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ACF suspends NEC Chairman, Osuman over unauthorized statement
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its National Executive Council (NEC) Chairman, Mr Mamman Mike Osuman SAN over unauthorized statement. It would be recalled that Osuman issued a statement few days ago, claiming that ACF would only support Northern candidate for President in the 2027 general elections. But ACF in a statement on Thursday co-signed the its Chairman, Board…
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Lagos Speaker dismisses rumors of governorship ambition at 2025 budget presentation
Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has dispelled speculation about his alleged governorship ambition, asserting that his primary focus remains on strengthening the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Speaking on Thursday after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget proposal tagged “Budget of Sustainability,” Obasa clarified that his efforts to mobilize support for…
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Atiku accuses Tinubu of driving Nigeria into ‘bone-crushing’ debt
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized the Federal Government’s economic policies under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing the administration of plunging Nigeria into a debt crisis with excessive and poorly managed loans. Atiku’s remarks follow a recent World Bank report ranking Nigeria as the third most indebted nation to the International Development Association (IDA). Adding to the concern,…
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LG Funds: Adebutu’s allegation against Abiodun, ranting of a drowning man—Ogun Govt
The Ogun State government, on Wednesday, described the allegation leveled against Governor Dapo Abiodun by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 polls in the state, Hon Ladi Adebutu, as the ranting of a drowning man, claiming that the governor could not account for local government funds in the last five years. In a statement signed by…
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Ondo: Civil society coalition commends INEC, security agencies, residents for peaceful gubernatorial election
The Democracy and Good Governance Watch Initiative, a coalition of civil society organizations, has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Nigerian Police Force, security agencies, political parties, and the people of Ondo State for the peaceful and credible conduct of the gubernatorial election held on Saturday, November 16, 2024. In a statement jointly signed by Comrade Nelson Ekujumi,…
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PDP moves to rekindle party in Lagos Central
The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos Central Senatorial District has begun moves to re-awaken the structure of the party and unite stakeholders in the district. The Vice Chairman, PDP Lagos Central, Hakeem Olalemi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Olalemi said that the leaders had embarked on the tour of the local governments in the district,…
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Obi lacks policy document to support his ‘From consumption to Production’ mantra- Okupe
Former Director-General of the Labour Party presidential campaign, Dr Doyin Okupe, has stated that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, lacked a policy document to support his campaign mantra of moving Nigeria “from consumption to production.” Okupe made the remarks on Tuesday while assessing the performance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He argued that Tinubu had a superior policy…
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TDF knocks Kwankwaso, insists Tinubu is advancing northern development
The Democratic Front (TDF) has criticized former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso for his remarks suggesting that Lagos is attempting to “colonize” the North. The group described the comments as divisive and damaging to national unity. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad, and Secretary, Chief Wale Adedayo, TDF called Kwankwaso’s claims “mischievous, devious, and insulting” to…
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More trouble for Ladi Adebutu as police arrest him over alleged local govt election disruption
The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday apprehended Hon. Ladi Adebutu, the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His arrest was in connection with the disturbances that occurred during the local government elections in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area, on Saturday. Adebutu’s arrest followed his recent release from the Department of State Services (DSS), where he had…
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Ogun LG: All allegations against me are baseless- Ladi Adebutu
The governorship candidate of the Ogun state chapter of the People Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election, Ladi Adebutu has described as “baseless” allegations levelled against him by the Department of State Services. In a release by the politician detailing his experience while in the custody of DSS in Abeokuta said the allegations were to silence him as a…
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