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APGA adopts Tinubu as 2027 presidential candidate, targets 50% votes in Anambra
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, declaring him its preferred candidate for the presidential election. Anambra State Governor and APGA national leader, Chukwuma Soludo, announced the party’s decision on Friday in Awka during the inauguration of its national campaign for the 2027 general election. Soludo said the endorsement was informed by…
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Buhari promised to make me 2023 APC Presidential candidate, asked me not to campaign, Amaechi says
African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed his defeat to President Bola Tinubu in the 2022 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary on his decision to heed advice from the late President Muhammadu Buhari not to campaign ahead of the contest. Amaechi said Buhari had assured him in writing that he would announce…
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VP Shettima lands in Port Harcourt for APC campaign rally
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium. Rivers State remains central to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s infrastructure and economic development agenda, with strategic federal interventions including the rehabilitation of the East–West Road’s Eleme–Onne Port, the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project, and…
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Tinubu departs Uyo for Port Harcourt APC rally
President Bola Tinubu has departed Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he is expected to attend the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally. The President was in Uyo on Friday for the APC campaign rally, where he received the endorsement of Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno and approved the proposed Ibom Deep Sea Port and…
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FG sets 18-month deadline to complete abandoned National Library project
The federal government has set an 18-month deadline for the completion of the National Library of Nigeria project in Abuja, following the resumption of construction nearly 12 years after it was abandoned. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, gave the assurance on Thursday during an inspection of the project site ahead of the formal return-to-site ceremony scheduled for November…
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Nigeria would have needed wheelbarrows to carry worthless naira without reforms, Tinubu says
President Bola Tinubu has defended his administration’s economic reforms, claiming that Nigeria would have faced a deeper financial crisis, with citizens needing wheelbarrows to transport money to markets, if his government had failed to take decisive action upon assuming office in May 2023. Tinubu spoke on Friday at a reception organised in his honour at the ARISE Palm Resort in…
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Tinubu tackles Obi over Anambra erosion, takes swipe at Atiku
President Bola Tinubu has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, questioning their capacity to lead Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general election. Tinubu made the remarks on Friday while addressing supporters at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The President particularly…
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Opposition criticises Tinubu without offering alternatives, Shettima says
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to reject politicians who abandon challenges rather than confront and resolve them, questioning the opposition’s ability to offer credible alternatives to the policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima spoke on Friday at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.…
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Akwa Ibom to deliver two million votes for Tinubu, Eno says
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has pledged more than two million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election, declaring that the state is firmly behind the All Progressives Congress (APC). Eno made the pledge on Friday during Tinubu’s visit to Uyo for the party’s presidential campaign rally, where he attributed the growing strength of the APC…
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APC tells ADC to resolve internal crisis, stop blaming ruling party
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to resolve its internal leadership crisis rather than blame the ruling party for the Federal High Court judgment that sacked the David Mark-led leadership of the opposition party. The APC said the judgment delivered on Thursday by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja was…
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