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APC picks Akpabio, Tajudeen as consensus Senate President, Speaker
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has announced the zoning arrangement for the leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly. In a statement issued on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mouka, the NWC revealed the outcome of consultations and meetings held with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, other party leaders and stakeholders. The…
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Action Alliance withdraws petition against Bola Tinubu’s victory in presidential election
The Action Alliance (AA) has withdrawn its petition challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 presidential election. The party made the announcement during the pre-hearing session of the Presidential Election Tribunal on Monday. Oba Maduabuchi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who leads the legal team of the party, made the…
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Atiku asks presidential election petition tribunal to televise proceedings
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has urged the presidential election petition tribunal to allow televised proceedings during the pre-hearing of petitions on Monday. Atiku, who is also the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was represented by his lawyer, Chris Uche, SAN, who emphasized the importance of allowing public access to proceedings either physically or by electronic means. “An…
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Keyamo dismisses PDP’s allegation of attempt to influence presidential election petitions
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has dismissed allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of an alleged plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to influence the outcome of proceedings in the Presidential Election Petitions, over which hearings would begin on Monday in Abuja. In a statement Sunday, Keyamo, who was the spokesman of the APC…
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Ahead of inauguration, Kenyan President Ruto sends special envoy to Tinubu
…seeks President-elect’s support on areas of mutual interest As the May 29 inauguration date of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu draws closer, Kenyan president, Dr Williams Ruto, has sent a special envoy to discuss areas of mutual interest between Nigeria and Kenya with the president-elect. Ruto, in a letter he personally signed, congratulated Tinubu on his victory at the polls…
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APC youths set to stage first-of-its-kind inauguration concert
Leaders of the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have announced a first-of-its-kind inauguration concert planned as an inclusive celebratory activity for young people across the country who contributed to the party’s victory and the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the last presidential election. Tagged the ‘Renewed Hope Concert’, the event is billed tentatively to take…
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Osinbajo contested APC presidential primary in public interest – Spokesperson
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo contested for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he believed he had the necessary experience, qualifications, and leadership qualities for the office of the president, according to Laolu Akande, his spokesperson. Osinbajo was among those who contested the party’s presidential primary which was won by Bola Tinubu, the president-elect. In an interview with…
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Ganduje declares Akpabio next Senate President
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, says Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, is the next president of the senate. Ganduje spoke on Thursday at a meeting with Ben Ayade, his Cross River counterpart, in Calabar, the state capital. Ibrahim Gambari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, was also present at the meeting. “The senate president of…
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Osinbajo urges politically active youth to connect with rural peers for political change
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on politically active young Nigerians to reach out to their peers in rural areas, to secure victory for their preferred candidates in elective public positions. Osinbajo made the call while interacting with young Nigerians from the Global Shapers Community, Abuja Hub during a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa. “The vast majority of people…
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We’ll make corruption unattractive, Tinubu promises
President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will put incentives and policies in place that will make corruption unattractive for judges and other Nigerian workers. A statement by the Office of the President-elect signed by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz quoted Tinubu as making the pledge on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the inauguration of Magistrate Courts Complex. The…
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