About 48 PDP senators of the federal republic of Nigeria have appended their signatures against the attempt to impeach Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, and Ike Ekweremadu, his deputy Senator, Vanguard reports. This followed the siege at the National Assembly…
APC, Akpabio behind siege on National Assembly- Murray-Bruce (Guardian)
Ben Murray Bruce, the Nigerian lawmaker, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and senator Godswill Akpabio were responsible for the blockage of the National Assembly in the early hours of Tuesday. The Guardian reported that masked Department of…
Akpabio deceived us to meet Buhari- PDP
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said they were unaware of the meeting between Godswill Akpabio and President Muhammadu Buhari, which took place in London, The Senate minority leader has been mooted to defect to the APC on Thursday when…
5 reasons Okorocha wants Igbos to reelect Buhari in 2019
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has stated that the Igbo have every reason to support the reelection bid of President Mohammadu Buhari. He stated this at the weekend at the meeting of the Southeast APC Women and Youth for…
Reno Omokri reveals Akpabio to be PDP’s mole in APC
Reno Omokri, a former aide to former Nigeria president Goodluck Jonathan, has suggested that Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, is defecting to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, to serve as Peoples Democratic Party’s spy in the…
Akpabio to become ‘saint’ after defecting to APC – Dele Momodu
Dele Momodu, the publisher of the Ovation Magazine and former presidential aspirant, has said that Godswill Akpabio, the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, would become a ‘saint’ after joining the All Progressives Congress (APC). Momodu, while reacting to Akpabio’s…
Akwa Ibom deputy governor resigns, set to join APC
Moses Ekpo, the deputy governor of Akwa Ibom state has reportedly resigned with the intention to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and join the All Progressive Congress, APC. The ruling APC revealed this via its Twitter handle, @APCNewspaper. The…
Certificate saga: Adeleke faults arrest of school principal (SUN)
Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 22 election in Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has condemned police’s arrest of Principal of Ede Muslim High School, Abbass Adejare, for issuing him (Adeleke) a testimonial several years…
Defections: APC, PDP shift supremacy battle to Senate chamber (Punch)
Senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress and their counterparts in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party have vowed to resume hostilities over which party controls the majority in the upper chamber when the Senate resumes plenary on September 25. Controversy…
APC to receive Godswill Akpabio August 8 amid defection hint
The ruling All Progressive Congress is set to receive Godswill Akpabio, the Nigerian Senate majority leader, amid defection speculations from Peoples Democratic Party. An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the defection move of the former governor of Akwa…