Tag: Politics
APC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE.
PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE – MAY 23, 2026 The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential primary election is currently taking place across Rivers State, as party members in the 319 wards of the state vote to choose the party’s candidate for the 2027 presidential election.The exercise recorded an impressive turnout of party faithful who came out…
North East Development Commission Donates Digital Equipments To FRCN, Trolleys To FAAN
Maiduguri, Borno State – May 23, 2026 The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has donated modern digital broadcasting equipment to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) as part of efforts to strengthen media operations and improve information dissemination across the North East region. The donated equipment, described as state-of-the-art digital facilities, is expected to…
South-South Governors Forum Expresses Confidence in APC First Term Governors’ Performances
Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria,May 22, 2026 The South-South Governors Forum (SSGF) has expressed strong solidarity and confidence in all first-term governors of the All Progressives Congress participating in the party’s scheduled governorship primaries. In a statement issued by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, the governors commended their counterparts, noting…
DELTA STATE POLICE RESCUES 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL, NABS SUSPECTED CULTIST, RECOVERS GUNS, RANSOM CASH
Asaba, Delta State – May 22, 2026 Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have rescued a three-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by a commercial motorcyclist assigned to take her to school daily.According to a statement by the Police, the suspect, identified as Kelvin Ogaga, allegedly abducted the child and demanded a ransom of…
TONYE COLE WITHDRAWS FROM RIVERS APC GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES, CITES PARTY UNITY
Port Harcourt, Rivers State | May 20, 2026 Former governorship candidate and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye P. Cole, has announced his withdrawal from the Rivers State APC gubernatorial primaries scheduled for Thursday.In a statement released on Wednesday evening, Cole said his decision was taken in the overriding interest of peace, reconciliation, and…
BREAKING: Rivers Governor Fubara Withdraws From APC Primaries, Pledges Support For Party Candidate
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA – MAY 20, 2026 Siminalayi Fubara has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries scheduled to hold on Thursday in Rivers State. In a personally signed statement titled “My Decision to Withdraw from the Rivers State Gubernatorial Primaries,” released on Wednesday night, the Rivers State governor announced his decision to…
SDP Insists On Gabam’s Expulsion From The Party
Abuja, Nigeria — May 19, 2026 The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has declared that its former National Chairman, Shehu Musa Gabam, is no longer a member of the party, insisting that his suspension and subsequent expulsion were validly ratified by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) and convention in accordance with the party’s constitution and…
Tunde Olusunle Raises Questions Over Alleged N800 Billion Governors’ Fund Dispute
ABUJA, Nigeria — May 19, 2026 Political commentator and public affairs analyst, Tunde Olusunle, has stirred fresh debate over an alleged N800 billion controversy involving state governors and internal tensions within the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF).In a strongly worded commentary published by , Olusunle alleged that the fund “was indeed going the way of what…
Jibrin Barau, Yahaya Bello, Katsina Speaker Win APC Senatorial Tickets
ABUJA, Nigeria — May 18, 2026 Jibrin Barau, Yahaya Bello, and Nasir Daura have emerged winners of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primaries in their respective states ahead of the 2027 general election.Barau secured the APC ticket for the Kano North Senatorial District following an affirmation exercise conducted at the party’s headquarters in Bichi…
Turaki-led PDP to Screen Jonathan as Sole Presidential Aspirant on Tuesday
Abuja, Nigeria — May 18, 2026 The faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Kabiru Turaki has announced that former President Goodluck Jonathan will be screened as its sole presidential aspirant on Tuesday, ahead of its forthcoming primaries. In a statement issued on Sunday, the faction confirmed that the screening of all presidential…