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ICPC deploys operatives to monitor Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi elections
warns against Acts of Electoral Corruption The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has deployed its operatives to monitor the upcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States scheduled for Saturday, November 11, 2023. According to a statement issued by the ICPC spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua on Thursday, ICPC said the Commission’s operatives have been…
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Afenifere disowns communique condemning Tinubu’s Supreme Court victory
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has disowned a communique that was circulated on social media, which condemned the Supreme Court’s verdict that affirmed the election of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president of Nigeria. The communique was purportedly issued by Afenifere General Secretary Sola Ebiseni. However, in a counter-statement signed by the National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Otunba Kole Omololu,…
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VIDEO: Atiku mobilises votes for PDP candidates in weekend gubernatorial elections
urges Nigerians not to give up on democracy Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has drummed support for candidates of the party in the governorship elections holding in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states in Saturday. In a message accompanied with a video he posted on his X, formerly Twitter page, the…
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Niger Delta will witness monumental development under Tinubu – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, reiterated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment towards the overall development of the Niger Delta as well as other parts of the country. Senator Shettima who represented President Tinubu at the grand finale of the All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial rally in Bayelsa State ahead of Saturday’s election noted…
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ElectHER advocates improved consideration for women’s participation in politics, governance
ElectHER, a civil society organisation (CSO), says there’s a need for improved consideration in ensuring that women are pushed forward as political candidates in Nigeria. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday on the forthcoming off-cycle elections, Ibijoke Faborode, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of ElectHER, said without women in politics, Nigeria is limiting the extent to which…
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‘Copy-cat’: You should know Supreme Court doesn’t deliver judgement on public opinion, presidency, APC lampoon Obi
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised Peter Obi, the former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party LP over his recent press conference calling out the Supreme Court for affirming President Bola Tinubu as winner of the last general elections in February. Obi had on Monday addressed a press conference in Abuja, where he…
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Obi vows to continue Obidient movement despite Supreme Court verdict
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said that he respects the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the election of President Bola Tinubu, but he will not give up on his vision for a new Nigeria. Obi, who spoke at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, November 6, said the legal battle was over, but the Obidient movement…
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Courts should consider public opinion in judgements – Prof. Falola
Renowned scholar, Prof. Toyin Falola has stated that public opinion should not be discarded in the administration of justice in Nigeria. Prof. Falola was reacting to the judgement of thr Court of Appeal and Supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. According to him, according too Abraham Lincoln, democracy is for the people and this is what…
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Appeal Court fixes Monday for hearing of Kano Governor, Yusuf, election case
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has fixed Monday for hearing in the appeal of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against his All Progressive Congress (APC) rival, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. The governor had filed an appeal to challenge the nullification of his election by the Kano Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal had nullified…
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Tinubu presents APC flag to Uzodinma, Ododo, Sylva ahead of Nov 11 elections
President Bola Tinubu has presented the All Progressive Congress, APC, party flags to the governorship candidates of Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa state, Hope Uzodinma, Usman Ododo and Timipre Sylva ahead of the governorship elections in the states scheduled for November 11. The president made the presentation to the candidates at the State House in Abuja on Thursday while receiving the…
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