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The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, who resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed why he would not resign from the administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. He made this known through his Chief Press Secretary, Tope Okeowo, in a telephone interview with our correspondent. PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday reported that Mr Ajayi immediately joined the opposition …

Over 50 people marched to the secretariat of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, to demand the sack of all members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The protesters, who are mostly youth, expressed their concerns on the crisis rocking the party and the role of the NWC in it. The protesters said they are members of the party …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has sworn in Worgu Boms as the party’s acting Deputy National Secretary. This follows the suspension of Victor Giadom from the party on Sunday by the Rivers State chapter of the APC for alleged “gross infractions of the party’s constitution.” Mr Giadom was the deputy national secretary but the NWC …

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a closed-door meeting with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, is believed to be a move to resolve the multiple challenges threatening to tear the party apart. Some of the APC governors at the meeting are those of Kebbi (Atiku Bagudu) Jigawa (Abubakar …

The All Progressives Congress in Edo State on Monday commenced the conduct of its direct primary to elect the governorship candidate of the party as early as 8 am in the 192 wards across the state. The exercise recorded a peaceful turnout as the collation of votes commenced in some local government headquarters. There had been reports that the party may …

Says we found nothing wrong with himGov: I presented all my certificates from secondary school to NYSC The tenor of the debate in the Edo State governorship tussle formally changed on Saturday with the clearance of Governor Godwin Obaseki to seek re-election on the platform of his new party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Hon. Kingsley Chinda-screening committee gave Obaseki …

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, on Sunday resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress in Apoi Ward 2, Ese Odo Local Government Area of the State. This came some hours after he was restrained from going out of the Government House in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, by the state Police Commissioner, Bolaji Salami and his team. Tendering …

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers state has suspended the Deputy National Secretary of the party, Mr Victor Giadom, for acts of gross infractions against the party’s constitution. According to a statement signed by Livingstone Wechie, Media Adviser to the APC Rivers state Chairman, Igo Aguma, on Sunday, the suspension followed recommendations of a fact-finding committee of the party. The …

With the increase in the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo, the state government has revved up efforts to curtail the spread of the infectious disease, testing over 5437 residents and decontaminating the homes and offices of about 779 confirmed cases in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has hailed fathers for their sacrifices and unwavering commitment to providing for the needs of children and other members of the family and working assiduously to ensure a cohesive society. The governor, who said this in commemoration of Fathers’ Day, maintained that men play critical roles in homes, workplace and the society and deserve …