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Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan sues Senate President over alleged defamation
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over alleged defamation. The suit was filed before the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday with Akpabio and his senior legislative aide Mfon Patrick listed as second to third defendants. In the suit, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan through her lawyer, Victor Giwa, referred to Akpabio’s words published by his…
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SDP more democratic than other political parties in Nigeria- Adebayo
The political atmosphere is becoming exciting as there are moves by political gladiators to align and realign ahead the 2027 general elections. In this interview with Journalists, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Adewole Adebayo, bears his mind on issues in his party, emotions and sentiments on critical national discourse, and other…
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Presidency to El-Rufai: Being hurt doesn’t justify campaign against Tinubu government
By Kunle Sanni The Presidency has acknowledged that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is hurt over his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet but insists that his disappointment does not justify campaigning against the administration. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, made this known during an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday. “I feel…
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Osun LG election: Waste of taxpayers’ money – APC chieftain
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has described the recently conducted Osun State Local Government election as a waste of taxpayers’ money. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo, Oyintiloye, a former member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), argued that the election, held on Saturday, was illegal and…
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PDP chairmen inaugurate new ALGON executives in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The newly elected Local Government chairmen under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State have inaugurated new executives for the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state. The inauguration took place on Tuesday during the association’s first meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government,…
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‘I’m focused on my national duty’ – Ribadu responds to El-Rufai
By Kunle Sanni Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA) to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed comments made by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement on Monday night, Ribadu emphasized his commitment to his national assignment, stating, “I am too preoccupied with my current assignment to engage in any media exchanges with Nasir El-Rufai or anyone else.” He…
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I will resign as Minister if Kano APC Chairman is re-elected – Abdullahi Ata
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, has declared that he will resign from his ministerial position and the All Progressives Congress (APC) if the party’s current state chairman in Kano, Abdullahi Abbas, is re-elected. Speaking at a press conference in Kano on Monday, Ata criticized the APC leadership in the state, citing its role in the…
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El-Rufai bitter over failed ministerial bid — Omokri
Political commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of being embittered over his failed ministerial nomination, which he claims is driving El-Rufai to attack those working for the betterment of Nigeria. Omokri made the remarks in response to El-Rufai’s recent interview on Arise TV, where the former governor alleged that President Bola…
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Stop parading yourselves as members of Rivers Assembly- Pro-Fubara federal lawmakers tell Amaewhule, 26 others
Five federal lawmakers from Rivers State who support Governor Siminalayi Fubara have called on the lawmakers loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike, led by Martin Amaewhule, to stop parading themselves as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The lawmakers made this statement during a solidarity visit to the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led Assembly on Monday, barely a week after pro-Wike…
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‘I’ll leave APC if it abandons progressive values’ – says El-Rufai
By Kunle Sanni Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed rumors of his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating categorically that he has no intention of joining the opposition. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Monday night, El-Rufai described speculation about his political future as baseless. He clarified that his meetings with politicians from other…
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