APC Screening Ends as Governors, Aspirants Jostle for Power

APC Screening Ends as Governors, Aspirants Jostle for Power

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja As the All Progressives Congress, APC, screening of governorship and senatorial aspirants draws to a close, candidates have expressed satisfaction with the exercise, describing the process as democratic, transparent and thorough. However, political realignments are beginning to emerge within the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections, with no fewer than five outgoing governors seeking seats in the Senate after completing their second terms in office. […]

May 16, 2026 15

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Governors, Ministers Head Key Committees as APC Unveils 2026 National Convention Line-Up

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the composition of sub-committees for its 2026 National Convention, as the ruling party intensifies preparations for the event. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said the sub-committees were approved to ensure a transparent, credible and well-coordinated convention, with responsibilities spanning operational, administrative, electoral, logistics, security and programme-related activities. According to the party, […]

February 25, 2026 26

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11 PDP governors urge S’Court to halt Rivers emergency rule

A total of 11 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have approached the Supreme Court challenging what powers President Bola Tinubu has to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The suit filed by the governors also challenges the declaration of a state of emergency rule in Rivers State. While the media previously reported that the suit had been filed before the Supreme Court, the governors suit was actually […]

April 9, 2025 73

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17 governors raise minimum wage panels

Seventeen state governors have raised committees to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for workers across the country. The 17 states which set up the implementation committees are Ogun, Ekiti, Sokoto, Kebbi, Osun, Enugu, Borno, Zamfara, Kogi, Kwara, Gombe, Kano, Taraba, Delta, Rivers, Jigawa and Abia. The development is happening as the Federal Government commenced payment of the new minimum wage to its 1.2 million workers last Thursday. The Accountant […]

September 30, 2024 143

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Gunshots at Rivers assembly as lawmakers begin governor’s impeachment

There were gunshots and firing of teargas within the Rivers State House of Assembly Complex on Monday as some lawmakers sat to begin an impeachment process on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. About 23 lawmakers, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, who presided over the sitting, resolved to begin the process. The lawmakers also suspended the leader of the House, Edison Ehie, and some of their colleagues believed to be loyal to the […]

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