Veteran actor Babatunde âBaba Fokokoâ Bamgbode has countered allegations made by his colleague that the President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu âMC Oluomoâ Akinsanya, betrayed and abandoned them after they campaigned for President Bola Tinubu in the build-up to the 2023 presidential election. Recall that In June, Fatai âLaludeâ Adetayo…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Senator Kelvin Chukwu, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Labour Party (LP). The senator, who represents Enugu East senatorial district, defected on Wednesday on the floor of the senate, citing what he described as the âdestabilised stateâ of the LP. National Assembly watchers observe that Senator Chukwu…
Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, says he is under immense pressure to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) opposition coalition. According to Punch newspaper, Bakare who spoke on Saturday during the inaugural edition of the Citadel School of Governance Dialogue Series, also ruled out the possibility of joining the ADC. He said…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu about the movement of some opposition governors to the ruling party soon. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele warned Tinubu to be careful of some of these opposition governors who may join APC…
Two female journalists working with Jay FM in Jos, Plateau State, have been reportedly arrested by security agents over a video showing a face-off involving a cleric and some security operatives during the funeral service of the mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. According to Jay FM…
The Osun State Community Development Council (CDC) has called on relevant authorities and the general public to rise against what it described as the brazen attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hijack local government allocations meant for the grassroots people of Osun State. â âIn a statement issued after its emergency meeting in…
The leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Gobirawa Ward, Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Amadu Danfulani, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Danfulani announced his defection on Tuesday at the APC state headquarters in Kano, citing disappointment with the Kwankwasiyya Movement and its leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. He also…
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, insisted that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peopleâs Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, must follow due process if he wishes to return to the ruling party. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Friday,…
Barring any last-minute change of plans, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State will soon defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. Sources familiar with the governorâs plan said Mr Mbah has consulted widely with political associates and leaders in Enugu and beyond…
Cross River State governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a gathering of âkwashiorkor politiciansâ bent on distracting the people from genuine progress. Otu, who spoke in Calabar on Tuesday while receiving the endorsement of former Bakassi Defence Force members who pledged support for his 2027 re-election bid, cautioned that…