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2027: LP lauds Kwankwaso for willing to serve as Obi’s running mate
The Labour Party, on Sunday, welcomed the offer by the New Nigeria People’s Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, to be running mate to LP’s Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. National Secretary of LP, Umar Farouk, said that the renewed move by Kwankwaso was a welcome development, appealing to him not to kill the…
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PDP wins 30 of 31 LGs in Akwa Ibom Council Election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 30 of the 31 local government chairmanship seats in the October 5, 2024 LG election in Akwa Ibom State. The result was announced on Sunday by the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC). The commission also indicated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won one local government area. Following the successful conduct of…
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Fubara swears in Rivers local government chairmen
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event was attended by Bauchi State…
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BREAKING: AA wins Etche LG in Rivers Polls
Uzodinma Nwafor of the Action Alliance (AA) has been declared winner of the Chairmanship election held on October 5 in the Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Chairman of Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Adolphus Enebeli, made the declaration on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He stated that the AA also clinched all the…
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Governor Fubara’s loyalists win 22 local government areas in Rivers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s loyalists who contested the local government elections under the Action Peoples Party (APP) have won 22 out of the 23 chairmanship positions. Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, declared the result in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday night. Enebeli said the announcement of Etche, the only Local Government…
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Gov Aiyedatiwa confident in Tinubu’s reforms, calls for continued support
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policies and reforms will yield positive results for Nigerians. He made the remarks during the South-West Assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held on Saturday at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, where party leaders from the region gathered to discuss national and regional…
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PHOTO NEWS: Sanwo-Olu hosts APC South-West Stakeholders’ Summit in Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday hosted the 2024 South-West Assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The summit, organized by the Zonal Coordinator of the party in the region, brought together leaders and members of the APC from all six states in the South-West to review the current status of the party, with the aim of forming a…
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Tinubu not thinking of next election but posterity- Gbajabiamila
By Adeola Ogunrinde President Bola Tinubu has said his administration currently is not thinking of next election but the posterity of the next generation. Tinubu made the remark through his Chief of Staff, Rt (Hon) Femi Gbajabiamila, on Saturday during the All Progressives Congress (APC) South-West Zone Assembly held at Eko Hotels, Lagos. The event was hosted by the Chairman…
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Gunshots in Portharcourt during Rivers LG election
As the Rivers State local government election progresses across the 23 Local Government Councils of the state, there were reports of sporadic gunshots in Port Harcourt. Some unidentified individuals in a black Toyota Corolla vehicle were seen firing gunshots around the Wimpy area, not very far from the home of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike. As of the…
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Rivers’ situation similar to the Old Western Region’s crisis – Jonathan
Ex-president Dr Goodluck Jonathan has said the current political climate in Rivers State reflects the Old Western Nigeria regional crisis. He therefore, cautioned against using Rivers as the crystal that will bring down the country’s democracy. In a statement on Saturday, the former president, opined that everyone should be extremely concerned about the political events that have been taking place…
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