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INEC should make voting easy for PWDs-Anyaele
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Executive Director, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Mr. David Anyaele has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to make election materials and facilities accessible for People Living With Disabilities (PWDs). Anyaele made the call at a virtual meeting which was attended by various members of the civil society organizations, key stakeholders from the…
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PROFILE: Governor by providence, meet Kashim Shettima APC vice presidential candidate
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has announced former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Tinubu announced Shettima’s choice after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura, Katsina State home on Sunday. Kashim Ibrahim Shettima, Kanuri by tribe, was born on September 2, 1966 in Maiduguri, Borno State. He attended Lamisula Primary…
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BREAKING: Tinubu picks Kashim Shettima as running mate
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has picked former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima as his running mate. Tinubu announced Shettima’s choice while speaking to reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura on Sunday. Tinubu was accompanied to Daura by Governor Aminu Masari shortly after his aircraft landed at the…
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Masari, APC ‘placeholder’ VP candidate resigns as Tinubu’s running mate
Ibrahim Masari, placeholder vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has resigned his nomination. Masari announced his resignation in a statement he personally signed on Sunday. He said his decision was to allow the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu “have more latitude to give more accommodation and inclusion that will position our party to win…
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Lawan, Akpabio should seek redress in court over their senatorial tickets, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday said it stands by its decision to exclude the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and former minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio from 2023 senatorial contest. INEC spokesperson, Festus Okoye, in a statement said anyone who is aggrieved over the exclusion of their names by the electoral umpire should seek redress…
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2023: Nothing wrong with Muslim-Muslim ticket, says ex-gov Ladoja
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja has said there is nothing wrong with the issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket which has continued to generate controversies ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Addressing newsmen at his Bodija residence on Saturday, the High Chief of Ibadanland said what matters most is for the best candidates to…
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PHOTO NEWS: Tinubu arrives Nigeria after visit to France
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria Friday night from his trip to France. The APC flagbearer visited the European country where he held some meetings after he clinched the APC presidential ticket last month.
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Osun 2022: Vote for APC-Aregbesola’s loyalist tells supporters
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Immediate past speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salaam has directed his supporters to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) come July 16th governorship election in the state. Salaam, who is a loyalist of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, gave the instruction to his supporters at a meeting held in Ejigbo,…
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Tinubu has agreed to pick a Muslim VP – Ganduje
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje says Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has agreed to pick a Muslim running mate. Ganduje said this on Friday while meeting with about100 clerics at the Kano state government house as part of activities to mark Eid El Kabir. “We have advised him to pick a Muslim deputy and he…
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BREAKING: Three APC governors in Rivers to woo Wike for Tinubu
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, is currently leading two other All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the South West, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Rotimi Akeredolu in a meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Government House, Port Harcourt. WesternPost gathered that since Wike was left out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket as the running…
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