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BREAKING: INEC may shift governorship election by one week
There are plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shift the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections slated for this Saturday across the country, WesternPost has gathered. Our correspondent gathered that the electoral body is planning a one week shift to allow for better preparation for the elections. The shift might not be unconnected with the reconfiguration…
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Tinubu hails Dr. Masha on appointment as G-24 Director
President-elect Asíwájú Bola Tinubu has congratulated renowned economist and member of the Federal Government’s Economic Advisory Council, Dr. Iyabo Masha, as the Director of G-24 Secretariat. The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G24) recently announced the appointment of Dr. Masha as the Director of the G-24 following an extensive recruitment process. She will succeed Ms.…
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Atiku meets IBB, Abdulsalami in Minna, arrives Yola ahead March 11 elections
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday met with former military President, Gen Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) and former military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) in Minna, Niger State. The meeting with the two leaders was held behind closed doors. Mazi Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar, however, said that the…
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Tinubu salutes Nigerian women on International Women’s Day
President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has hailed Nigerian women for their role in the nation’s development. Tinubu said this in his message to commemorate the International Women’s Day. He said his administration will help all Nigerian women achieve the year’s theme “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality,” by providing the enabling environment for these goals to become manifest and usher…
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IGP directs police commissioners, commanders to protect electoral process
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has directed all Commissioners of Police and Strategic Commanders posted for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly election duties to defend the electorate, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), sensitive materials and the electoral process during the conduct of elections on 11th March 2023. Similarly, the IGP has ordered strategic…
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Atiku assembles 18 SANs to reclaim mandate, strengthen democracy
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday inaugurated his legal team to challenge the results of the presidential election of February 25, 2023. The PDP presidential candidate, while inaugurating the team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, charged it to establish the claim of illegality in the February 25 presidential election and reclaim the mandate…
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Tinubu mourns elder statesman, Musa Musawa
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the loss of elder statesman, Alhaji Musa Musawa. Born on April 1, 1937, the deceased was a broadcaster, diplomat and astute politician. He died on Tuesday following a protracted illness. Alhaji Musa Musawa is survived by a number of children and other family members including the deputy spokesperson of the APC…
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Buhari calls on Nigerians in diaspora to support Tinubu’s government
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, called on Nigerians living in the country to support President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as he takes over the reins of government on May 29. Speaking at a Town Hall meeting as part of his visit to the State of Qatar, President Buhari said his administration set forward to emplace credible, transparent and…
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The Lagos-New York-London Echo Chamber, By Ebenezer Obadare
Across the Western media, the outcome of Nigeria’s just concluded general election has been both shocking and disappointing. While the shock owes to the triumph of candidate Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC)—a contender the Western press had given next to no chance of winning—disillusionment at the outcome is attributable to the conviction that, being an icon of…
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Tinubu rejoices with Osinbajo at 66
President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent his hearty congratulations to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on his 66th birthday. The Vice President turns 66 today, Wednesday March 8, 2023. Asiwaju Tinubu lauded the leadership and administrative skills of Prof Osinbajo and his professional accomplishments as an academic and erudite lawyer, which have seen him serve successfully as…
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