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Ekiti 2026: INEC seeks monarchs’ backing for peaceful governorship poll
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the support of traditional rulers in Ekiti State to ensure a peaceful conduct of the June 20 governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Bunmi Omoseyindemi, made the appeal on Thursday in Ado Ekiti during a stakeholders’ meeting with monarchs. Omoseyindemi said the traditional institution…
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Tinubu deserves empathy, not mockery – Rights activist
By Boye Oyeyemi – A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Banji Alabi, has criticised the public ridicule that followed President Bola Tinubu’s brief lapse at an event in Turkey, saying Nigerians should respond with empathy rather than mockery. Alabi, who spoke in a statement on Thursday, said he was disturbed by what he described as the insensitive celebration…
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Presidency faults Atiku over comments on APC government
By Kunle Sanni – The Presidency has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over remarks describing the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration as worse than military rule, accusing him of making inflammatory statements capable of undermining Nigeria’s democratic system. The criticism followed comments Atiku made on Tuesday at the launch of a book by the spokesman of the African Democratic…
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Wike holds Rivers political structure, Fubara is weak – Lere Olayinka
Lere Olayinka, media aide to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has claimed that Wike maintains full control over the political machinery in Rivers State, describing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as politically weak. Speaking on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels TV’s Morning Brief, Olayinka affirmed that Wike dominates both the local government and state assembly structures,…
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Technical challenges stall APC membership registration across Oyo
By Adejayan Gbenga The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has urged its members and supporters to remain patient as technical challenges continue to affect the ongoing electronic registration of party members across the state. The party assured that the issues were being addressed and would be resolved promptly. Reports from the 33 local government areas indicate that many…
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‘Tinubu succeeded in Lagos because he had good people around him’ — Ndume
The senator representing Borno South senatorial district, Ali Ndume, has said President Bola Tinubu’s success as governor of Lagos was largely due to the quality of people he worked with at the time, arguing that many of those individuals are no longer influential in the current administration. Ndume made the remarks on Wednesday while appearing on Prime Time, a programme…
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Obi rejects insults within ADC, calls for issue-based opposition politics
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has distanced himself from verbal attacks directed at leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), insisting that such conduct does not reflect his values or those of the Obidient movement. Obi made the clarification on Tuesday during an engagement with supporters at the movement’s secretariat, where he said abusive comments allegedly made in…
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Governor Adeleke insists Oyetola behind LG crisis in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has insisted that former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, is responsible for the ongoing paralysis of local governments in the state.Adeleke, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, accused the minister of being the chief architect of the paralysis and the untold…
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Adeleke’s court suits responsible for delay in Osun LG allocations release — APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of misleading the public over local government allocations, dismissing claims that the Federal Government was withholding council funds.It insisted that court suits filed by the state government and its allies were responsible for the delay in releasing the allocations.Addressing a press…
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ADC appoints Odigie-Oyegun, Utomi to lead 50-man policy and manifesto committee
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has constituted a 50-member Policy and Manifesto Committee mandated to articulate a clear, coherent and credible policy direction that reflects the aspirations of Nigerians and positions the party as a serious alternative platform for responsible leadership and national renewal. The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam…
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