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Alleged Certificate Forgery: Tribunal sacks Kano NNPP Rep., declares APC winner

Aminu Imam

The National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Idris ?ankawu, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for forging his West African School Certificate, (WAEC), which he submitted for election into the Kumbotso Federal House of Representatives constituency of Kano State. Mounir Babba ?anagundi, of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), who contested against ?ankawu, had filed a petition, alleging that ?ankawu presented a fraudulent Secondary School Certificate to gain admission into Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Kaduna. Following the petition, Justice I.P. Chima delivered a verdict that sent shockwaves…

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FCT: APC stakeholders allege marginalisation by Wike over appointment of PDP members as mandate secretaries

Aminu Imam

A cross-section of stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja have alleged that they have been sidelined over the appointment of mandate secretaries by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Led by one Lawrence Mbanefo, they claimed it is highly a disservice to them, who worked day and night for the party, not to be rewarded with such appointment of such magnitude. The stakeholders accused the Minister of rewarding members of the Peoples Democratic Party with such appointments at the detriment of the real…

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Kogi: APCll retrieve senatorial seat from Natasha – Yahaya Bello

Aminu Imam

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has vowed that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) will take back the two senatorial seats it recently lost through tribunal rulings to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recall that the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja had few days ago nullified the election of the senator representing Kogi-East senatorial district in the National Assembly, Jibrin Isah-Echocho, of the APC, on the grounds that elections were cancelled in 94 polling units. The tribunal delivered the judgment in the petition filed against the…

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APC is the only vehicle to convey Nigerians to prosperity, Says Chairman Ganduje

Aminu Imam

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, says his party is the only vehicle to convey Nigerians to prosperity. Ganduje spoke in Lokoja, Kogi States capital, at the inauguration of the APC campaign council for the State governorship election during the weekend. It is also my belief that the innovations the campaign council will initiate during the campaign period will convince the electorate that the APC remains the only option for development, the only alternative for good governance and the only political vehicle to convey the…

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Ganduje’s reconciliatory moves good omen for APC – Group

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Vanguard has welcomed recent moves by the partys National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to reconcile its aggrieved members as a good omen for the party. The groups Convener, Chibueze Oleka, said this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Saturday. Oleka who reacted to a meeting convened by Ganduje for the reconciliation of Imo Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma and his predecessor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, said such efforts would help keep the party in line for victory ahead of the Nov. 11 governorship election in Imo.…

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Political Events in Kaduna State: APC Legacy Forum Raises Issues over Fallout from Open Letter to President Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam In a recent display of robust democratic engagement, the Kaduna State All-Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Forum has taken a significant step towards fostering unity, representation, and inclusiveness within the party. Recall that the Forum, wrote an open letter to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, dated 12 August 2023, over political events in Kaduna State. The Forum’s open letter to President Tinubu, authored by former Chairman APC Kaduna State Caucus 2014-2015, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, passionately addressed the political events in Kaduna State and called for a renewed commitment…

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Kano: APC accuses State govt. of alleged N10m bribe to judges

Aminu Imam

…Name lawyers that offered you N10m bribe, NBA tells tribunal The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has cautioned the Kano State government of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), advising them to refrain from causing embarrassment to the Chairperson of the National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, Justice Flora Azinge. This warning comes in light of allegations involving a purported N10 million bribe offered to her legal team. The statement conveying this message was released yesterday by the spokesperson for the Gawuna-Gari campaign council, Muhammad Garba. Simultaneously, the Kano State…

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APC mull merger with opposition parties – Ganduje

Aminu Imam

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has disclosed that a section of opposition political parties would soon merge with the ruling party. Recall that the former Kano State governor, while discussing the visit of minister-designate and former Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike to his residence on Tuesday. According to Dr. Ganduje, who spoke to newsmen at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, assured that he would soon come up with a blueprint to achieve the objective. When asked if Wike would…

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G5 Arrow head, Wike visits Ganduje; may defect to APC

Aminu Imam

Minister designate and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has visited the National Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, in Abuja. Wikes visit to Ganduje yesterday comes amid speculations that he is set to join the ruling party. The former governor, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the arrow head of the partys G-5 governors, and had supported President Bola Tinubu, then candidate of the APC and worked against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 election. He…

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Kaduna Ministerial Slot: How Tinubu stabbed me in the back – El-Rufai

Aminu Imam

Contrary to insinuations in some quarters, President Bola Tinubu actually promised the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, not just a ministerial slot but the portfolio of the new Federal Ministry of Energy. It was reported that following the cast iron assurance by Tinubu, el-Rufa’i thereafter mobilised his team and produced a blueprint that got Tinubu excited ahead of his nomination. According to the former governors media aide, Ibraheem Shehu Musa, in an opinion piece article published yesterday, a disappointed el-Rufa’i accused Tinubu of duplicity in the comedy…

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