Abia State News

Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, said on Tuesday that it respects the rights of anyone to change parties. The APC was reacting to the defection of 15 senators and 36 members of the House of Representatives from it on Tuesday. Majority of the defectors joined the opposition PDP. “APC notes the develo…

The All Progressives Congregations, APC, Thursday, confirmed June 23, 2018 date for its National Convention. This was announced by the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Thursday night. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) has scheduled the National Convention for Saturd…

The All Progressives Congress on Saturday, held elections that produced new executives for the party in all the states of the federation. The elected officials are also expected to serve as delegates to the party’s national convention scheduled to hold next month in Abuja.  The  congresses whi…

At least two people may have died following the violence that erupted during the conduct of the local government area congresses of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State. It was learnt that the materials meant for the congresses earlier scheduled for Wednesday arrived late in the c…

FAYEMI – 941 ONI – 481 BAMISILE – 179 OLUYEDE – 121 ALUKO – 86 FATOBA -43 Tinubu congratulates Fayemi •Oni, Arise, other aspirants congratulate him Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, will fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14 governor…

The obvious cracks in the All Progressives Congress manifested on Saturday when factions within the party held parallel Local Government Congresses in some states. SUNDAY PUNCH  correspondents, who monitored the polls across the country, also observed that there were violence and protests in ot…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress APC), Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, yesterday confirmed the postponement of today’s local government areas congress in Imo State. He made the confirmation with one of our correspondents yesterday as hoodlums torched the state secretariat of th…

•Okorocha calls for arrest of fleeing committee chair THE controversy trailing the Imo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congress deepened yesterday as the party’s chairman, Hilary Eke and the secretary, Obioma Ireagwu and the 27 local government chairmen differed on the outcome of the e…

Unknown to many, the failed attempt to foist a Caretaker Committee on the All Progressives Congress (APC) was actually aimed at creating legal crisis for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 and edge him out of the presidential election. Those behind the plot were said to have set a booby trap on…

Chief John Odigie-Oyegun Lagos  – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said while it is true that it has fixed another National Executive Council (NEC) meeting for this month, the controversy arising from the tenure extension granted the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Work…

The All Progressives Congress Committee on True Federalism has made 10 far-reaching recommendations for the devolution of powers to states in order to restructure Nigeria. The panel, among other things,  proposed that greater autonomy should be granted to states by moving certain items from the ex…

Two former governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have been fingered as the arrow head of the revolt against President Muhammadu Buhari and his party in the choice of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The two politicians who are former governors of a S…

There are indications that the Abia State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Alex Otti, has initiated moves to align with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to secure victory at the poll. Otti was sighted on Wednesday night at the venue of the meeting o…

Abia state  election results.  Note results are not official 01-01-05-017 St Eugenes as follows -Registered voters=364, Accredited voters =113, Total No of votes =112. House of Assembly result- PPA =1, Acpn=1, PDP=5, ADC=1, APC=7, ApGa=97. GOVERNORSHIP ACPN - 1 NCP - 1 APC -  5 PDP - …

An uncomfirmed report sent in our usually reliable source has it that The national leader APC Asiwaju Bola Tinubu last night in lagos tongue lashed Abia governorship candidate of the APC in Abia state Nyerere Ayim, describing him as a huge block head failure . At a meeting held in the Ikoyi residen…

Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has urged politicians across political divides to refrain from heating up the polity with provocative statements ahead of the February general election. Kalu advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (…

As election day draws near, the country is heating up gradually and if care is not taken it might boil over. The main competitors PDP and APC should put the interest of Nigerians first and not the interest of Buhari and President Jonathan. when Islam goes bad heads roll That aside is interestin…