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APC adopts Yusuf as Kano governorship candidate for 2027 elections

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 …

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APC postpones Kwara gubernatorial primary election

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 …

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Former Governor Mimiko joins APC, praises Tinubu’s reforms

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 …

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Fubara breaks silence on claims of defection amid Rivers Assembly screening crisis

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 …

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Wike hit back at critics of his meeting with the APC chairman

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 …

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APC clarifies reports of shift in primary election date

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that the scheduled date for the Party’s upcoming Primary Election for the 2027 General Election remains unchanged. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka said clarification became necessary following the circulation of false and misleading reports on social media and other communication platforms stating otherwise. It outlines …

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2027: APC removes Delta speakers, disqualifies 36 people

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta has approved the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Dennis Guwor, and 45 others for the Assembly primary elections in the state. The party announced this after a two-day screening of candidates at the APC Secretariat in Asaba. The screening committee released the results in a statement signed by its Chairman, …

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Wike denied involvement in the Rivers APC screening dispute

Nyesom Wike has distanced himself from the controversy following the screening of candidates by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, stating that he has no role in the internal affairs of the party. Speaking to journalists on Monday during an inspection of ongoing infrastructure projects in the Federal Capital Territory ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s third anniversary …

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APC threatens to impose sanctions on presidential candidates for primary election violations

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned party candidates against actions that could disrupt the upcoming primary elections, and warned that anyone found to be inciting violence or engaging in anti-party acts could face immediate suspension. In a statement issued on Monday through Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda stressed …

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Rivers APC approves Wike-Aligned MPs, rejecting 65 after screening exercise

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has completed the screening of candidates seeking tickets for the 2027 State House of Assembly elections, eliminating 33 contenders and disqualifying 65 others. According to the final report of the screening committee obtained on Monday, all 29 MPs loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, successfully participated in …

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