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Tinubu: APC asks election tribunal to dismiss Obi, LP’s petition, gives reasons
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, asked the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) in Abuja to dismiss the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, against the emergence of Bola Tinubu as the president-elect in the 25 February election. The APC, the 4th respondent, urged the PEPC to reject the petition in its…
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Adediran petitions tribunal, seeks disqualification of Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour
…says Sanwo-Olu presents fake WASC results The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Lagos State in the March18 governorship election, Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has petitioned the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, and the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour over alleged breach of Electoral Act…
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Tinubu Presidency: Tayo Ayinde dissociates himself from agitation for Chief of Staff’s position
Chief of Staff to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, has distanced himself from the agitation for the position of Chief of Staff to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. It would be recalled that there was a viral banner on social media indicating that Ayinde was eyeing the position of Chief of Staff to Tinubu. But in a statement issued…
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Ogun PDP scribe, Solarin confirms party ‘empowered’ voters on election day
…says N10,000 credit cards in the name of Madam Caroline Adebutu a philanthropic gesture By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Sunday Solarin, has confirmed that the party’s governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, distributed pre-paid credit cards with N10,000 to empower voters during the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. Solarin,…
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It’s turn of Kogi West to produce Governor- Faleke
The Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC, PCC), Hon. James Faleke, has said that Kogi West Senatorial District deserves to produce the next governor of the state. Faleke explained that giving all parts of the state a sense of belonging is key to peaceful coexistence among the several ethnic groups in Kogi. The fourth time lawmaker…
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Senators-elect bribing APC NWC to jettison zoning for NASS leadership, North West VC Salihu Lukman alleges
North West Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman has accused some senators-elect from the party of trying to buy their way into becoming senate president. In a statement he wrote titled; “Cash-and-carry contest for leadership of 10th National Assembly”, Lukman said the concerned senators-elect have perfected plans to ensure the party does not zone the positions…
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Bring your ‘preferred candidates who resisted debates to face Datti LP fires back at Soyinka
The Labour Party has declined the invitation request by Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka to its Vice Presidential Candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed. In a statement by its media office on Saturday, the LP said there was no basis for debate between Datti and Soyinka. It however him to present his preferred presidential candidate, who shunned debates during the campaign, for a…
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama denies suspension from APC over refusal to campaign against Obi
Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama has denied being suspended from the All Progressives Congress APC for his refusal to travel to the United States to campaign against Labour Party Presidential Candidate Peter Obi. The Enugu State Chapter of the APC announced the suspension of Onyeama and former Senate President Ken Nnamani while former Enugu Govenror Sullivan Chime was also…
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APC to LP: Swim in your own mess, leave us alone
The All Progressives Congress APC has asked the Labour Party not to drag it into the party’s internal crisis. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said it was not responding for the crisis that engulfed the LP, which saw the party’s National Chairman Julius Abure removed. The APC urged the LP to “swim in…
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10th Assembly: Elliot, Adams, Meranda, Tobun jostle for Lagos Deputy Speakership position
Four prominent and ranking members of the Lagos State House of Assembly are currently jostling to succeed the incumbent Deputy Speaker, Hon. Wasiu Eshinlokun who has moved up the ladder to win the Lagos Central Senatorial District seat in the February 25th elections, WesternPost can authoritatively report. The four lawmakers are Desmond Elliot (Surulere 1, Lagos Central), Noheem Adam (Eti-Osa…
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