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Media Bill - Senators Want To Gag Nigerians – Timi Frank

Media Bill: Senators Want To Gag Nigerians – Timi Frank

March 11, 2020 10:58 am

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timi Frank, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and Senators of attempting to gag Nigerians.

He urged the diplomatic community to blacklist Nigerian Senators backing the passage of the controversial Social Media Bill.

At the public hearing on Monday, stakeholders unanimously rejected the bill.

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Timi Frank, in a statement on Wednesday, urged the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) to place visa ban on the Senators and members of their families.

He called them “rubber stamp”

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Oshiohmole Omo-Agege, South South Leaders Stand Behind Oshiomhole

Omo-Agege, South South Leaders Stand Behind Oshiomhole

March 9, 2020 5:35 am

The Southsouth chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its weight behind the embattled National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiohmole.

The Southsouth chapter of the party also re-stated Oshiomhole’s claim that those behind the crisis rocking the ruling party are the people nursing political ambitions in 2023.

The chapter also dissociated itself from what it called “a brigandage” sponsored by mischief makers who plan to destabilize the party for their selfish political motives.

The Southsouth chapter’s position was contained in a statement signed by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo Agege, who is the party’s Southsouth Leader; Southsouth …

APC Cancels Emergency NEC Meeting, As Discord Deepens

APC Cancels Emergency NEC Meeting, As Discord Deepens

March 8, 2020 6:46 am

In a move that shows the deepening discord in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC an emergency National Executive Council meeting of the party called for 17 March, has been cancelled.

The meeting was called by Victor Giadom, deputy national secretary, who signed as acting national secretary, after the party announced Architect Waziri Bulama as the substantive secretary on Wednesday.

He has now been countermanded by three APC chieftains Babatunde Ogala (National Legal Adviser), Lanre Issa-Onilu (National Publicity Secretary), and Waziri Bulama (National Secretary).

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The three officers in a joint statement …

Virus: APC Blasts PDP About ‘Political Gain’ Accusations

March 2, 2020 3:20 am

Following the report of Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus (COVID-19), the All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared that the Federal Government has the capacity to deal with disease outbreaks within a short time.

Recall that the Nigerian government had last week confirmed the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

Against the backdrop of the outbreak, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had urged Nigerians to hold President Muhammadu Buhari responsible for the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria.

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However, the ruling party stated that it’s irresponsible to seek “political gain” from the outbreak of

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Chief Wole Olanipekun

Bayelsa Review: I’ll Speak At The Right Time – Olanipekun

March 1, 2020 2:03 pm
A Legal icon, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has said that he would speak about the judgement review sought at the Supreme Court by the All Progressives Congress Governor-elect in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, at the appropriate time.

Olanipekun, who was the head of the legal team for Lyon, who sought review of the judgement earlier delivered against the APC, said he did no wrong by his action.

He spoke in Ikere on Sunday, during a thanksgiving service commemorating an ultra-modern 1,600 capacity church auditorium the legal practitioner donated to Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in the town.

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Supreme Court: Judiciary In Rough, Tough Times

March 1, 2020 6:10 am

There has been a seething cauldron of anger and emotion within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) since the Supreme Court nullified the victory of its candidate, David Lyon, in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State, and asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw his certificate of return and declare the party with the highest number of lawful votes and geographical spread the winner. In line with the directive, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was sworn-in as the governor on February 14. 

The annulment of Lyon’s election, who had the majority vote …

Ondo: Mimiko’s Former Deputy, Oluboyo Dumps ZLP For APC

March 1, 2020 6:04 am

The former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, who served during the administration of the erstwhile governor of the state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko on Saturday, dumped his boss Zenith Labour Party, ZLP for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Oluboyo, who became deputy Governor of the state after Alhaji Ali Olanusi, was impeached in 2015, and was said to have made the move as part of the agreement that his emoluments as ex-deputy will be paid.

Also, some chieftains of the People Democratic Party, PDP decamped to the APC at the mega rally organised by the APC in the

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Tinubu

I’m In 2023 Race To Retire Tinubu From Politics – Bode

February 29, 2020 1:12 pm

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George has vowed to  truncate the rumoured 2023 presidential ambition of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In this interview with TUNDE THOMAS, George who is also a member, PDP Board of Trustees urged Tinubu to watch it, adding that 2023 may end Tinubu’s political career if he joins the race.

“One of the main reasons I’m joining the 2023 race is to stop Tinubu. If the presidency is zoned to the South-West in 2023, and Tinubu  enters the race I …

PDP

Nigeria Sliding Into Bankruptcy – PDP

February 28, 2020 9:06 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the country is at a crossroad and sliding into bankruptcy due to the inept leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-controlled Federal Government.

The National Chairman, Uche Secondus, stated this at the opening of an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the opposition party, in Abuja, yesterday.

Secondus said while the populace were groaning in pains, the government is  heaping more pains on them through multiple taxation and increase in Value Added Tax (VAT).

“Amidst the frightening insecurity accompanied by mass killings that has set fears on the people, what you …

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA

HURIWA Cries Out Over Job Racketeering In Nigeria

February 26, 2020 12:52 pm

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has lamented the widespread commercialization of federal civil service employment slots by key officials in government and officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

HURIWA suggested that this could be the reason for the spike in kidnappings for ransom all over the country.

The Rights group suggested the constitution of an independent judicial commission of inquiry on the large scale employment scams involving key government officials.

The Rights body claimed that the National Assembly, the Nigerian Police Force, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN; Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, the Economic and Financial

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Matawalle

Zamfara’s Governor Matawalle To Join APC

February 24, 2020 4:21 am
Zamfara’s Governor Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party will switch political allegiance to the All Progressives Congress soon.

Former governor of the state and three-term Senator Ahmed Sani Yarima confidently said this in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Yarima, who as governor appointed Matawalle to run the Ministry of Local Government said the political switch is in the works and is ‘most likely”.

Read Also: Zamfara: Matawalle Threatens To Arrest Ex-Governor Yari

“Yes. We are working and we are talking. Every politician tries to get more people to their party especially governors. If I can have governors with

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Bayelsa

Bayelsa: INEC Rejects APC’s Request For Fresh Guber Polls

February 17, 2020 3:56 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission has ruled out the demand for a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State by the All Progressives Congress.

INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, on Sunday, said the commission had concluded its work on the Bayelsa State governorship poll on Friday when Certificate of Return was issued to Douye Diri.

One of the officials also told The Punch, “The APC is asking for what is not possible. The party should forget a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State.”

The APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, had in a letter dated February 14, 2020, …

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