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Obasa’s allies, Egunjobi, Yusuf expelled from Lagos APC
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled Chief Ganiyu Kolawole Egunjobi and Mr. Azeez Yusuf over alleged anti-party activities and disloyalty to the party. The state APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, announced the expulsion in a statement issued on Wednesday. Egunjobi and Yusuf contested the APC primaries for Agege Constituency I and Agege Constituency II,…
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NDC: Dickson rejects OK Movement’s campaign council
National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has rejected the creation of a separate campaign structure by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement, warning political support groups against operating as parallel structures to the party. Dickson spoke on Tuesday while receiving former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, into the NDC in Abuja. His comments followed…
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NDC planning new approach to fuel subsidy, says Kwankwaso
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says the party is planning a new approach to fuel subsidy if elected in 2027. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor, disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview with Arise News, saying the party would adopt measures to reduce fuel prices, including expanding domestic refining capacity. He said the…
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NDC empowers Obi, Kwankwaso to nominate campaign council officers
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has empowered its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and running mate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to nominate key officers of the party’s presidential campaign council ahead of its planned inauguration. The party said the positions include director-general, deputy director-general (North), campaign spokesman and deputy, head of new media, finance director and deputy finance director, among others. According…
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Babachir Lawal dumps ADC for NDC, backs Obi-Kwankwaso ticket
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), nearly four months after leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Lawal announced his defection in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with the NDC leadership led by the party’s national leader, Seriake Dickson. He also declared his support for the presidential ticket…
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APC’s Adelabu distances self from ex-aide’s defection to APM
By Gbenga Adejayan Former Minister of Power and All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, has distanced himself from the defection of his former aide, Ajiboye Akande, from the APC to the Allied Peoples Movement. In a statement issued by his media office in Ibadan on Tuesday, Adelabu said Akande was no longer his personal assistant and…
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Miners’ deaths: Makinde calls for greater state control of mining
By Gbenga Adejayan Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate Seyi Makinde has called for greater control of mining activities to be transferred to state governments. Makinde made the proposal on Tuesday at the Makinde/Daura 2027 Presidential Town Hall meeting in Katsina while reacting to the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria…
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2027: Abiodun sets up Ogun APC reconciliation committee, woos aggrieved members
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has moved to reconcile aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who lost in the party’s recent primaries, assuring them that there would be room for all within the party. Abiodun, who spoke on Monday in Ijebu-Ode during a meeting with APC leaders and stakeholders in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area, directed the immediate…
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I won Rivers governorship election despite federal might against me — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has recalled how he won the 2019 Rivers State governorship election despite what he described as the deployment of federal government influence against his re-election. Wike spoke on Monday during an interview with TVC News’ Journalists’ Hangout, where he reflected on his political experience in Rivers State and preparations for the…
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Wike declares opposition to Uzodinma’s Senate presidency ambition
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will not support Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma’s reported ambition to become President of the Senate in 2027. Wike made the statement on Monday during an appearance on TVC News’ Journalists’ Hangout, amid a growing political dispute between him and some APC governors over his Rainbow Coalition ahead…
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