Hospital …

Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, has rejected criticism surrounding his recent visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, and insisted that the meeting had no political overtones despite increasing public speculation. Wike, who visited the APC chairman at his residence in Abuja on Tuesday, said attempts to give political significance to the meeting …