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LASU Professor proposes “non-renewable” seven-year term for elected public officials
A Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies at Lagos State University, Adewunmi Falode, has called for a constitutional amendment to introduce a single, non-renewable seven-year term for all elected public officials. Falode made the proposal on Tuesday while delivering the university’s 115th inaugural lecture, titled “Bespoke Solutions: Reimagining, Reifying and Realigning the Wheels of the Nigerian State.” He argued…
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Lagos APC endorses Southwest governors’ call for state police
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its weight behind South-West Governors advocating for the swift establishment of State Police across Nigeria. In a statement released by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, the party described the demand as “timely, logical, and inevitable.” The Lagos APC asserted that only “enemies of peace” would oppose a reform designed…
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Shehu Sani accuses northern elites of politicising insecurity ahead of 2027
By Kunle Sanni – Former Kaduna Central senator Shehu Sani has accused some northern political elites of exploiting the region’s security crisis for political gain, claiming that certain figures even take pleasure in the rising attacks. Speaking in Kaduna on Tuesday, Sani criticised what he described as hypocrisy among politicians who remained silent during previous waves of mass abductions but…
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ADC presents viable alternative to rescue Nigeria, Osun — Aregbesola
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has declared that the party stands as a viable alternative capable of addressing Nigeria’s deepening economic hardship, insecurity and governance failures. Aregbesola spoke in Osogbo on Tuesday during the conclusion of the party’s Federal Constituency Tour across Osogbo/Olorunda/Irepodun/Orolu. The former Osun State governor said…
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‘No rift can stop us’ — Oluyede boasts of Ekiti PDP’s 2026 readiness
By Boye Oyeyemi, Ado-Ekiti – The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has expressed confidence that internal disagreements within the party will not derail its bid to reclaim power in 2026. Speaking with journalists in Ado Ekiti, Oluyede said the primary election that produced him was one of the most credible and peaceful…
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Fayose says he regrets giving Obasanjo $20,000 before birthday event
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has disclosed that he gave former President Olusegun Obasanjo $20,000 ahead of his 65th birthday celebration in Lagos — a gesture he now describes as wasteful following the ex-president’s conduct at the event. Fayose said the payment arose after Obasanjo welcomed him to his Abeokuta residence days before the celebration, assured him of his…
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EXCLUSIVE: Osun governor in dilemma over political party to adopt for 2026 gubernatorial election
By Yetunde Oladejo in Osogbo – Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is at present in a quandary over which political party platform to adopt for his re-election in 2026. This follows the unending crisis within his People’s Democratic Party that may hamper its ability to successfully sponsor candidates for elections. The PDP has been broken down the line, and…
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Oshiomhole knocks Atiku, says ex-VP lacks capacity to fix Nigeria
The senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his decision to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC), saying he lacks the capacity to fix Nigeria. Speaking on Monday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the former Edo State governor mocked Atiku, arguing that the former vice-president’s prolonged struggle to stabilise the…
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PDP faction drags INEC to court, seeks nullification of Ibadan convention
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. In the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2501/2025, the party—alongside Mohammed Abdulrahman, acting national chairman, and Samuel Anyanwu, national…
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Ondo PDP chieftain, Olawale Ijanusi, resigns from party
By Boye Oyeyemi – A former Students’ Union Government President of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Olawale Ijanusi (popularly known as Optimum), has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State. Ijanusi announced his resignation in a letter obtained by WESTERN POST and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Ikun Ward 9, Akoko South-West…
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