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Oyo Assembly begins impeachment process against deputy governor, Olaniyan
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Twenty-four lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly on Wednesday signed a petition against the Deputy Governor of the state, Rauf Olaniyan. The petition signal the commencement of impeachment proceeding against the deputy governor, who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The 5-point petition and notice of allegation against the deputy governor was read at plenary on…
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Abaribe resigns as Senate Minority Leader as Balogun, Oyo Senator defects to APC
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, representing Abia South Senatorial District, has formally resigned his position as Minority Leader of the Senate. His resignation was conveyed in a letter dated 26th May, 2022. The letter was read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary, on Wednesday. Abaribe’s resignation as Senate Minority Leader, followed his defection from the Peoples Democratic…
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Akpabio can’t be Akwa Ibom North-West APC senatorial candidate, INEC insists
The Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mike Igini says there is no way former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio can be the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district. Akpabio who withdrew for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the APC presidential primaries had emerged winner…
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PDP sets up panel to pick vice presidential candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a screening committee to help it pick the vice presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. This was contained in a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. The committee which has Chief Tom Ikimi as chairman will meet on Thursday to pick a running mate for the party’s presidential…
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If indeed you love me, then vote for Oyebanji on Saturday, Tinubu tells Ekiti people
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, solicited votes and support for the party’s governorship candidate in Saturday’s Ekiti gubernatorial election, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, describing him as a thoroughbred Ekiti man, with requisite experience in administration and governance. Asiwaju Tinubu, who spoke at the mega rally held to galvanise support for the APC…
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2023: PDP Committee considers Wike as Atiku’s running mate
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has emerged as the running mate to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Wike, it was learnt, was the preferred choice of most members of the party’s committee set up to produce a running mate for Atiku Abubakar. The choice, it was learnt, was between him and Governor…
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How Obanikoro’s son regained APC Reps ticket
Son of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Hon. Ibrahim Obanikoro has reportedly regained his All Progressives Congress (APC) re-election ticket for the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency. WesternPost had reported that Obanikoro lost at the party’s primary election to the younger brother of popular Lagos monarch, HRM Saheed Elegushi, Prince Oyekanmi Elegushi on May 27th. Prince Elegushi defeated the younger Obanikoro with 2 votes…
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Ekiti Guber: Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, 13 govs drum support for APC candidate
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and 13 governors of the ruling party, on Tuesday stormed Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital for the Governorship Mega Rally held at the Ekiti Parapo Pavillion. The mega rally was held to campaign for Biodun Oyebanji, APC governorship candidate in…
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Muslim-Muslim ticket: Numbers will win elections, not faith, says Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma says religion shouldn’t be the primary concern when picking the running mate for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Uzodinma said this when speaking with newsmen at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday. Reacting to the controversy surrounding a potential Muslim-Muslim ticket by the APC, Uzodinma said spread and numbers…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu, Adamu, Ganduje others in Ekiti for Guber campaign
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Governors Abdullahi Ganduje, Adegboyega Oyetola, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Dapo Abiodun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun among others joined Governor Kayode Fayemi in Ado Ekiti in a grand campaign rally in support of Ekit State APC governorship candidate, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji.
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