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BREAKING: '20,000 APC Members' From Akpabio's Home Defect To PDP Treadingnews.com Nov 6, 2018 1:00 PM The highlight of the reception for the new members, held at the Unity Hall of Essien Udim Local Government Council headquarters, was a massive declaration of support for Governor Udom Emmanuel by former and serving chapter and ward executive council members of the APC. Prince Ukpong Akpabio, younger brother and former aide of the immediate past Senate Minority Leader, as well as Chief Michael Afangideh, regarded as Akpabio’s political godfather, also declared for Udom. Twenty thousand members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Essien Udim, the home of Godswil Akpabio, former Governor of the state, on Tuesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party has said. But the occasion was marred by an attack by hired thugs, with Moses Ekpo, Deputy Governor of the state, among party stakeholders and government officials to escape by t...

BREAKING: Four APC Reps quit party Treadingnews.com Nov 6, 2018 12:33 PM House of Reps [Photo: Twitter - @HouseNGR] Nigeria’s ruling party, All Progressives Congress, has lost another four of its members in the House of Representatives to other political parties. The lawmakers, Dada Awoleye (Oyo), Segun Williams (Ogun), Lawali Hassan and Adedapo Lam-Adesina (Oyo), announced their defections on Tuesday. While Mr Awoleye defected to the Accord party, Messrs Williams, Hassan and Lam-Adesina defected to Labour Party (LP), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Action Democratic Congress (ADC), respectively. More members of the ruling party have defected in the last one month. Some members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party have also defected within the period.

APC Says Obasanjo Lobbying US To Withdraw Atiku’s US Entry Ban Treadingnews.com Oct 13, 2018 10:34 AM The APC in a statement issued yesterday through its acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena, said it learnt that the former president was lobbying US authorities to withdraw the ban reportedly placed on Atiku from entering the United States following a 2005 $500,000 bribery scandal that involved Atiku, his fourth wife Jennifer, and former United States Congressman, William Jefferson. The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has come across credible reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made moves to secure United States entry visa for the presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, whose candidacy he endorsed on Thursday. The APC in a statement issued yesterday through its acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena, said it learnt that the former president was lobbying US authorities to withdraw the ban reporte...

2Baba reveals the happiest and saddest days of his life Treadingnews.com Oct 13, 2018 7:20 PM Despite all his fame and accolades, there is a certain day in the life of Nigerian music legend, Tuface, that he would never forget and he shared in a recent interview. He said, “The happiest day of my life was the first time I heard my song on the radio. The first time I heard my song on the radio, it was like a Christmas feeling for me. The saddest day of my life, however, was when I lost my father.” As usual, it is the time of the year for his annual concert, Buckwyld ‘n’ Breathless, and he was ecstatic to talk about it. He said, “For me, Buckwyld ‘n’ Breathless is a complete entertainment package which would include music, comedy and movie. This year, we have a message we really want to sensitise the public about and that is the power of oneness and that is why we tagged it as the Power of One. “It would still focus on music and fun but in-between, we would have a...

Adopt me as a consensus candidate to form interim govt ― Chris Okotie Treadingnews.com Oct 13, 2018 2:05 PM The Senior Pastor of Household of God Church who has contested in the last three presidential elections in Nigeria, Rev. Chris Okotie, has urged all leading political parties in Nigeria to adopt him as their presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections. Speaking to media representatives on Saturday at the church headquarters in Lagos, Okotie stated that “in sincere humility and deference to our democratic institutions, I appeal to the APC (All Progressives Congress) to subscribe its support to this ideal by adopting me as a consensus presidential candidate at the next elections. “I ask the APC respectively within the confines of conventional propriety to temporise and observe a peaceful hiatus in the commonality of the Nigerian brotherhood and embrace me as a consensus remedial facilitator. This, of course, is tantamount to a paradigm shift and the ...

AT A GLANCE: How All 12 Aspirants Fared In PDP's Presidential Primary Treadingnews.com Oct 7, 2018 1:00 PM Atiku Abubakar emerged the winner, but how did other aspirants fare? The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded its presidential primary election, with Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President — as you already know — emerging the victor. But how did other aspirants fare? Here it is, at a glance:

PDP Govs Split Over Support For Tambuwal, Atiku, Sarak Treadingnews.com  Oct 7, 2018 7:22 AM Intense horse-trading by the party’s 13 presidential aspirants pervaded the city ahead of voting, and for the last time, the 13 aspirants jostling for the PDP ticket rejected pressure to consider adopting a consensus candidate. State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  were pulling in different directions last night on the  party’s  presidential choice  as delegates prepared to commence voting at the Port Harcourt national convention. Intense horse-trading by the party’s 13 presidential aspirants pervaded the city ahead of voting, and for the last time, the 13 aspirants jostling for the PDP ticket rejected pressure to consider adopting a consensus candidate. Two of them -Senator Ahmed Makarfi and Kabiru Tanimu Turaki – dismissed speculations that they had stepped them. The Nation gathered authoritatively that s...

2019: As submission of party candidates closes today Treadingnews.com Oct 7, 2018 5:11 AM APC primaries in Zamfara, Adamawa, Imo run into fresh crisis Ribadu, Modi call for cancellation Imo APC Restoration Coalition boycott exercise As the deadline for the submission of candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by political parties for next year’s general elections ends today, signs of fresh crisis pervade in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as primaries in four states are yet to be successfully concluded. Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the INEC had, in January this year, released guidelines and schedule of activities, and later in August, published notice of activities. The timetable had indicated the conduct of party primaries, including resolution of disputes arising from them for national and state elections slated between August 18 and October 7, 2018. Although the ruling APC had conducted primaries to choose its g...

Buhari to Mbeki: Anti-graft war a must Treadingnews.com Oct 5, 2018 9:19 AM PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES MR MBEKI President Muhammadu Buhari has received former South African President Thambo Mbeki and told the visitor that the on-going fight against corruption is non-negotiable and “a must”. Mbeki heads the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa and he was in Abuja to update Buhari about panel’s assignment. Buhari, who is the current Champion of AU Anti-Corruption Campaign, said: “We must fight corruption frontally, because it’s one of the reasons we got elected. “We campaigned on three fundamental issues; security, reviving the economy, and fight against corruption. It’s the reason we got elected, and we can’t afford to let our people down.’’ He noted that the government was making progress on the anti-corruption war, “and not just talking.’’ The President said he was very pleased with the assignment the former South African Preside...

Confusion mars Imo gov primaries as Uzodinma, Nwosu emerge winners Treadingnews.com Oct 4, 2018 6:01 AM …Okorocha attempted to kidnap me —Returning Officer, Gulak …APC suspends Imo gov primaries indefinitely, disband Gulak c’ttee By Chioma Gabriel, Chidi Nkwopara, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Omeiza Ajayi & Chinonso Alozie OWERRI—DISCORDANT tunes  yesterday heralded the declaration of results of Imo APC primaries with Kogi Police Commissioner, Ahmed Gulak  who presided over the panel that conducted the primary  declaring Senator  Hope Uzodinma as the APC gubernatorial candidate. But in a twist, the secretary of the panel  went ahead and declared Uche Nwosu, Okorocha’s in-law the winner of the primaries. The drama played out  few hours after Ahmed Gulak, chairman of the   APC   gubernatorial primaries, reportedly declared Senator Hope Uzodimma winner of the primaries. Rochas Okorocha and Uche Nwosu Gulak’s declaration ...