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Edo Governorship rekindles Oshiomhole, Obaseki supremacy battle
In the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State, ex-governor Adams Oshiomhole, has a score to settle with Governor Godwin Obaseki, who is completing his second term in office. After things fell apart between them, both men are now locked in a battle for supremacy and the control of the state. As their parties’ candidates lock horns in a fierce election…
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APC rules out removing Ganduje as chairman at NEC meeting
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed speculations that the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, will be removed during the party’s Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings scheduled for September 11 and 12. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, to the party’s national leadership in…
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Rivers Politics: Wike threatens to cause political crisis in PDP-controlled states
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to cause political crisis in the state of any governor who tries to interfere in the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State. Wike said this at the PDP secretariat in Port Harcourt on Saturday during the party’s state congress. “Let me assure all of you,…
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President Tinubu committed to transparency, economic reforms, says aide
By Kunle Sanni The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has reiterated the dedication to transparency and sound economic management of the present administration. Olusegun made this statement on Saturday via his X account in response to a post by Statis Sense, which detailed Nigeria’s external debt from previous administrations, starting from the Second Republic…
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TDF commends Tinubu’s administration for educational reforms
The Democratic Front (TDF) has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for successfully reintegrating over four million out-of-school children into Nigeria’s formal education system within its first year in office. TDF Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Chief Wale Adedayo highlighted this achievement in a recent statement, noting its importance in addressing global concerns over the high number of out-of-school children…
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Tinubu will be difficult to dislodge in 2027, Sule Lamido admits
A former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has admitted that the effort to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections is a challenging and difficult one. Lamido, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ex-minister of Foreign Affairs, said with President Tinubu’s firm grip on power among other factors, the chances of the…
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Edo Guber: PDP asks INEC to resist smuggle of unaccredited party agents
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to firmly resist the plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to allegedly smuggle in unaccredited polling and collation agents after the party failed to meet the deadline stipulated by the Electoral Act, 2022 and INEC Guidelines. It would be recalled that the Edo governorship election…
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PDP constitutes 19-member caretaker committee for Ekiti
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the composition of a 19-member Ekiti State Caretaker Committee to run the affairs of the state chapter. National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba disclosed this in a Friday statement. He said the caretaker committee was constituted following the expiration of the tenure of the Ekiti State Executive…
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Perish your dream of becoming President in 2027- George tells Atiku
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, on Monday, said ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar must wait until 2031 if his desperate to run for President again. A statement on Wednesday by George, said power would not return to the North, where Atiku is from, until 2031. But in a swift reaction, Atiku’s media adviser, Paul…
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LP constitutes 7-member disciplinary committee
The Labour Party (LP) has set up a seven-member Disciplinary Standing Committee to curb the excesses of members not ready to abide by its constitution and obey directives. The National Chairman, Julius Abure, told journalists on Tuesday in Abuja that the decision was one of the resolutions reached at the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.…
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