THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 31, 2018 Experts: Lagos not yet strong aviation hub despite N800bn investments (NewTelegraph) Despite about N800 billion spent to bring Nigeria’s airports, especially the Murtala Muhammed Airport, to international standards through remodelling seven years…
Court restrains INEC, APC, others from conducting congresses in Imo (Guardian)
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), All Progressives Congress (APC) and its National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, from conducting fresh congresses in Imo until August 21. The court also ordered the plaintiffs-Osita Izunaso,…
Governor Ortom served impeachment notice (Vanguard)
Eight lawmakers of the Benue state House of Assembly under the All Progressives Congress, APC, have served impeachment notice to the Governor of the state, Samuel Ortom. The lawmakers who sat in the state’s Assembly complex on Monday, 30th July,…
2019: Why I’m not bothered about APC defectors – Buhari (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he was not bothered about defection of the All Progressives Congress, APC members to other opposition political parties because majority of Nigerians appreciate his government. President Buhari who stated this Sunday night in Lome, the…
Tension as gunmen murder Imo APC chairman (Punch)
Gunmen suspected to be assassins in the early hours of Friday murdered, Sunny Ejiagwu, the All Progressives Congress chairman in Ideato North Local Government of Imo state. Ejiagwu, popularly known as Ohaneze was one of the 27 LGAs chairmen inaugurated…
Those who left APC have deficiencies, says Benue Party Chairman (ThisDay)
The Benue State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has reacted to the exit of the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, 15 senators and 35 members of the House of Representatives from its platform The state Chairman of the…
Kwara governor to quit APC, 42 loyal senators meet Buhari (Guardian)
Forty-eight hours after Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his Kwara counterpart, Abdulfatah Ahmed, is to tow same path. According to him, the decision follows calls by stakeholders…
APC senators insist Saraki, Dogara must step down (Nation)
The battle for the control of the National Assembly seems to be getting tougher – outside the two chambers. Despite the defection of some senators and members of the House of Representatives from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the…
Ortom defects to PDP, APC says gov’s action surprising (Punch)
At last, Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday formally announced his defection from the All Progessives Congress to the People’s Democratic Party. This is coming a day after the APC lost 13 of its senators and 37 of its…
Ortom formally dumps APC (SUN)
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has formally announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking, on Wednesday, to council chairmen of 13 of the 23 local government areas in the state and 276 councillors that were physically…