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Bayelsa: Tribunal reserves judgement in APC petition against Diri’s governorship victory
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved judgement in a petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, against the declaration of Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor of the state. Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Adekunle Adeleye, announced that the judgement will be delivered within 180…
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Cardoso to appear before Kogi election tribunal
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on Tuesday. Cardoso was summoned by the tribunal to clear the air on the apex bank’s role in the November 11, 2023 election in the state. The CBN Governor was summoned following an application…
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INEC releases final candidates’ list for Edo Governorship election
By Innocent Raphael The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially released the final list of candidates for the upcoming Edo State Governorship Election. This was disclosed by the commission on Monday in a statement signed by its National Commissioner & Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun. The Commission revealed that it had made public the personal details of…
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EFCC secretly detains Ondo APC gov’ship aspirant, Akinterinwa during primary
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained an aspirant for governor of Ondo State from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wale Akinterinwa. He has reportedly been in EFCC custody since Thursday, April 18, a few days to the APC governorship primary in Ondo State He is said to be detained in relation to the ongoing investigation into his…
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Aiyedatiwa declared winner of Ondo APC Primary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Governor of Ondo State, as their candidate for the state’s November 16, 2024, governorship election. Usman Ododo, the Governor of Kogi State and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship Election Committee, revealed the official election results and named Aiyedatiwa the victor. Ododo reported that Aiyedatiwa received 48,569 votes,…
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Professional election riggers perfected Ondo APC primary, says Betty Akeredolu
A former first lady of Ondo State, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has denounced the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election held in Ondo State on Saturday, April 20. In a press release signed by Betty, she stated that Aketi’s enemies have been successful in “urinating on his grave with relish.” She said that Nigeria is like a zoo and that the…
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PDP knocks APC over ‘sham’ Governorship election primary in Ondo State
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship primary election in Ondo State, stating that the election demonstrated a mockery of democracy in every sense of the word. The State Publicity Secretary, PDP, Ondo State, Kennedy Peretei in a statement said the National headquarters of the party raked in a handsome sum of N830million…
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Adeola charges Yewa leaders to produce Ogun governor in 2027
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Senator representing Ogun West and Chairman of Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Solomon Adeola (Yayi) has charged all leaders of Ogun West senatorial district to redouble their efforts in producing governor in 2027. Delivering a speech as the chairman and chief launcher at the 30th Anniversary of Yewa Think Tank, (YTT) and the launching of…
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BREAKING: APC members storm party secretariat over Ondo governorship primary
… call for cancellation of the ward primaries Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure, the Ondo State capital, took to the streets on Sunday to protest what they termed irregularities and biased conduct of the ward primaries across the state on Saturday. The ward primaries meant to produce the governorship candidate of the party for the…
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I’ll not engage in frivolous claims regarding my indigenship- Adebutu
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The 2023 gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon Oladipupo Adebutu, has said he would not engage in frivolous claims regarding his indigenship. Adebutu made this known in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Afolabi Orekoya, on Saturday. It would be recalled that the factional National Publicity Secretary of the…
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