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122 political associations apply for INEC registration
Additional 12 political associations have applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), seeking to register as political parties. This is in addition to the previous 110 applications to the Commission, bringing the total number of applications under review to 122. The newly listed associations are Democratic Alternative Party, I Love Nigeria, Integrity Party of Nigeria, National Youth Progressive Party,…
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Buhari not in Intensive Care Unit, says ex-aide
Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has debunked the reports that the former President is critically ill and in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in a London hospital. The former presidential aide described the claims as exaggerated and misleading. Ahmad, who served as Special Assistant on Digital Communications to the former President, made the clarification in a post…
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I’m loyal to Buhari, not part of ADC coalition — Hadi Sirika
By Boye Oyeyemi – Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has denied claims that he has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the newly adopted platform for the 2027 opposition coalition. Reacting to the reports on Thursday, Sirika expressed shock that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
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NFF mourns passing of former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, describing his death as shocking and a great loss to Nigerian football. “This is really, really shocking,” said NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, in Abuja. “Peter Rufai dead? What happened? I am perplexed. We did not even know he had…
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I brought Wike up in politics – Amaechi claims
A former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he brought up the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in politics, saying that he does not know why the minister disrespects him. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, Amaechi dared the minister to take a walk with him from Abuja to Port Harcourt to prove his…
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2027: Adoption of ADC followed due process – Dalung
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday said due process was followed in the opposition coalition’s adoption of the African Democratic Party (ADC). Speaking on Channels TV’s Lunchtime Politics on Thursday, Dalung recalles that talks about a coalition had been on for about 18 months, saying key stakeholders of the ADC were carried along and…
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APC dismisses ADC-led coalition as desperate power grab
By Kunle Sanni – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the recently unveiled opposition coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), describing it as a desperate alliance of power-seeking politicians lacking vision, credibility, or ideological coherence. In a statement issued on Thursday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, accused the coalition leaders—unveiled on July 2 in Abuja—of being driven…
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No ultimatum to Obi, Abure has no authority — LP caretaker leadership
The caretaker leadership of the Labour Party (LP), headed by Senator Nenadi Usman, has dismissed the purported 48-hour ultimatum issued to the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by a faction led by Julius Abure, describing it as baseless and lacking legitimacy. In a statement released on Thursday and signed by Eluma Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to the…
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No defection to ADC, our party remains intact — Osun APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed claims that its members are defecting to the newly formed political coalition under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement signed by the APC Director of Media and Information in Osun, Mogaji Kola Olabisi, the party described the speculation as false and…
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Adelabu rallies Oyo APC legislators ahead of 2027 governorship election
By Adejayan Gbenga – Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, on Wednesday held a strategic consultative meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives from Oyo State to formally declare his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election. The meeting, which took place in Abuja, drew the attendance of six out of eight APC federal lawmakers…
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