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Oyetola to inaugurate committee to reposition Osun APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, will on Monday inaugurate an 11-man committee that would x-ray the activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state in recent times and suggest means and ways to reposition it for effective delivery. A statement issued by media aide to the former governor, Ismail Omipidan, on Sunday, in Osogbo, disclosed that…
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Lai Mohammed to PDP, LP: You are sore losers
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has advised the opposition to stop complaining about the 2023 presidential election, which they lost significantly. The minister stated that the opposition parties know they deserved to lose the election due to their overconfidence and complacency, buttressing the position of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Alhaji…
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PDP calls for international travel ban on President Buhari, family after leaving office
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the international community to impose a travel ban on President Muhammadu Buhari and his immediate family after he leaves office on May 29. The request was made during a press conference held by PDP’s spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, on Friday in Abuja. Ologunagba alleged that Buhari did not give Nigerians free and credible…
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APC vice-chairman sues party leaders over financial report, NEC meeting
Vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-West, Salihu Lukman, has filed a suit against Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the party’s national chairman and secretary. In a statement on Thursday, Lukman said: “It is regrettable that as a party, APC has been able to conduct just one NEC meeting in the last two years, which is a…
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APC denies zoning National Assembly leadership positions
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims circulating on social media regarding zoning arrangements for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions. In a press statement on Friday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mouka clarified that the party has yet to make any decisions on the leadership positions for the upcoming NASS. “The information did not emanate from the party…
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Opposition relied on foreign backers to win last elections – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday asserted that while the All Progressives Congress (APC) was working hard to retain power in the recent elections, the combined opposition was a victim of over confidence- the main reason why he believed they lost. Speaking at his residence in the State House where he received the Progressive Governors’ Forum led by their Chairman, Governor Abubakar…
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President-elect charges Progressive Governors to remain united, work with party leadership
President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors who paid him a courtesy visit and urged them to work with the party leadership and lawmakers on the election of principal officers of the National Assembly. “We thank God Almighty for our electoral victory. It was tough and turbulent. “The challenge before us…
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BREAKING: Tinubu accepts Wike’s invitation to commission projects in Rivers
President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has accepted the invitation of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to commission some projects in the state on Wednesday. Wike had in a letter dated April 8, invited Tinubu to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and, the new Magistrates’ Courts Complex on May 3 and May 4. A source close to Tinubu confirmed the President-elect has accepted…
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BREAKING: Ex-Lagos LP Chairman, Salako officially dumps party
The immediate past Chairman of Lagos State Chapter of the Labour Party, kayode Salako, has officially dumped the party after months of unresolved disputes emanating from his unceremonial exit from office and the fallout of the general elections. Salako made this known in an official resignation letter to the embattled National Chairman of the party, Mr. Julius Abure, titled, “Resignation…
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PHOTO NEWS: Atiku pays condolence visit to Orji Kalu over wife’s death
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday paid a condolence visit to Senator Orji Kalu to commiserate with him over the recent passing of his wife, Ifeoma Ada Kalu. The former VP tweeted the pictures Wednesday evening.
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