•Former Minister of Sport, Solomon Dalung A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has blamed the need for protection over alleged corruption cases as the reason for the recent gale of defections into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Dalung spoke today during his appearance on Channels Television hours after the latest...
•Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that his decision to leave the All Progressives Congress is based on the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. El-Rufai, who made the remarks while answering questions from newsmen in Kano today, noted t...
•Governor Alex Otti of Abia State Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has dismissed reports suggesting that he is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Labour Party (LP), describing the claims as “false, baseless, and unfounded”. In a statement issued yesterday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand ...
•Atiku The 2027 National Coalition led by Atiku Abubakar has said that they will not be distracted by the defection of some governors and leaders of opposition parties into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The coalition, which confirmed that more governors are also going to decamp, added that the signals are there, reports Daily Independen...
•Defected governors Delta Governor Sheriff Oborevwori yesterday, April 23, officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Over the years, several governors have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) while still in office, reports The ...
•Okowa and Oborevwori Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress. The announcement was made today in Asaba, the Delta State capital, by Senator James Manager, shortly after a meeting that last...
With the July 2025 local government elections fast approaching, a Civil Society Group under the banner of Concern Group Initiative (CGI) has appealed to the National Party Stakeholders to ensure a free and fair nomination process towards local government Chairmanship election in Agege. The call comes amid rising concerns over alleged political...
•Tinunu and Kwankwaso Amidst the claims and counter-claims of planned defection of former New Nigerian Peoples Party ( NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), feelers from the party reveal that the move by the former Kano State governor is already creating disquiet in the party...
•APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has hinted that the ruling party is working closely with the National Assembly to ensure that Nigerians in the diaspora vote during elections. Ganduje made this disclosure while unveiling a new executive committee for the France...
•Suspended former Senator Chuka Utazi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Uzo-Uwani local government area of Enugu state has suspended former Senator Chuka Utazi over alleged anti-party activities. Utazi, who served as senator for Enugu North from 2015 to 2023 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defected to the APC in 2024, reports Th...