THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 2, 2018 Lagos to build World Cup village at Eko Atlantic (Punch) The Lagos State Government has partnered Balmoral Group, an events solutions company in West Africa, to build a football viewing village at…
Why I’m sitting among PDP senators – Melaye (Guardian)
Senator Dino Melaye (APC-Kogi West) has explained why he opted to sit among opposition senators shortly after he resumed sitting following weeks of absence. The senator opted for a change of seat to the side occupied by senators from the…
Ekiti guber: PDP plans to use corps members to rig poll, APC alleges (SUN)
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) plans to use corps members to rig the forthcoming poll. The APC state secretary, Paul Omotoso, who made the allegations, said it received information that the state…
Don’t take credit ‘Not Too Young To Run Act’, PDP tells Buhari (NewTelegraph)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) should not take credit over ‘Not Too Young to Run Act’ because it was an initiative of PDP lawmaker. The party said Buhari has no…
Ex-nPDP: stop Saraki’s trial (Nation)
Why is the former newPeoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc within the All Progressives Congress (APC) aggrieved? Three issues are behind threat to leave the ruling party, it was learnt yesterday. The issues were identified at a meeting between Vice-President Yemi…
Democracy Day: We’re committed to addressing current challenges, says APC (SUN)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians of its unshakable commitment to address the current challenges confronting the country. In the congratulatory message to Nigerians on democracy day, the ruling party, in a statement signed by the National Publicity…
Saraki, Tambuwal, other nPDP leaders meet, divided on defection, new party (Punch)
The former Chairman of the now defunct New People’s Democratic Party bloc within the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, on Saturday, unveiled a list of prominent aggrieved members of the APC, who attended a meeting of the nPDP, where…
Police stop APC congress as new chairman emerges in Cross River (Punch)
At least no fewer than 100 fierce-looking policemen on Sunday sealed off the Ikot-Ansa Town Hall, proposed venue of the congress of the All Progressives Congress in Calabar, Cross River State. They said the intervention was meant to avert what…
Okoya-Thomas pledges to protect interests of women in Lagos APC (ThisDay)
The new Woman Leader of the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, has promised to protect the interest of women across the state. Speaking to journalists after the swearing-in of the new executive members…
* Lagos APC: I am not plotting to displace Tinubu – Banire (PremiumTimes) * Lagos takes medical mission to grassroots (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 25, 2018 Lagos APC: I am not plotting to displace Tinubu – Banire (PremiumTimes) The National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Muiz Banire, on Sunday said there is no rift…