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Atiku, Sambo visit Aregbesola in Osun
By Adejayan Gbenga, Ilesa Two former Vice Presidents, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Namadi Sambo, on Friday paid a courtesy visit to former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, at his country residence in Ilesa, Osun State. Though details of the meeting were not disclosed, Atiku’s visit to Aregbesola comes amid growing efforts by opposition politicians to…
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2027: Southern youth groups back Tinubu’s re-election bid
A new youth political movement, the Coalition of Southern Nigeria Youth Groups for Asiwaju 2027 (COSONYGA-2027), has officially launched in Abuja, calling on Nigerians to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Speaking at the press conference to announce the group’s formation, Executive Director Rt. Hon. Rikki Nwajiofor said the coalition was born out of the belief that…
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Gov Eno set to dump PDP, orders cabinet to follow or resign
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has formally announced his intention to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing persistent internal crises and a lack of a clear path to re-election within the party. Speaking at the State Executive Council meeting on Thursday, Eno said the unresolved leadership issues at the national level of the PDP posed a serious…
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2026: PDP, APC take campaign to Owa-Obokun’s coronation
By Adejayan Gbenga, Ilesa As the build-up to the 2026 Osun governorship election gathers momentum, supporters of the incumbent governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, took their campaigns to the coronation of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, on Friday.…
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2027: We’ve no crisis in SDP- Adebayo
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said there is no crisis rocking the party. Adebayo, speaking in a recent interview, explained that SDP is running normally and peacefully. He attributed what is happening in the party to a minor disagreement, adding that it would be handled internally among the members of the…
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EFCC denies allegation of secret meeting with politician
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has strongly denied allegations made by Mr. Paul Ibe, spokesperson to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, held a secret meeting with an unnamed politician. The EFCC, in a press statement issued on Friday, expressed outrage over the claims, describing them as “unfounded” and “fabricated.” The statement…
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INEC creates AI Division in ICT Department
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the creation of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Division under the ICT Department. The Commission made this known in a statement signed by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, on Thursday. He said that the approval for the creation of the new division is to continue to…
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Akpabio, Bello to testify at Apoti-Uduaghan’s defamation trial
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello would testify as witnesses during the defamation trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The suspended lawmaker representing Kogi Central is being prosecuted by the Federal Government at the FCT High Court in Abuja. She was said to have made defamatory remarks against Akpabio and Bello during a live television programme.…
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Atiku’s aide confirms coalition talks among ex-VP, Obi, others
Paul Ibe, the spokesman of ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has confirmed that his principal, Peter Obi, and a former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, were in talks over plans to float a coalition ahead of the 2027 election. Ibe said this on Thursday while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Politics Today. His response was a confirmation of the speculations of…
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APC’s popularity rooted in performance, not dominance — Tinubu
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has dismissed concerns that Nigeria is becoming a one-party state, insisting that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is gaining widespread support due to its performance and reforms over the past two years. Speaking at the APC Renewed Hope Agenda Summit held Thursday at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Tinubu said the APC’s growing…
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