Tag: APC
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Bye-Elections: APC Takes Four Seats As APM Breaks Ruling Party’s Sweep In Bauchi
By Opeyemi Adelakun The All Progressives Congress secured four of the five legislative seats contested in Saturday’s bye-elections across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states, while the Allied Peoples Movement claimed the remaining seat in Bauchi. The elections, conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, covered one House of Representatives constituency and four State House…
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APC Lacks Capacity to Deliver Tinubu in Bayelsa Without Wike’s Rainbow Coalition — Turnah
By George Omagbemi The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, High Chief Alabh George Turnah, has challenged the claim that the All Progressives Congress (APC) possesses sufficient structures and grassroots support to deliver President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Bayelsa State in the 2027 presidential election without the support of the Rainbow…
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APC Govs Raise Alarm Over Wike’s Rainbow Coalition, Fear Impact On Tinubu’s 2027 Bid
By Opeyemi Adelakun Tensions are rising within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over the political activities of the National Rainbow Coalition associated with Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, with party blocs warning that the arrangement could undermine the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The coalition, which brings together politicians from…
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2027: Aiyedatiwa Declares Zero Tolerance For Anti-Party Activities In Ondo APC
By Opeyemi Adelakun Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has declared zero tolerance for anti-party activities within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. Aiyedatiwa also dismissed allegations that he was encouraging APC members or candidates to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or other political parties, insisting that he had never…
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Journalists Attacked, Vehicle Vandalised After APC Event in Kano
By Abdulqadir Muhammad Alhaji A group of suspected hoodlums attacked a team of journalists and vandalised their vehicle shortly after the conclusion of an All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Kano State. The incident reportedly occurred moments after the inauguration of leaders of various support groups backing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, held at the Sani…
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If Your Husband Stops You From Voting Our Party, Leave Him, I will Marry You — Yobe APC Chairman, Gadaka
By Gloria Drealomalicha The Yobe State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mohammed Gadaka, has come under fire after urging married women to leave their husbands if they were prevented from voting for the party. Gadaka made the controversial remark on Thursday in Nangere while receiving hundreds of defectors into the APC. Addressing…
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INEC, Electoral Chairman Disown APC, Testify Daramola Won Okitipupa/Irele Reps Ticket
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday played a video showing the declaration of Dr Olumuyiwa Daramola as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Irele/Okitipupa Federal Constituency of Ondo State. The video was played following an application by Daramola’s lawyer, who asked the court to admit and play…
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2027: APC Dismisses Obi, Kwankwaso’s Victory Claims, Insists Tinubu Will Win
By Opeyemi Adelakun The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims by opposition figures Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso that President Bola Tinubu could lose the 2027 presidential election, insisting that the ruling party remains confident of victory. Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, said the APC was also certain of retaining Kaduna State in the…
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Timipre Sylva Dumps APC, Says Politics Is Not Fair
Former Bayelsa State Governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning the ideals upon which it was founded. Sylva, in a strongly worded resignation letter dated August 31, 2026, said he could no longer remain in a party…
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Why APC’s Campaign List Retraction Signals a Deeper Crisis
In the high-stakes theater of Nigerian politics, optics are often as important as policy. However, when a ruling party is forced to publicly retreat from its own strategic appointments, it ceases to be a matter of mere public relations and transforms into a confession of structural instability. The recent controversy surrounding the All Progressives Congress…
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APC Under Fire For Claiming Tinubu Outperformed Obasanjo, Yar’Adua, Jonathan, and Buhari Combined
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is facing a fierce public backlash after its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, claimed that President Bola Tinubu has outperformed his four immediate predecessors—Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari combined. The assertion, made during a recent media engagement, was intended to project the current administration’s achievements as…
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Tinubu Allegedly Orders Review of APC 2027 Presidential Campaign Council Membership
President Bola Tinubu has reportedly ordered a comprehensive review of the recently announced All Progressives Congress (APC) 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, Starnews NG can report. This directive follows significant internal pushback and intense public outcry regarding the composition of the initial list, which has faced scrutiny from party stakeholders and opposition groups alike. The primary…