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Atiku calls for arrest, prosecution of Adamawa REC over botched supplementary poll
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has raised the alarm over what he called attempt to upturn the democratic wishes of the people of Adamawa State in the governorship election in the state. Atiku, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said that the initial decision of the Resident Electoral Commissioner…
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Ododo, Yahaya Bello’s preffered candidate picks Kogi APC governorship ticket
Kogi State Auditor-General, Ahmed Usman Ododo has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November election in the state. Governor Yahaya Bello had ahead of the election publicly announced that Ododo is his preferred choice out of all other contestants. The position of the governor forced some frontline aspirants, including the Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja,…
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Tinubu sues for peaceful, non-violent supplementary elections
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to conduct themselves peacefully and eschew violence during the supplementary elections set to take place across the country on Saturday. Tinubu made this call in a press release he personally signed on Friday. “As the last leg of the 2023 general election, we must ensure that the electoral processes are brought to…
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Supplementary election: Atiku drums support for PDP
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar has implored the electorate in all the places where supplementary elections will take place on Saturday to come out in large numbers to cast their ballot for the PDP. Atiku, in a press release signed on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, specifically calls on…
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Time Magazine lists Tinubu, Biden, Messi others in 100 Most Influential People of 2023
Nigeria’s newly elected President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been named among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023. Describing Tinubu, Time Magazine said: “Winning an election in Africa’s most populous country is no easy feat. But Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has had nearly two decades to prepare. “Called Jagaban, or ‘leader of the warriors,’ by his…
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Tinubu can’t be my president, Ex-Lagos Deputy Governor Ojikutu set to renounce citizenship
Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Sinatu Ojikutu, has revealed that she has begun the process of renouncing her Nigerian citizenship and is planning to leave the country, due to what she described as continuous humiliation since Bola Tinubu emerged as President-elect. Ojikutu had vowed to renounce her citizenship if Tinubu ever became president. Speaking to reporters, the former deputy…
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Senate presidency: APC support groups adopt Izunaso, task NWC to zone position to South East
A coalition of the APC support groups (CASG) has adopted Senator Osita Izunaso as the next Senate President and urged the National Working Committee (NWC) to zone the position to the South East. In a formal letter addressed to the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, the group emphasized the importance of character, experience, capacity, and competence in deciding…
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Peter Obi detained at London airport over impersonation concerns
Labour Party candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, was detained by immigration officials upon his arrival at Heathrow Airport in London from Nigeria on Good Friday, April 7, 2023. According to a statement from Diran Onifade, Head of the Obi-Datti media team, Mr. Obi was handed a detention note and questioned for a long time, which…
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Turkish President Erdoğan congratulates Tinubu as Nigeria’s next leader
President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdoğan, has joined the list of world leaders that have sent congratulory and goodwill messages to Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Xi Jinping of China, United Kingdom Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, are among global leaders that have since sent goodwill messages to Asiwaju…
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INEC replies Atiku’s petition, gives reasons for declaring Tinubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission has replied the petition of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar challenging the declaration of All Progressives Congress’ Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as winner of February 25 presidential election. Atiku had in a petition he submitted at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal argued that Tinubu didn’t meet the requirements to be…
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