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PHOTO NEWS: Oyebamiji seeks support for APC ahead of 2026 governorship election
Former Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Bola Oyebamiji, has called on indigenes of Ikire to rally behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. Oyebamiji made the appeal during an interaction with members of the Ikire community in Ibadan on Sunday, where he was accompanied by his wife. Describing himself as a “proud…
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You couldn’t deliver Lagos for PDP since 1999- Wike slams Bode George
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, slammed the former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Chief Bode George, over his comments on his political life. Replying George, the Minister said that since 1999, the PDP chieftain could not help his party to win Lagos State. Wike insisted that he made PDP…
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Tinubu yet to translate vision into reality, says Ado-Ibrahim
..seeks rejig of Federal Executive Council The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2023 election, Malik Ado-Ibrahim, on Sunday said President Bola Tinubu has not been able to translate his vision into reality because of the calibre of person’s working with him. Ado-Ibrahim, a security expert, made this assertion while speaking as guest on Channels TV’s…
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PDP greets Wabara at 77
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated its Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman and former President of the Senate, Senator Adolphus Wabara on his 77th birthday. A statement issued on Sunday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said Wabara stands tall as one of Nigeria’s leading lights; a forthright democrat and patriotic partyman who continues to play central…
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Soyinka lauds Amaechi’s defiance during 2022 APC presidential primary
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has commended former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for refusing to withdraw from the 2022 presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in favour of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Saturday at Amaechi’s 60th birthday celebration in Abuja, Soyinka described the former Rivers governor’s stance as an act of political courage and a vital expression…
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Your anti-Tinubu coalition will fail, APC chieftain tells Atiku, others
Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has declared that the current move by opposition leaders to unite against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 will not succeed. He made this statement during a media chat with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo. Oyintiloye, who served as a member of the defunct APC Presidential…
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2027: Coalition group may settle for new party as Northern Democrats reject ADC, SDP
There is strong indication that the coalition group spearheaded by the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Minister, Rotimi Amaechi and former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai may settle for the registration of a political party to confront the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu in 2027. This is evident as a branch of the National…
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2026: Why I’m running for Osun governor – Ogunbiyi
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, has declared his intention to contest the 2026 Osun State governorship election, citing the marginalization of the Iwo Federal Constituency as a major reason for his decision. Speaking in his hometown of Ileogbo, Ayedire Local Government Area of the state on Saturday, Ogunbiyi formally announced his…
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Ezekwesili slams FG charges against Senator Natasha
By Kunle Sanni Former Minister of Education and prominent activist, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately withdraw the criminal charges filed by the Federal Government against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement posted on her X account on Saturday, Ezekwesili described the move as a dangerous abuse of power and a “shameful violation of democratic principles.”…
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INEC chairman swears in new RECs
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday swore in six newly appointed Resident Electoral Officers (RECs), urging them to always be guided by the electoral legal framework. He also urged them to follow the code of conduct for RECs as well as the regulations and guidelines governing the Commission’s operations. “As you assume or…
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