The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State chapter, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director General, State Security Service (SSS), over an alleged destruction of the campaign billboard of its governorship candidate, Kayode Fayemi, by agents…
* 2019: PDP shops for governorship candidate in Lagos (NewTelegraph) * Does Ikoyi registry have power to conduct marriages? (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 24, 2018 2019: PDP shops for governorship candidate in Lagos (NewTelegraph) Leading opposition party in Lagos State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is currently shopping for a governorship candidate ahead of the 2019 elections…
2019: APC moves against nPDP group (SUN)
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of its national convention deepened, yesterday, as members protested the composition of the convention sub-committee in Abuja. Party faithful, especially members of the new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) accused the Presidency…
APC to meet with Saraki, Dogara, Wamakko, others (Nation)
Buoyed by the olive branch from leaders of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party(nPDP),the All Progressives Congress(APC) is to meet with Senate President Bukola Saraki, House Speaker Yakubu Dogara and others. Other aggrieved bigwigs on the radar of the party…
The impending implosion of APC – Reuben Abati
Just take the phrase: “impending” in the title above with a pinch of salt. I use the word because in politics as in life, things happen – as seemingly absolute situations become redeemable and what originally appears impossible could be…
* Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) * Lagos: Balogun emerges chairman (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE MAY 20, 2018 Inside new Oshodi (Vanguard) Oshodi was not a place anybody would be proud of. Chaotic in terms of human and vehicular population, it was also everything that was wrong with metropolitan Lagos.…
PDP’s secret deal for Saraki, Dogara, Tambuwal, others (Nation)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given its Contact and Integration Committee a two-week extension to wrap up negotiations with Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who…
Heavy security at Lagos APC secretariat ahead of state congress (Punch)
Security has been beefed up around the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Lagos, ahead of the chapter’s state congress on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria correspondent who was at the ACME Road, Ikeja, secretariat of the party reports that scores of…
We’ve caged Okorocha –Imo stakeholders (SUN)
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State Stakeholders said they have caged Governor Rochas Okorocha politically and made him irrelevant in their determination to save the party from imminent collapse in the state. Speaking to newsmen after a close-door meeting with…
Imo: APC appeal committee upholds ward, LG congresses (SUN)
The move by Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to cancel the ward and local government congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in the state has failed, as the party’s Appeal Committee has ratified the exercise. This was even…