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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is recording a higher influx of young people into its membership compared to older Nigerians. The National Chairman of the party, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today, a programme aired on Channels Television. According to Yilwatda, recent data from the …

2027: APC Says Youth Membership on the Rise

Former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that his resignation takes immediate effect. Suswam’s resignation was contained in a letter dated Wednesday, February 4, 2026, and signed by the former senator. In the letter, the former governor expressed gratitude to the PDP for providing him with …

The Senate has urged governments at all levels to urgently address gaps in emergency healthcare delivery by ensuring the availability of minimum stocks of anti-venom and other life-saving antidotes in hospitals across the country, especially in snake-prone areas. The call was made during plenary on Tuesday, following recent cases of snakebites nationwide, which gained momentum, …

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The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) deepened on Monday as the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) rejected reconciliation efforts initiated by Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, describing the move as insincere and ill-timed. The Abure faction insisted that the leadership dispute within the party remains unresolved, stressing that ongoing legal processes have …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Sani, has condemned the decision of the Federal High Court which nullified the party’s National Convention held in Ibadan, describing it as an abuse of power and an act of judicial overreach. In a statement shared on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, Sani …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted a central coordination committee for its 2026 national convention, appointing Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as chairman. The party announced the development in a statement issued from its national secretariat in Abuja and signed by Surajudeen Basiru, APC national secretary, and Sulaiman Argungu, national organising secretary. According to …

A Kano State High Court has adjourned until April 15 the trial of former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, and his son, Abdullahi Umar, alongside five other defendants, over alleged misappropriation of public funds. Ganduje and the defendants are facing an 11-count charge bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation and diversion …

National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), David Mark, has said that Nigerians are experiencing greater hardship under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government than under any previous administration. Mark made the statement on Monday during the inauguration of the party’s policy and manifesto committee in Abuja. According to him, the worsening poverty …

The National Leadership of the Accord Party has called on All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors in Osun State, recently removed by court rulings, to immediately vacate Local Government secretariats. The officials’ elections were nullified by the Federal High Court, Osogbo, in November 2022, and the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment on February …

Accord Party Demands Sacked APC Chairmen, Councillors in Osun Vacate LGA Secretariats

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