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Governor Umo Eno joins APC, receives warm welcome from party leadership

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially welcomed the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, into its fold, described his defection as a strategic and progressive move that will benefit both the state and the nation.   In a statement issued on Friday, June 6, 2025, in Abuja, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC, led by its National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, expressed delight at the governor’s decision to join the ruling party.   The statement, signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka,…

APC debunks report on Automatic Tickets for National Assembly Members

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as false and misleading a viral report claiming that the party has granted automatic tickets to all current members of the National Assembly.   In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka., described the report as “FAKE NEWS” and urged party members and the general public to disregard it in its entirety.   “The attention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a purported breaking news report tagged: ‘APC Grants Automatic Tickets…

Tinubu’s lifejacket and a deer’s sacred skin By Festus Adedayo

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What hunters see in the forest is enough to make children of men without balls blind. An ethnographic study of hunters in a wild called Ìgbẹ Alágogo conducted by a scholar at the University of Ibadan, Ayo Adeduntan, gave birth to the narrative. Ọláníyì Ọládèj̣ọ Yáwóọ̣ré had gone hunting one day and came face to face with a deer breastfeeding her young. Stupefied by this weird sight, an unusual dizziness pounced upon the hunter. But “an animal is pursuing me” is a disgraceful song that must never be sung by…

Kwankwaso condemns NNPP Defectors to APC, labels action ‘Greatest Political Sin’

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National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has strongly condemned recent defections from the party to the All Progressives Congress (APC), described such moves as a betrayal of trust and “the greatest political sin.” Speaking on Saturday in Kano while welcoming new NNPP members from Takai Local Government Area, Kwankwaso criticised elected officials who abandon the party and its ideals after riding on its platform to win public office. His comments was coming in the wake of the defection…

The battle of coalitions ,by Jonathan Nda-Isaiah

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Nigeria’s political landscape is being reshaped before our very eyes. The chess pieces are moving across the board with calculated precision, as defections sweep across the nation like wildfire in the harmattan season.   Make no mistake about it – we’re witnessing a high-stakes power play that threatens the very fabric of our democratic experiment.   Last month, Delta state governor Sheriff Oborevwori shocked the nation by defecting with his entire cabinet to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). As if that wasn’t dramatic enough, Delta lawmakers in the House…

Edo Political Tsunami: Speaker, 17 LG Chairmen, Top PDP members defect to APC …. APC secures majority with 18 seats in Edo Assembly

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Edo State witnessed a major political shake-up on Tuesday as the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside 17 Local Government Chairmen, several councilors, and other notable PDP stakeholders. The Speaker cited the need to align with the developmental vision of Governor Monday Okpebholo as the driving force behind the mass defection. He was joined by prominent political figures including Hon. Sunny Ifada, Hon. Yekini Idiaye, former Deputy Speaker Hon. Roland…

APC will impregnate more stray brides, by Funke Egbemode

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The woman advertised, the man bought. Willing buyer, willing seller principle is at play in Nigeria. Look. If you push the bosom of a full breasted woman in the face of a man, his first thought most likely would be to grab the succulent opportunity with both hands, whether he proceeds to the next stage to devour and ravage to his heart’s content depends on a few other factors. But most men will rise to the occasion. Indeed, if they don’t, won’t the woman offering feel insulted? I even think…

Defunct CPC State Chairmen Forum decries marginalization, reaffirms loyalty to President Tinubu and APC

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives’ Change (CPC) has expressed concern over what it described as increasing marginalization of its members within the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC), despite their pivotal role in the party’s formation and electoral victories. In a public statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the forum lamented the emergence of multiple voices claiming to represent the CPC bloc, which it said reflected a leadership vacuum and a disturbing lack of unity within the group. “It is a self-evident reality that members…

Umo Eno, Oborevwori and Okowa’s political harlotry By Festus Adedayo

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Is there morality in politics? Or, should there be morality in politics? Governors of Akwa-Ibom and Delta States, Umo Eno, Sheriff Oborevwori and ex-governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, are of the opinion that there isn’t. Or, there shouldn’t be. They made this known last week in epistles that should be fittingly entitled, “An ode to betrayal and betrayers”. Like blabbering kid thieves caught stealing from a pot of soup, Eno and Okowa waffled pitifully, in a manner that beggars belief, on why they abandoned/abandoning the PDP, a faithful political…

Nigeria: A nation unto itself? By abiodun KOMOLAFE.

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One reason many Nigerians voted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was its manifesto commitment to laying the foundation for a Nordic-Scandinavian and German-style social market economy. This is a model that promises a blend of economic efficiency and social welfare that appeals to the aspirations of a more equitable society.   A social market economy is grounded in achieving macroeconomic stability to foster sustainable development and safeguard living standards. However, this core principle appears to have been overshadowed by the severity of economic challenges faced upon taking office.  …