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Lagos APC inaugurates 40-member campaign council for 2025 LG polls
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, on Wednesday inaugurated a 40- member campaign council ahead of the July 12 local government elections The inauguration of the campaign Council was done by the party’s State Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi at the party’s secretariat at Acme, Ikeja. The immediate past State Chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun and the Chairman of the Odiolowo-Ojuwoye…
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Barau welcomes NNPP defectors into APC in Kano
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Jibrin Barau has welcomed thousands of members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)/Kwankwasiyya Movement into the All Progressives Congress (APC). All roads leading to Kabo in Kano North Senatorial District were filled to the brim on Tuesday as the people of Kano State and neighbouring states trooped out en masse to thank President Bola…
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2027: Current coalition efforts lack vision, ideology – Sowore
Human Rights Activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said the current coalition efforts lack vision and ideology. Sowore explained that the coalition would strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s bid for re-election rather than challenge it. Sowore said on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday, described the current coalition talks as hollow, lacking ideological…
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Osun 2026: Oyebamiji denies position-sharing rumour as LG consultations kick off
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Following his official declaration to contest the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State, the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and a leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, has dismissed rumours that he has begun sharing political positions ahead of the 2026 election. Speaking during his grassroots…
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Presidency debunks Afenifere ‘nightmare’ claims, cites progress under Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda
By Kunle Sanni The Presidency has criticised comments by a faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, which accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration of turning its “Renewed Hope” mantra into a national nightmare. In a statement released by Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Justice Faloye, Afenifere had claimed that the President’s midterm scorecard reflected widespread regression across all human development…
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‘INEC is no longer electoral umpire’ – Amaechi slams Tinubu’s governance
Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed concern over the state of Nigeria’s electoral process, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of losing its neutrality. Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time program with Charles Aniagolu on Tuesday, Amaechi alleged that under the current INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, the commission has been compromised and is…
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Tinubu meets Governor Adeleke, business mogul Adedeji Adeleke, Davido in Lagos
Photo News: Tinubu Meets Osun Governor Adeleke, Business Mogul Adedeji Adeleke, and Music Star DavidoBy Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received in audience Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State at his Lagos residence. Accompanying the governor were his elder brother and prominent businessman, Chief Adedeji Adeleke, as well as Nigerian music sensation David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.
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Suspended Rivers Governor Fubara visits President Tinubu in Lagos
By Kunle Sanni Suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, paid a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos on June 3. The meeting comes against the backdrop of ongoing political tensions in Rivers State. President Tinubu invoked Section 305 of the 1999 Constitution on March 18, leading to the declaration of a state of emergency. As a result,…
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Nigeria risks becoming one-party state, Labour Party warns
By Kunle Sanni The caretaker chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Nenadi Usman, has raised alarm over the future of Nigeria’s democracy, warning that the country could descend into a one-party system if opposition parties fail to unite and prioritize the national interest over personal ambition. Usman delivered the warning during the African Democratic Congress (ADC) award ceremony held on…
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Ogun: Ex-PDP deputy governorship candidate, Akinlade joins APC
…says PDP’s crisis is beyond redemption The Ogun State Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Adekunle Akinlade, popularly known as Triple A, on Tuesday, announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Akinlade made this announcement a week after he resigned his membership from the PDP. In a statement made available…
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