| PRINT AND ONLINE MEDIA- MAY 2018 | |
| S.No | Source | Date | Story Title | Summary of Report | Subject/ Category | Page No/ Weblink |
| 1 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | NPDP wing of APC signals discontent, considers options. | With 2019 General Elections looming, the internal wrangling within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) took a new dimension as the faction the party known as the "New PDP" consisting of the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to the APC in 2013 prior to the 2015 General Elections have written to the leadership of the party over percieved bias towards its members. The group led by the former National Chairman of the PDP; Abubakar Kawu Baraje also issued a sevn-day ultimatum to the APC to address issues it had earlier raised in a four-page letter dated April 27, 2018 and signed by Baraje and Olagunsoye Oyinlola. | 2019 General Elections, All Progressive Congress( APC) | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (Front Page) |
| 4 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | S'West APC backs NWC on Fridays Primary for Ekiti State | The leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the South Western part of Nigeria have expressed support for the decision of theNational Working Committee (NWC) of the party to conduct fresh primaries for the state on Friday, May 10, 2018. In a communique issued yesterday after their meeting, the leaderhip expressed their confidence in the Party to conduct a peaceful and successful Primary as the deadline for conducting primaries and submitting the names of candidates to INEC as prescribed by the commision is close and urged the candidates and delegates alike to refrain from sharp practices that may compromise the success of the said primary election. The communique was jointly signed by the Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, National leader of the party; Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other leaders from thezone. | Ekiti State 2018 Gubernatorial Elections, All Progressive Congress (APC) Primaries. | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (page 12) |
| 5 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | We wont support Buhari for Presidency in 2019, says Accord Party. | The National Working Committee of the Accord Party (AP) has said yesterday that it will neither support President Muhammadu Buhari nor any other party's candidate in 2019. The National Chairman of the party Mohammad Lawal Nalado, who briefed journalists in Abuja before the party's National Working Committee meeting, said the reason the party had always supported other party's candidates was because the party didn't have enough National coverage to compete, but due to the growth of the party National, they are ready to field a candidate for the 2019 presidency. | 2019 General Elections, Accord Party (AP) | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (page 12) |
| 6 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Idagbo: We wont't allow APC take over Cross River | Legor Idagbo, the member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara/ Federal consistuency in the House of Representatives says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is the party to beat in Cross Rivers State. He said " The APC has not performed well as far as Nigerians are concerned. Nigerians were better off under the PDP before 2015. In response to the percieved surge in the popularity of the APC in the state he said " There are two types of politics; there is the politics on the ground with the grassroots people and there is also media politics, social media, print media and the rest of them. So much of what you called APC growing in Cross Rivers State is basically in print and on social media, On the ground actually I don't see that." | Cross Rivers Election, PDP, APC | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (page 19) |
| 7 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Ekiti 2018: I'm ready for any challenge, says PDP candudate | The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democatic Party (PDP) for the July 14, 2018 gubernatorial election of Ekiti, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, has expressed readiness to take on challenges from other candidates in the election. Prof. Olusola, the present Deputy Governor of the State who spoke yesterday after recievinrg his certificate of return from the party's leadership as its candidate for the election. He also expressed his delight at the conduct of the party's primaries and saluted the sportmanship of the candidtaes that lost saying it was evidence of a rebranded party and signifies the love of the party for democracy and its readiness for the elections. | Ekiti State 2018 Gubernatorial Elections, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Primaries. | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (page 48) |
| 8 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Oshiomole to declare bid today for APC Chairmanship post | The immediate past Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, has said he will today formally declare his ambition to run for the National chairmanship position of the All Progressive (Congress APC). Oshiomole due to his endorsement by President Muhammadu Buhari's has been tipped as the likely candidtate to replace the outgoing Chief John Odigie-Oyegun whose tenure expires in June. While speaking to journalists in Benin the State Capital, he said he was joining the chairmanship rise to contribute is own quota to the growth of the party. | All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairmanship Election 2018. | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (page 51) |
| 9 | This Day Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Governorship aspirant berates APC Appeal Committee. | A Governorship Aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State Captain Bala Jibrin has berated the conduct of the Appeal committee set up by the leadership of the party to receive complaints on the outcome of the just concluded ward congress in the State, stating that they have gone into hiding and have been compromised by the Governor of the State whose bidding they do. He further stated that the rule of law and internal democracy must prevail thereby calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in order to avoid internal crisis capable of destabilizing the party ahead of 2019. | 2018; All Progressive Congress (APC) Bauchi Primaries. | This Day Newspaper, Thursday, May 10,2018 (page 52) |
| 10 | Daily Trust News Paper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | 3,969 winners emerge from Zanfara ward congresses | 3,969 memebers of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have emerged as winners in the 174 wards in 14 Local Govrnments I n Zanfara State. The Chairman of the APC ward and Local Government Committee in the State, Ambassador Dauda Danladi stated that the exercise was free, fair and devoid of violence. | Nigeria; All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congress;Zanfara | Daily Trust Newspaper, Thursday May 10, 2018 (page 14) |
| 11 | Daily Trust News Paper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Opposition behind APC congress Crises -Lawmaker | A member of the Nassrawa State House of Assembly Honourable Kassim Muhammad Kassim, a member of the All Progressive Congress has said that the crises that trailed the ward congresses organized by the party in different parts of the country is as a result of acts of sabotage by the opposition who are using the ongoing leadership tussle to their advantage and has therefore called on the need for former Governor of Edo State Adams Oshiomole to emerge next National chairman the party. | Nigeria; All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congresses. | Daily Trust Newspaper, Thursday May 10, 2018 (page 14) |
| 12 | The Guardian Newspaper | Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Civil Society groups worried about 2019 election, growing corruption | Eighteen Civil Society Organisations (CSO's) including Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) yesterday in Abuja raised concerns over the trend in the polity leading to the general elections in 2019. The CSOs accused the present government of lack of transparency in several instances and fear that if not checked the integrity of the 2019 polls may be compromised. However, the spokesperson for the Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) Rotimi Oyekanmi assured the CSOs of the commission's readiness to conduct a free and far election come 2019. | 2019 General Elections; Nigeria. | The Guardian Newspaper Thursday May 10, 2018 (page 3) |
