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VIDEO: No need to change Tinubu in 2027, says Oba of Benin
The Oba of Benin, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Ewuare II, has said there is no need to change President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The monarch stated this on Tuesday when the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, and other campaign officials visited him at the Oba’s Palace in Benin City, Edo State, as part of a…
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Akingbaso camp denies principal tore Tinubu poster in Idanre
By Boye Oyeyemi The media team of the APC lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Festus Akingbaso, has denied allegations linking him to the removal of a campaign poster bearing the image of President Bola Tinubu in Idanre, Ondo State. The team, in a statement signed by Kelvin Babalola on behalf of the Fessy West Media Team, described reports alleging that…
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Alli group questions Oyo’s N85bn healthcare loan
By Adejayan Gbenga The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation has called for greater transparency in the utilisation of the €55 million, approximately N85 billion, French government concessional loan secured by the Oyo State Government for healthcare development. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the organisation said the facility should be used strictly to improve healthcare infrastructure and services across the…
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2027: My support for Tinubu won’t stop PDP from fielding candidates — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has clarified that his political support ahead of the 2027 general elections is specifically for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, insisting that he never agreed that the Peoples Democratic Party would withdraw from other elective contests. Wike said the PDP remained free to field candidates for governorship, National Assembly and State House…
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Adekanmbi says his allegiance is to Oyo people, not Makinde
By Adejayan Gbenga The 2027 governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State, Bimbo Adekanmbi, says his ambition is driven by competence, experience and a commitment to putting the interests of the people above personal or political considerations. Adekanmbi stated this while featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show, where he discussed his political ambition, governance experience and…
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Oyo 2027: Court adjourns Accord governorship suit
By Adejayan Gbenga The Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned a suit challenging the choice of the Accord Party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election until September 30, 2026. Justice Uche Agomoh adjourned the case on Monday after proceedings were stalled by conflicting legal representations for the party. The case, marked FHC/IB/CS/97/26, was filed by Olakunle Busari…
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Uzodimma inaugurates APC Imo Campaign Council, targets 2027 sweep
The governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State Campaign Council, charging members to extend the party’s operations to every ward, community and polling unit across the state ahead of the 2027 general elections. Uzodimma said the council’s primary mandate was to secure victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all APC…
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I have no anointed candidate for Oyo governorship, Ladoja reveals
By Adejayan Gbenga The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has said he has no anointed candidate ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State. Ladoja, a former governor of the state, made this known Monday when he received the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate, Hazeem Gbolarumi, at his palace. Gbolarumi, a former deputy governor, was accompanied by…
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Alade withdraws election petition against Oyebanji, SDP vows to continue
By Boye Oyeyemi The Social Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 Ekiti State election, Isaac Alade, has withdrawn his petition challenging Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s victory at the Election Petition Tribunal. Alade’s lawyer, Umar Abdulhamid, informed the three-member panel on Monday that his client had filed a Motion on Notice dated September 12, seeking to discontinue the case. The…
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Oba Akiolu backs Tinubu’s re-election, says ‘no vacancy’ in Aso Rock
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Monday threw his weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, declaring that there would be no vacancy in the Presidential Villa for the next four or five years. The monarch made the declaration when the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, led members of the…
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