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Ondo governorship election tribunal upholds Aiyedatiwa’s victory
The Ondo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure, has upheld the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the November 16 2024 governorship election. The Justice Benson Ogubu led election tribunal struck out the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Agboola Ajayi for lacking merit. The…
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Disinformation deepened Nigeria’s civil war, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has emphasized the critical role disinformation played during the Nigerian Civil War, describing it as a powerful tool that fueled division and shaped public perception throughout the conflict. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the sixth annual Nigerian Civil War Symposium organized by the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Obasanjo stressed that the symposium’s theme, “The…
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PHOTO NEWS: President Tinubu receives Pastor Tunde Bakare in Lagos
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday received Pastor Tunde Bakare in Lagos. The meeting took place at the President’s private residence in Lagos, with both men seen exchanging warm greetings. Pastor Bakare, founder of the Citadel Global Community Church in Ikeja, contested the 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries, where he was one of several aspirants.…
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Lagos APC inaugurates 40-member campaign council for 2025 LG polls
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, on Wednesday inaugurated a 40- member campaign council ahead of the July 12 local government elections The inauguration of the campaign Council was done by the party’s State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi at the party’s secretariat at Acme, Ikeja. The immediate past State Chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun and the Chairman of the Odiolowo-Ojuwoye…
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Barau welcomes NNPP defectors into APC in Kano
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Jibrin Barau has welcomed thousands of members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)/Kwankwasiyya Movement into the All Progressives Congress (APC). All roads leading to Kabo in Kano North Senatorial District were filled to the brim on Tuesday as the people of Kano State and neighbouring states trooped out en masse to thank President Bola…
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2027: Current coalition efforts lack vision, ideology – Sowore
Human Rights Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said the current coalition efforts lack vision and ideology. Sowore explained that the coalition would strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election rather than challenge it. Sowore said on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, described the current coalition talks as hollow, lacking ideological…
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Osun 2026: Oyebamiji denies position-sharing rumour as LG consultations kick off
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Following his official declaration to contest the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State, the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and a leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, has dismissed rumours that he has begun sharing political positions ahead of the 2026 election. Speaking during his grassroots…
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Presidency debunks Afenifere ‘nightmare’ claims, cites progress under Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda
By Kunle Sanni The Presidency has criticised comments by a faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, which accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of turning its “Renewed Hope” mantra into a national nightmare. In a statement released by Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Justice Faloye, Afenifere had claimed that the President’s midterm scorecard reflected widespread regression across all human development…
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‘INEC is no longer electoral umpire’ – Amaechi slams Tinubu’s governance
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed concern over the state of Nigeria’s electoral process, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of losing its neutrality. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time program with Charles Aniagolu on Tuesday, Amaechi alleged that under the current INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the commission has been compromised and is…
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Tinubu meets Governor Adeleke, business mogul Adedeji Adeleke, Davido in Lagos
Photo News: Tinubu Meets Osun Governor Adeleke, Business Mogul Adedeji Adeleke, and Music Star DavidoBy Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received in audience Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State at his Lagos residence. Accompanying the governor were his elder brother and prominent businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, as well as Nigerian music sensation David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.
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