A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has distanced himself from the report of PRNigeria claiming that only N40 billion were stolen from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to prosecute 2019 election by the ruling party. The outspoken activist said his earlier position […]
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Sowore: Nigerian Group cautions US Senators against interference
A civil society group, Friends of Democracy and Freedom (FDF) has cautioned some Senators from the United States of America to quit interfering in Nigeria’s internal democracy. FDF’s warning treads on the heels of remarks attributed to Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey in a world press conference on Friday, condemning the rearrest of the […]
2023: Northern governors using Heineken to penetrate Niger Delta, Nabena alleges
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena has said that a governorship aspirant in Bayelsa state Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, is being used as a pawn by two northern governors of the ruling party to further their 2023 political aspirations. The APC deputy spokesman who refused to name the […]
Bayelsans rejected your stooge, don’t blame army, police, Nabena tells Dickson
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena has dismissed claims by the governor of Bayelsa state, Seriake Dickson, claiming that security agents connived with the APC to hijack electoral materials in many local governments in the recent Bayelsa governorship election. The APC deputy spokesman said Nigerians should disregard […]
Kogi State: Inec Declares Yahaya Bello Winner
The All Progressive Congress (APC), governorship candidate, Yahaya Bello has been declared the winner of the governorship election held in Kogi State on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The INEC’s Returning Officer for the election who is also the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garuba, said Bello had been […]
Bayelsa poll: Frank congratulates Lyon, urges Secondus to resign
A Political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Monday, congratulated the Governor-elect of Bayelsa state, David Lyon, describing his victory as deserving. Frank in a statement in Abuja also urged National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus and the National Working Committee (NWC) […]
#BayelsaDecides2019: Army, security agencies deserve commendation not vilification, group cautions Dickson
The Nigerian Army and other security agencies deserve massive commendation for what it described as near-perfect election in Bayelsa State, according to the Centre for Democracy and Change (CDC). At a press conference on Saturday in Yenegoa, the group of election observers stated that rather than vilify the Army and other security agencies as done […]
Breaking: Appeal Court clears APC for Bayelsa governorship election
A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has cleared the All Progressives Congress (APC) to participate in Saturday’s Governorship Election in Bayelsa State. In a ruling document obtained by the APC’s Principal Counsel, D. D. Dodo SAN, in Abuja on Thursday, the appellate court panel led by Justice Steven Adah also cleared the APC Deputy […]
PDP, Dickson responsible for Nembe mayhem
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has been vindicated with the violent outcome of the political rally held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Nembe Local Government Area, on Wednesday where souls were lost and several others injured, saying the Bayelsa state government and its party should be blamed and held responsible. The […]
Kogi election: Police teargas IGP, INEC chair as thugs disrupt stakeholder meeting
An on-going stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, has been disrupted by suspected political thugs. The meeting — the second in the series — had in attendance the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, and National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Trouble started when the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party was […]