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ADC postpones presidential primary results announcement
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed the collation of results from its presidential primary election conducted across the country on Monday. Announcing the postponement late Tuesday, Chairman of the Presidential Primary Election Committee, Chief Ikechi Emenike, said the decision was made to allow Muslim party members celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. Emenike explained that collation for the remaining states would resume on…
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Don’t celebrate children’s day while school pupils are unsafe – Ezekwesili slams leaders
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has warned President , Senate President and other political leaders against issuing Children’s Day messages amid worsening insecurity and repeated abductions of schoolchildren across the country. In a post shared on her X handle on Wednesday, Ezekwesili accused the Nigerian political class of failing children and lacking the moral justification to celebrate Children’s Day…
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NDC focused on ideology not presidential ambitions, says Dickson
The National Leader of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Sen. Seriake Dickson, has said the party would resist personal ambitions, strengthen internal democracy and prioritise national service before 2027 elections. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Dickson declared that the NDC would not be turned into a special-purpose vehicle for the presidential ambition of any individual politician. The former Bayelsa State Governor…
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APC announces deadlines for 2027 primary reports
The All Progressives Congress has announced timelines for the submission of reports and result sheets from its ongoing preparations for the 2027 general elections primaries and legislative bye-elections. The statement was signed by Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the APC. In a notice issued by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, the APC directed all Primary Election…
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Your policies crippled Nigerians’ purchasing power – Adebayo slams Tinubu
….vows stricter accountability if elected president in 2027 The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has said his party would enforce stricter accountability if voted into office in 2027. Speaking during a televised interview, the SDP flag-bearer lambasted the President Bola Tinubu administration’s economic policies, saying he warned Nigerians during the 2023 election that the government’s approach would…
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Nwoko rejects APC senatorial primary result, alleges lack of transparency
Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North, has rejected the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary in Delta State, describing the process as lacking transparency and fairness. Nwoko made his position known in an interview with Arise Television, where he faulted the declaration of former Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as winner of the primary. He alleged…
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JUST IN: Court upholds INEC’s authority to fix election timetable
A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue and amend election timetables for the conduct of elections in Nigeria. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Tuesday in a suit filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which challenged aspects of INEC’s timetable and schedule of activities for the…
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Popular broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat wins Oyo Accord governorship ticket
By Adejayan Gbenga Popular broadcaster and media entrepreneur, Oriyomi Hamzat, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Hamzat’s emergence was announced on Tuesday by the National Deputy Secretary of the party, Abdulraman Muhammed, following the conclusion of the party’s governorship primary election. According to Muhammed, three aspirants initially…
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Lagos market leaders threaten protest over alleged APC primary irregularities
By Adeola Ogunrinde Market leaders in Lagos State have threatened to stage a protest over alleged manipulation of results in some All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. The warning was issued on Tuesday by the Iyaloja General of Lagos State during a press briefing held at her residence in Alausa, where she accused unnamed…
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Atiku floors Amaechi, Hayatudeen in Ondo ADC presidential primary with 18,287 votes
By Boye Oyeyemi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has emerged winner of the African Democratic Congress presidential primary in Ondo State, defeating former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi and presidential aspirant Mohammed Hayatu-deen. The result of the exercise, conducted across the 203 political wards in the state, was announced by the electoral officer, Samuel Ajibola, who declared Atiku winner after…
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