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Osinbajo urges politically active youth to connect with rural peers for political change
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on politically active young Nigerians to reach out to their peers in rural areas, to secure victory for their preferred candidates in elective public positions. Osinbajo made the call while interacting with young Nigerians from the Global Shapers Community, Abuja Hub during a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa. “The vast majority of people…
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We’ll make corruption unattractive, Tinubu promises
President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration will put incentives and policies in place that will make corruption unattractive for judges and other Nigerian workers. A statement by the Office of the President-elect signed by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz quoted Tinubu as making the pledge on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during the inauguration of Magistrate Courts Complex. The…
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NNPP didn’t challenge presidential election results to move Nigeria forward, says Galadima
Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has revealed that the party refrained from challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election in order to move Nigeria forward. During an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Galadima stated that although NNPP had the highest chance of overturning the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) victory, the party…
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Former Health Minister, Adewole heads 11-member committee to reposition Osun APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Immediate past Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday, inaugurated an 11-man committee with the mandate to stimulate, revamp, restructure and reposition the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The setting-up of the committee was conceptualised after a series of meetings held between Oyetola and all strata of the party, including the Igbimo Agba,…
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Oyetola to inaugurate committee to reposition Osun APC
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, will on Monday inaugurate an 11-man committee that would x-ray the activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state in recent times and suggest means and ways to reposition it for effective delivery. A statement issued by media aide to the former governor, Ismail Omipidan, on Sunday, in Osogbo, disclosed that…
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Lai Mohammed to PDP, LP: You are sore losers
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has advised the opposition to stop complaining about the 2023 presidential election, which they lost significantly. The minister stated that the opposition parties know they deserved to lose the election due to their overconfidence and complacency, buttressing the position of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Alhaji…
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PDP calls for international travel ban on President Buhari, family after leaving office
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the international community to impose a travel ban on President Muhammadu Buhari and his immediate family after he leaves office on May 29. The request was made during a press conference held by PDP’s spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba, on Friday in Abuja. Ologunagba alleged that Buhari did not give Nigerians free and credible…
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APC vice-chairman sues party leaders over financial report, NEC meeting
Vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-West, Salihu Lukman, has filed a suit against Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, the party’s national chairman and secretary. In a statement on Thursday, Lukman said: “It is regrettable that as a party, APC has been able to conduct just one NEC meeting in the last two years, which is a…
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APC denies zoning National Assembly leadership positions
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims circulating on social media regarding zoning arrangements for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions. In a press statement on Friday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mouka clarified that the party has yet to make any decisions on the leadership positions for the upcoming NASS. “The information did not emanate from the party…
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Opposition relied on foreign backers to win last elections – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday asserted that while the All Progressives Congress (APC) was working hard to retain power in the recent elections, the combined opposition was a victim of over confidence- the main reason why he believed they lost. Speaking at his residence in the State House where he received the Progressive Governors’ Forum led by their Chairman, Governor Abubakar…
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