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Ndume threatens to quit APC over Tax Reform Bills

Aminu Imam
Ndume threatens

Senator representing Borno-South, Ali Ndume, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the proposed tax reform Bills, warning he may leave the ruling All-Progressives Congress (APC).  Ndume, who has criticized the reforms, said his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu has kept him in the party despite his frustrations. During an interview during a television interview  yesterday, Ndume said: “I am close to Tinubu and don’t want him to fail, which is why I tolerate some of these insults. But if the party allows me, I will leave”.  “I can leave the party.…

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“I’m not scared of defecting to APC” – Wike

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Wike on APC defection

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he is not afraid of joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), if he wants to. Wike made the assertion while explaining reasons for not supporting the candidacy of the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, during the 2023 presidential election. He said equity and fairness were found wanting in the PDP, which was why he didn’t support Atiku. According to him, he had no conversation with President Bola Tinubu before the polls on joining the ruling All-Progressive Congress.…

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KD LG polls: APC sweeps all 23 chairmanship, 255 councillorship seats

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APC wins KD LG polls

It was jubilation galore by members of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) in Kaduna State yesterday evening, when the Kaduna State Electoral Independent Commission (KAD-SEICOM) announced the result of the local government Chairmanship and councillorship elections conducted across the State. The Commission’s Chairperson, Hajiya Hajara Mohammed, announced that the APC won all the 23 local government Chairmanship seats and all the 255 councillorship positions in the State. Hajara said, “Eight political parties filled in political candidates in the election. They are ADC, APC, APGA, LP, NNPP, PDP, PRP, and…

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“Inciting Nigerians against Tinubu over hunger irresponsible, unpatriotic” – APC blasts Amaechi

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APC blasts Amaechi

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has slammed former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, describing the former Rivers governor as a “leechy dependant” who is angry because he’s out of government. A statement yesterday by the spokesman of the party, Felix Morka, condemned Amaechi’s call for protest in the face of hunger and general hardship in the country. Recall that Amaechi had said he’s shocked that Nigerians have remained tolerant in the face of growing hardship and harrowing experience to access basic needs since Tinubu became president. According to him, Nigerians were…

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Mele Kyari, NNPCL under fire over $2bn P’Harcourt refinery project

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Mele Kyari, NNPCL

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the APC Youth Solidarity Network, have voiced strong criticisms of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over what they describe as a $2 billion “waste” in failed attempts to revitalise the Port Harcourt Refinery. At a press briefing on Monday, the group through its president, Olayemi Isaac, accused NNPCL, under the leadership of Mele Kyari, of failing to make the refinery functional despite multiple promises and substantial funding. He stated, “We demand the immediate investigation and probe into…

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APC candidate, score RSIEC high in Rivers LGA election

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APC candidate scores

The All-Progressives Congress, (APC), has scored the Rivers State Electoral Commission, (RSIEC), high in the conduct of the Local Government Council elections in the State. The Party also condemned the burning of the factional secretariat of the party in the State, describing it as barbaric. Its Chairman in the state, Chief Emeka Beke, who spoke after casting his vote at Rumuaokpasi Hall, Ward 3, unit 4, Elibrada Community in Emohua LGA, said the election was well coordinated. Emeka Beke said: “Election is going on peacefully without security men, but the…

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Just In! Explosion rocks APC secretariat, as Rivers local government election begin

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Rivers election day

Suspected arsonists, in the early hours of Saturday, detonated explosives at the state secretariat of the main opposition political party in Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Port Harcourt. The explosion shattered the gate of the secretariat and the doors as local government elections took place in the state. Short video clips circulating on social media showed that the incident, suspected to be from dynamites Details to follow…

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“We’ve no hand in your leadership crisis” – APC tells PDP

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APC tells PDP

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has distanced itself from the perennial leadership crisis that besets the the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recall that Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, had alleged that the APC is behind the division and crisis rocking the party, saying the ruling party had planted moles in the PDP to feed it (APC) confidential information about what’s going on in the opposition party. Reacting, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, said the ruling party is not involved in the protracted imbroglio within the opposition…

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Ganduje to vacate APC Chair, as Tinubu offers him Ambassadorial slot

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Ganduje to vacate

Reports have emerged that President Bola Tinubu has offered the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje, an ambassadorial appointment in “any African country” Recall that the embattled former Kano State governor was appointed as the national chairman of the ruling party on August 3, 2023, following the forced resignation of Abdullahi Adamu. Credible sources, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday under condition of anonymity, confirmed that President Tinubu first delegated the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio to tell Ganduje about the development. According to…

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“Protests against Govt. policies not peculiar to Nigeria, but global” – Ganduje

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Ganduje on protest

The National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, challenges and protests against Government policies are not peculiar to Nigeria. Ganduje was reacting to the hardship protest on Wednesday in Abuja, when he played host to some leaders of the party from the United States of America, (USA). The APC national chair, who said even developed economies have their challenges, assured that whatever challenges that were being faced in Nigeria currently would soon be over. He further said, “There is no doubt, as a developing country, even the…

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