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BREAKING: Makinde declares presidential bid, reveals PDP-APM alliance
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election while calling for a reset of Nigeria’s political and governance system. Makinde made the declaration at a mega rally in Ibadan while announcing an alliance between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). He said Nigeria’s current…
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BREAKING: Former Ondo Gov Mimiko joins APC
By Boye Oyeyemi Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, has officially joined the All Progressives Congress alongside thousands of his supporters. The development was disclosed in a statement signed by Olawale Ijanusi, the specialist assistant on New Media to the Ondo State APC Chairman, on Thursday. According to the statement, the Ondo State Chairman of the APC, Kolawole Babatunde, described…
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Northern support for Tinubu intact ahead 2027 general elections — Yakasai
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Community Engagement in the Northwest, Abdullahi Yakasai has dismissed claims that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is losing support across Northern Nigeria, describing such assertions as politically motivated by opposition parties ahead of the 2027 elections. Speaking in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, Yakasai maintained that the president still…
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APC clears Ondo Speaker Oladiji, 47 others for House of Assembly primaries
By Boye Oyeyemi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared 48 aspirants to participate in the forthcoming House of Assembly primaries in Ondo State ahead of the next legislative elections. Among those screened and cleared by the party is the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Chief Olamide Oladiji, who is seeking the party’s ticket to represent Ondo…
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Women, youths back Olaosebikan for Oluyole House of Reps seat
Women and youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oluyole Federal Constituency of Oyo State have endorsed Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan for the House of Representatives seat ahead of the party primaries. The endorsement was announced during a meeting held at the headquarters of the PBAT-KO Grassroots Movement in Olomi, Ibadan, where Olaosebikan donated modern public address systems to…
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SDP submits Adebayo’s name to INEC for 2027 Race
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has formally submitted the name of its presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2027 general election. In a letter addressed to the electoral commission following the party’s national convention and presidential primary held in Bauchi on May 9, 2026, the party, through its National Secretary, Olu Agunloye,…
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I’m not afraid of direct primary — Oyo APC aspirant Alli
By Adejayan Gbenga Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has declared that he is fully prepared for the party’s primary election ahead of the 2027 governorship poll. Alli made the declaration on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. The senator,…
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Makinde gives criteria for choosing successor
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said his choice of successor is based on competence and not political party affiliation. Makinde stated this on Wednesday in Ibadan at the International Tourism Summit organised by the state government. He was responding to criticisms over his engagement with Adekanmbi, a former commissioner for finance during the administration of the…
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Gov AbdulRazaq urges unity among APC aspirants, calls them ‘winners’
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Wednesday urged aspirants seeking elective positions under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain united ahead of the party primaries, assuring them that they were all winners regardless of the outcome. The governor spoke at the APC secretariat in Ilorin during a meeting with House of Assembly aspirants, where he…
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Oyo APC stakeholders declare support for Alli
By Adejayan Gbenga Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State have adopted Senator Sharafadeen Alli as the party’s consensus governorship candidate ahead of the forthcoming primary election. The decision was reaffirmed on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Ibadan, where party leaders and members reviewed preparations for the 2027 electoral cycle. Speaking on behalf…
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