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PDP postpones NEC meeting to elect new national chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s National Working Committee (NWC) has rescheduled its planned National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting to nominate a new replacement for the position of national chairman from August to September 2024. The party cited the absence of key partners who are away doing religious duties during the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The NEC meeting, which had…
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Withhold early judgment on Tinubu’s administration, Okupe urges Nigerians
By Innocent Raphael The former director-general of the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe has called on Nigerians to refrain from hastily judging the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Okupe advised the public to resist the urge to criticize Tinubu’s government in the same manner as previous administrations.…
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Rally support for construction of Sokoto- Badagry super highway, TDF urges Northern, Southern leaders
The construction of the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway, a major catalyst for economic development between the southern and northern parts of the country, should ordinarily excite all, The Democratic Front (TDF) has observed. The construction of the Superhighway which was recently approved is meant to promote trade and commerce as well as accessibility of goods and services, among other numerous benefits between…
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LP renames Obidient Directorate
By Innocent Raphael The Labour Party has announced the renaming of its Directorate of Obidient Affairs to the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration. In a statement issued on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the Labour Party urged its members and the general public to take note of the change. This decision comes amid recent controversies surrounding the…
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APC trains State Organising Secretaries ahead e-membership registration
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun the training of the State Organising Secretaries ahead the commencement of the E-Membership registration exercise. According to the party, the State Organising Secretaries would spearhead the training of thos who would register the members at the State and Local government levels. The training of the State Organising Secretaries was held in Ladi Kwali…
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EXCLUSIVE: Fayemi eyes Ekiti North Senatorial District
By Okunade Adekunle After failing to bag any appointment in President Bola Tinubu administration, former Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is now angling to contest for the Ekiti North Senatorial District in the next election. Fayemi is moving to replace Senator Cyril Fasuyi who presently represents the senatorial district in the National Assembly.Both of them are members of the…
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Kaduna Assembly claims are “Scandalous”, “Politically Motivated” – El-rufai reacts
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed as a “politically motivated hatchet job”, the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s adoption of a report of its ad-hoc committee asked to probe his governance of the North-West state from May 2015 to May 2023. A statement issued on Wednesday by his Spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, said the former governor led a…
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2027: PDP denies merger talks
By Innocent Raphael The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has firmly dismissed rumors of engaging in merger discussions with other political parties in preparation for the 2027 general election. A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, clarified the party’s stance after the 587th meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC). “The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic…
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Obi condemns vandalisation of Second Niger Bridge
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023 polls, Peter Obi, has condemned the vandalisation of the Second Niger Bridge, calling for the arrest of the culprits. Obi, who was reacting to a video of a man who described how criminals were vandalising the second Niger Bridge, said the vandalisation of the critical infrastructures on the bridge, was capable…
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Obi’s Campaign Director, Fagbenro-Byron dumps LP for APC in Lagos
The Director of Organization for Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign, Dr. Sina Fagbenro-Byron, has dumped Peter Obi to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fagbenro-Byron was received into the ruling party by the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) member and apex leader of Mushin and Odi-Olowo Mandate Movement, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon (GOS), at his Lagos residence on Tuesday. Accompanied by…
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