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2027: Nigeria must shift from consumption to production, Obi says
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said Nigeria must urgently shift from a consumption-driven economy to one centred on production, warning that the country cannot import its way to prosperity. Obi spoke on Friday in Onitsha, Anambra State, while addressing journalists at a press conference on his plans and priorities ahead of the 2027…
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Oyebamiji meets Tinubu, urges Adeleke to caution supporters against violence
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to caution his supporters against violence following the state’s recent governorship election. Oyebamiji made the call on Friday while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. “I want to advise the…
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Mustapha picks PDP Kwara Central ticket hours after dumping APC
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Senator Salihu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central in the 10th National Assembly, has picked the Peoples Democratic Party’s ticket to seek re-election, hours after resigning from the All Progressives Congress. Mustapha picked up the PDP nomination form at the party’s national secretariat in Wadata, Abuja, on Friday, accompanied by the Kwara State PDP Chairman, Issa Bawa. The…
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Ekiti spent N680m on fire, rainstorm vctims in two years, Oyebanji says
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State Government has spent about N680 million to assist residents affected by fire and rainstorm disasters across the state in the last two years, Governor Biodun Oyebanji has said. Oyebanji disclosed this in Ado-Ekiti while presenting cheques totalling N40 million and relief materials to another batch of disaster victims from some local government areas. Represented…
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Ekiti PDP gov candidate backs Tinubu’s re-election, meets Oyebanji
By Boye Oyeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 Ekiti State election, Dr Wole Oluyede, has teamed up with Governor Biodun Oyebanji to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Oluyede, who contested the governorship poll against Oyebanji, disclosed his decision during a meeting with the governor, signalling a fresh political alignment between the…
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ADC Ondo North candidate Adefemi confident of victory, pledges transparent governance
By Boye Oyeyemi The African Democratic Congress senatorial candidate for Ondo North, Prince Foluso Mayowa Adefemi, has expressed confidence in defeating his opponents in the 2027 election, saying the district is ready for a fresh political direction. Adefemi said the growing demand for better representation and meaningful development across the senatorial district would work in favour of the ADC at…
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DLA affirms Olusoji as 2027 presidential candidate
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State chapter of the Democratic Leadership Alliance has affirmed American-based entrepreneur, Adebisi Olusoji, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Olusoji, an indigene of Osun State, emerged through a substitution primary conducted by the party in Akure on Thursday. His endorsement was secured through a voice vote by delegates at the exercise. The…
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Oyo ADC guber candidate meets APM’s Olopoeyan behind closed doors
By Adejayan Gbenga The African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Oyo State, Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with a chieftain of the Allied Peoples Movement and grassroots politician, Alhaji Abdul-Rasheed Adebisi Olopoeyan, at his residence in the Basorun area of Ibadan. Adegoke was accompanied to the meeting by the ADC Deputy National Women Leader, Southwest,…
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Adeleke visits Wike after meeting with Tinubu
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. A photograph of the meeting shared by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, showed Adeleke and the minister holding the governor’s Certificate of Return. The visit came shortly after Adeleke met President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he presented his…
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Mustapha’s resignation exposes APC crisis in Kwara, says PDP
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Senator Saliu Mustapha’s resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a major setback for the ruling party, alleging that the development exposed a deepening crisis within the party. The PDP stated this in a statement issued on Friday by its state publicity secretary, Olusegun Olusola Adewara, following…
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