Politics

Over 5000 Tinubu support groups set to merge

As part of activities aimed at boosting the campaign efforts of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, over 5000 Support Groups have resolved to merge into an organization named Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Group (TSICG). The groups resolved to set up coordinating committees in the various geo-political…

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Lawyer files suit to stop Osun Assembly from tampering with OSIEC law

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A Human Rights lawyer, Kanmi Ajibola has filed a fresh suit, asking the Osun State High Court to stop the State House of Assembly from amending the state’s electoral law. It would be recalled that members of the state House of Assembly last week announced plans to amend the electoral law after a bill to that…

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Lagos, Kano lead as INEC’s continuous voter registration ends

…youths 71% of total fresh voters Lagos State led in the total number of newly registered voters during the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to the data released by INEC on Monday, a total of 12,298,944 new voters were registered during the CVR which lasted for about a year. Lagos State came…

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We have decided on APC presidential campaign DG – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided on who would be the Director-General of the presidential campaign council. El-Rufai said this after a meeting between the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima, governors elected on the platform of the party and the leadership represented by National Secretary,…

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Date for council poll in Osun not yet fixed, says OSSIEC chairman

…PDP again warns Oyetola By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) said it is yet to announce any date for the conduct of local government election in the state. Chairman of the commission, Otunba Segun Oladitan in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday described as baseless and unfounded the rumors making the rounds…

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Obi’s experience not ‘deep enough’ to be president – Okowa

Delta State Governor and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, says the experience of Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi as governor is not “deep enough” to become Nigeria’s president. In an interview with BBC pidgin, Okowa said he, as governor, is learning from Atiku who was a former vice president and believes Obi will also…

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2023: Minister rallies APC members for Tinubu 

By Temitope Adedeji, Akure  Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State to forge a united front to enhance the chances of the party in winning the 2023 general elections in the State.  The minister gave the advice while hosting leaders of a group within the APC, the Aketi Continuity…

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BREAKING: APC governors, Tinubu meet in Lagos over presidential campaign council

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress will today Monday meet in Lagos with the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to take a final decision on the formation and structure of the party’s presidential campaign council for next year’s general elections. WesternPost had earlier reported that the party leadership had settled for former National Chairman of…

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Atiku won’t get Northern Christians’ votes, they don’t trust him – VON DG

Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu said Northern Christians won’t vote the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar because they don’t trust him. Okechukwu was reacting to the outrage by Northern Christians over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Okechukwu asked Nigerians to give…

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Senate president denies sitting on senators’ letters of defection

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has denied sitting on letters of defections of senators who reportedly are planning to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party. In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media) Ola Awoniyi, the senate president described the story as utter falsehood. “The report mentioned only Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa as one of the…

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