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I’m ready to face legal action- Onanuga replies Obi
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, has responded to the 72-hour ultimatum and demands from Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections. Onanuga, via social media platform, X, expressed his readiness to face legal action. He said, “I am still waiting for the letter from Peter Obi’s lawyer…
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Edo: Police vow to declare invited persons wanted
The Edo State Police Command has vowed to declare persons it invited over the killing of a police officer in Benin City last week wanted if they do not show up. It would be recalled that police inspector attached to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Edo Monday Okpebholo was killed in the state capital on Thursday. While…
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Kogi backs FG’s economic efforts, urges citizens to reject protests
The Kogi State government has pledged its full support for federal initiatives aimed at revitalizing Nigeria’s economy while urging citizens to reject violent protests. Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, made this call in a press statement on Sunday, advocating for the “Not-In-My-State” movement against violent demonstrations. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is working tirelessly to restore economic stability…
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BREAKING: Two PDP Chieftains defect to APC
A former National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Mustapha, has resigned from the party and decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) In Kaduna State. Mustapha, also a former Head of the Civil Service in Kaduna, resigned from the PDP through a letter he wrote to the chairman of Gubuchi ward in Makarfi Local Government Area of…
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TMSG condemns PDP Governors as ‘hypocritical’ critics
The Tinubu Media Group (TMSG) has sharply criticized the governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), labeling them “chichidodos,” a mythical bird that detests excreta but feeds on worms found in it. This remark came after the PDP governors criticized the Tinubu administration. In a statement released Sunday in Abuja, TMSG accused the PDP governors of hypocrisy. Despite benefiting from…
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Planned Protest: Presidency planning to arrest Obi- Media Office alleges
The Peter Obi Media Reach has said the presidency is planning to use the planned protest to arrest Mr Peter Obi. Refuting allegations made by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, linking the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate to a planned protest, the media office described the allegations as wild, wicked and baseless. In a lengthy post on his verified X…
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Obi not involved in planned hardship protest- LP
The Labour Party (LP) has said its presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, is not involved in the planning of hardship protest. It would be recalled that the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday claimed Obi and his supporters are planning the hardship protest. But a statement, by the spokesman for the…
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2027: Northern Group backs Obi, announces plans to begin mobilisation
Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a northern group under the auspices of Arewa Indigenous Obidients Forum, has backed former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, to contest again for President. At a press conference in Kano, the Forum’s Coordinator, Engineer Alkassim Awwal, expressed the group’s firm belief that Obi, with divine intervention, will emerge as…
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BREAKING: Shaibu rejoins APC, says now is the time to take Edo back
Philip Shaibu, the reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, formally joined the All Progressives Congress on Saturday after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party. Along with well-known PDP members from the Dan Orbih-led Legacy Group, the deputy governor announced his return to the APC in Benin, saying he was doing so to benefit the organization. Shaibu stated: “On behalf of the…
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Vote buying increased by 5% in 2023 general elections- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said vote buying increased by 5 per cent in the 2023 general elections. In a report released on July 11 titled, ’Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and trends third survey on corruption as experienced by the population’, NBS said the elections recorded 22 per cent of vote buying, which is five per cent higher…
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