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VIDEO: ‘Are we your slaves,’ Tony Nwoye lambasts Akpabio over Senate minority leadership
Labour Party Senator representing Anambra North, Tony Nwoye has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of treating the Senate’s minority caucus as “slaves” by picking leaders for them. Nwoye said this during plenary on Tuesday following the uproar that greeted the announcement of senators Abba Moro and Osita Ngwu as Minority Leader and Minority Whip, respectively. Nwoye said it was unfair…
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Why Western Liberal Democracy is not working for Africa – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday in Abeokuta said democracy has not been working as a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo stated this in his address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa”. The former president said the Western style of democracy failed in Africa because it does…
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Presidency accuses PDP, Atiku of trying to hang their woes on judiciary, Tinubu
The Presidency has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, of raising false alarm and making wild and libellous allegations against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the judiciary. In a press statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency said…
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APC’s ‘snatch, grab and run’ agenda of opposition parties’ mandates is inimical to democracy – Atiku, PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has criticised the recent pattern of opposition political parties’ elected governors being removed from office by the court. In a statement issued Monday, Paul Ibe, a spokesperson to the Atiku media office, accused the ruling party of allegedly stifling oppositions and creating a one party system in Nigeria. “The ideal notion of…
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Obasanjo holds consultation as varsity Dons, politicians gather to brainstorm on western liberal democracy
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will on Monday in Abeokuta, flag off an high-level consultation on rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa. A release by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi hinted that the 2-day talk shop, which starts by 8.30am would hold at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), under the aegis of the…
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Lagos PDP expresses shock over Sanwo-Olu’s alleged financial recklessness
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, has condemned the alleged extravagant spending of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state, in relation to the 2023 budget. The party said that it was crucial to scrutinise the expenditures to ensure accountability and transparency for the benefit of the people. This was contained in…
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NNPP denies merger talks with other opposition parties
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is divided over the possibility of merging with other parties ahead of the 2027 presidential election. One faction of the party, led by Major Agbo, has denied any merger talks and insisted that the party remains independent. Agbo issued a statement on Saturday to counter the claims made by Yakubu Shendam, a member of…
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Amuwo-Odofin 2: Appeal Court affirms Rauf’s Lagos Assembly election, dismisses LP suit
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by the Labour Party candidate, David Doherty, against Hon. Wale Rauf of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judgement was celebrated on the official facebook page of the Lagos State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cornelius Ojelabi. The Appeal Court affirmed the ruling of the…
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APC hails Appeal Court verdicts on Kano, Zamfara governorship elections
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the judiciary for upholding the will of the people in the governorship elections of Kano and Zamfara states. In a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, Esq., the party said the Appeal Court judgements delivered on Thursday and Friday were epochal and rekindled confidence in the courts as the…
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Appeal Court declares Zamfara election inconclusive
The Court of Appeal in Abuja declared the March 18 governorship election in Zamfara State inconclusive. The three-member panel led by Justice Oyebisi Folayemi unanimously overturned the return of Governor Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the governorship election on Thursday. Justice Sybil Nwaka, who read the lead judgement, directed the Independent National Electoral…
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