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Sunday, 08 March 2020 05:13

APC disowns National Executive Committee meeting

PRESS RELEASE The attention of the National Working Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a purported invitation to an Emergency National Executive Committee meeting of our great Party slated for Wednesday, 17th March, 2020, which invitation is credited to Mr Victor Giadom, Deputy National Secretary of the Party. The Party’s constitution provides that a National Executive Committee meeting shall be convoked as follows: Article 25 (B) (i) and (ii) The National Executive Committee shall meet every quarter and or at any time decided by the National Chairman or at the request made in writing by at…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:49

APC govs back court suspension of Oshiomhole

The crises rocking ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) continued to fester on Friday as Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) threw its weight behind the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole. PGF’s Director-General, Mr Salihu Lukman described the Abuja High court injunction against Oshiomhole as a “big opportunity” to reposition the party ahead of the 2023 general election. The forum, while acknowledging the existence of the conflicting court orders of the Abuja and Kano federal high courts, called for the appointment of an acting chairman for APC until the determination of the issue relating to the legality of the suspension…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:48

Oshiomhole, staff, aides locked out of APC secretariat

The total occupation of the secretariat of All Progressives Congress (APC) by combatant stern-looking security agents took disturbing dimension on Friday, when members of secretariat staff, journalists covering the party and personal aides to the embattled National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, were denied access to the secretariat. Journalists, staff and visitors that arrived the secretariat in the early hours of Friday were shocked when they were turned back from the entrance gate by the security agents without any serious reason other than measures to secure the secretariat However, there was mild drama when Oshiomhole’s aides who drove in, in a…

Saturday, 07 March 2020 05:47

PDP retrenches half of national secretariat workers

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sacked 50 percent of its national secretariat staff. The memo containing the list of affected staff was signed by PDP Deputy National Secretary, Mr Agbo Emmanuel and pasted on the party’s notice board at its National Secretariat yesterday in Abuja. It was titled: “Disengagement of staff” and was addressed to all the affected staff. The notice read in part; “NEC members on staff rationalisation in the National Executive Committee meeting of February 22, was mandated to implement the committee’s recommendation of downsizing 50 per cent of the staff strength. “Affected staff must first show evidence…

Friday, 06 March 2020 05:17

Oshiomhole meets Buhari over ‘suspension’; Presidency keeps mum

President Muhammadu Buhari has kept mum on the renewed plot to remove National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The intrigues to remove Oshiomhole, who emerged as the national chairman of the party in June 2018, thickened on Wednesday when an Abuja high court presided over by Mr Danlami Senchi ordered the party to stop recognising him pending the determination of a substantive suit seeking his perpetual removal. Since the court order, those pushing for Oshiomhole’s removal have intensified efforts to perfect their plot even as those in his camp were leaving no stone unturned to foil…

Friday, 06 March 2020 05:15

APC crisis deepens as factional NWC dismisses Court order vacating Oshiomhole’s suspension

There may be no end at sight on the administrative crisis rocking All Progressives Congress (APC) as some members of National Working Committee (NWC) have dismissed the court order vacating the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. The NWC members equally vowed to investigate the authecticity of the statement admitting the trio of Messers Abiola Ajimobi, Waziri Bulama and Paul Chukwuma as members of the national leadership of the party. APC National Vice Chairman, Mr Salihu Mustapha, who made the disclosure in a chat with newsmen, warned that whoever found culpable would be sanctioned. Speaking to newsmen…

Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:31

APC announces Ajimobi, others as NWC members after court suspended Oshiomhole as national chair

National Working Committee of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed Mr Waziri Bulama as its acting National Secretary. Waziri was approved alongside ex-Oyo governor, Mr Abiola Ajimobi and Mr Paul Chukwuma who are to serve in the capacities of Deputy National Chairman (South) and National Auditor of the party respectively. This is based on their nomination from their regions’ leaders. The NWC’s decision was made public following the decision of the High Court in Abuja to suspend the party’s national chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole. Mr Danlami Senchi hinged his verdict on the earlier vote of no confidence passed on…

Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:29

Oshiomhole appeals court order suspending him as APC national chair

National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Adams Oshiomhole said last night he remained in charge of the party. Oshiomhole stated this following an interlocutory injunction granted by a Federal Capital Territory High Court that he should step aside pending the determination of a suit filed by six members of the party. Oshiomhole’s spokesman Mr Simon Egbegbulem said: “We have filed for a stay of execution and appealed the ruling. “With those processes currently before the Appeal Court, Oshiomhole remains the national chairman of the party. Following the court order, national secretariat of APC was taken over by policemen…

Thursday, 05 March 2020 05:28

Kano Assembly opens probe against Sanusi based on petitions

Kano State House of Assembly has launched a fresh probe against Emir of Kano, Mr Muhammadu Sanusi ll, over alleged violation of “some Hausa norms, culture and traditions”. At yesterday’s plenary, Chairman, House Committee on Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr Zubairu Massu, said he received two petitions against the emir on March 2, 2020, for onward transmission to the House. Presenting the petitions to the House, Massu said one of them was from Kano State Society for Promotion of Education and Culture, and signed by Mr Muhammad Abdullahi, and the other was from an individual named; Mr Muhammad Yamma.…

Wednesday, 04 March 2020 05:14

With one dissenting judgment in favour, Supreme Court dismisses Ihedioha’s application for review

Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by Mr Emeka Ihedioha of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking it to set aside a judgement that declared Mr Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State governor. With one out of seven justices dissenting, the court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Tanko Mohammed, held that it lacked powers to sit on an appeal in its own judgment delivered on merit and in accordance with dictates of the law and justice. Ihedioha and PDP had approached the court following its January 14 judgement that nullified Ihedioha’s victory and declared…

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Tuesday, 03 March 2020 05:58

Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Ihedioha’s review application till today

Supreme Court on Monday shifted hearing of the application seeking to restore Mr Emeka Ihedioha of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Imo State till Tuesday (today). A seven-man panel of Justices of the court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mr Tanko Muhammad, adjourned the matter at the instance of Ihedioha’s lawyer, Mr Kanu Agabi, who pleaded for time to respond to court processes he said was served on him by Governor Hope Uzodinma and All Progressives Congress (APC) in the courtroom. “My lords, this matter was adjourned for hearing, but we were just served in…

Tuesday, 03 March 2020 05:56

INEC proposes 34 amendments to Electoral Act

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing 34 amendments to the Electoral Act, it was learnt Monday. Its Director of Legal Services, Oluwatoyin Babalola, said there are certain shortcomings in the electoral legal framework that needed to be addressed through legislation. Also, Lagos State Resident Electoral Commissioner Sam Olumekun said the delimitation of constituencies was long overdue in accordance with the 1999 Constitution. He said the last constituency delimitation was done “more than a long time ago, “adding that the population of the country and registered voters have increased exponentially, thereby underscoring an urgent review for proportional and fair representation…

Monday, 02 March 2020 05:25

Anxiety as Supreme Court hears Imo gov tussle today

Supreme Court will today hear and make pronouncements on the application by former governor of Imo State, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, urging it to set aside the January 14 judgment that ousted him from office in favour of Mr Hope Uzodinma of All Progressive Congress (APC). The motion was filed by the legal team headed by Mr Kanu Agabi for Ihedioha with the prayer that the apex court set aside its judgment as a nullity as it was obtained by fraud in a suit of appeals Nos: SC. 1462/2019; SC/1470/2019; CA/OW/GOV/05/2019 and petition No: EPT/GOV/IM/08/2019 between Uzodinma of APC and Ihedioha…

Sunday, 01 March 2020 05:20

We must address restructuring with a new Constitution – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria needs to address the matter of restructuring now. He said failure to do this might lead to grave consequences. Obasanjo spoke in Lagos on Saturday at the first memorial lecture of the founder of Oodua People’s Congress, Mr Fredrick Fasehun. Obasanjo lamented the increasing rate of insecurity in the country, saying Boko Haram had continued to wax stronger over 12 years. He said Nigeria could not afford to be plunged into another war at this time because such might not be easy to win. He said, “When I was elected President the agitation…

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