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Obaseki Vows Never To Return To APC

  Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has vowed never to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from where he was chased away in 2020, while seeking the party’s ticket for re-election. He was forced to join the Peoples Democratic ...

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Tinubu 2023 branded caps now in circulation

  Bola Tinubu is yet to comment on his Presidential ambition, but many of his followers have been pushing ahead. We have seen posters and other materials championing this, and now a cap. Tinubu 2023 people???

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Don’t Confirm Onochie As INEC Commissioner – Jega Warns Senate

  A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has warned the Senate against confirming the appointment of a presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission to avoid controversy. ...

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Another PDP House of Reps member defects to APC

Another member of the House of Representatives from Nasarawa State, Jonathan Gbefwi Gaza on Wednesday decamped from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Gaza is the fifth member of the PDP to have defected to ...

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Tinubu will make a good president – Olubadan throws weight behind APC leader

The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has endorsed the idea of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, vying for the Nigerian Presidency in 2023. The Olubadan expressed his support while receiving members of the Tinubu ...

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Zamfara state governor Bello Matawalle set to dump PDP for APC

  Zamfara State governor, Muhammad Bello Matawalle, is set to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).   He will defect on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 An invitation letter addressed to chieftains of ...

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Soludo emerges APGA governorship candidate in Anambra

Former CBN governor, Prof. Charles Soludo on Wednesday evening emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. This is coming few hours after a faction of APGA in ...

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Councillors suspend Niger State LG chairman over alleged financial impropriety, embezzlement

  The Chairman of Gurara Local Government Council of Niger State, Hon. Yusuf Waili Gawu has been suspended by councillors for three months following allegations of financial impropriety and embezzlement.   The suspension takes effect from Monday, June 21, 2021, ...

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Supporters flood Abuja streets with Bola Tinubu’s posters

Supporters of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, have flooded streets of the Federal Capital Territory, with his campaign posters. Several posters bearing colorful images of the former Lagos State governor were seen pasted in ...

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Alao-Akala breaks silence on 2023 Oyo governorship

  A former Governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala said that he has no preferred aspirant among those jostling to pick the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in 2023. He made the clarification in a statement issued by ...

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Won’t you deal with Twitter too? Fayose mocks President over deleted tweet

Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose has mocked President Muhammadu Buhari over his ‘treat them in the language they understand’ tweet, which has now been deleted by Twitter. Many Nigerians had tackled the President over the statement, citing his reference to ...

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Stop threats, PDP tells Buhari as FG again promises tough actions

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, warned people behind security problems in the country, saying he would soon be hard on them. Buhari also said secessionists were too young to know loss of lives and other tragedies that attended the Nigerian ...

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Wike’s sacked Commissioner compares him to a thug on live tv

  The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and his former Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, John Bazia, traded words on Monday over the recent defections between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in the state. ...

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2 die, 317 injured celebrating al-Assad’s poll victory

At least two persons were killed and 317 others injured by gunfire at celebrations in Syria marking President Bashar al-Assad’s re-election to a fourth term, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The casualties resulted from celebratory shots fired randomly by ...

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I joined APC to attract federal benefits – Ayade

  Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has said that aligning with the All Progressives Congress (APC) party would bring federal assistance to the state. While addressing the youths who held a rally to welcome him to the party at ...

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Governor Wike threatens to flog former Niger Governor Babangida Aliyu (Video)

  Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has threatened to flog former Governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu for calling him a dictator. Aliyu during an interview last week, said a certain “dictator in Rivers State” was behind the travails of ...

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The situation of Nigeria now pathetic – Uche Secondus

The National Chairman, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, has said the situation of Nigeria is now pathetic as he urged Nigerians to continue praying. Secondus stated this on Sunday in Abuja at a fundraising dinner to build ...

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Oyo LG poll: PDP wins 32 councils, one rescheduled

The Oyo State Independent National Electoral Commission has declared candidates of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the state winners of the chairmanship elections conducted in 32 out of the 33 local government areas in the state. The Chairman of ...

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PDP governors slam EFCC probe of party

PDP Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) on Saturday expressed concern over the move by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the party’s finances. The forum in a statement by its Director-General, Mr CID Maduabum, in Abuja, said that the ...

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Governor Ayade gives reasons for joining APC after dumping PDP

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, who became the latest governor to defect from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said he took the step to re-classify his state. He told visiting APC ...

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All Nigerians are asking me to run for President – Yahaya Bello

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Friday said he is considering running for President in 2023. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Nigerians, the youth and women, and all Nigerians, including very objective elites are ...

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APC will not govern Nigeria beyond 2023- Makinde vows

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the bad governance and maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023, as Nigerians have become tired of the party and would kick it out of ...

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Political party offers Tuface, Omotola, Ahmed Musa presidential, governorship tickets

As INEC announces the schedule for the 2023 general election, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has offered free tickets for presidential, governorship, and other elective positions to Tuface, DJ Switch, Omotola Jelade-Ekeinde, and football star Ahmed Musa. Voice of Nigeria ...

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The chances of APC retaining the Presidency in 2023 is as bright as midnight star — Bola Tinubu

  NATIONAL leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said, yesterday, that the chances of the party retaining the Presidency in 2023 were as bright as midnight star. He also said no president would intentionally want his ...

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