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@66: Akeredolu a hegemon with collaborative praxis, says Jimoh Ibrahim
Business mogul and All Progressives Congress’ (APC) senatorial candidate for Ondo South in the forthcoming general elections, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR, has described Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, as a hegemon with collaborative praxis. He stated this on Thursday while congratulating the governor on his 66th birthday anniversary. Ibrahim said what God has been using the Chairman of Southwest Governors’ Forum…
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Babayemi to appeal Court of Appeal judgement on Osun PDP guber ticket
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the just concluded governorship election in Osun State, Dotun Babayemi has disclosed his plans to seek redress at the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure confirmed Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the party. Babayemi had sued the PDP, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and…
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‘Clergymen who attended Shettima’s unveiling aren’t fake, not hired’
The Tinubu Campaign Organisation says social media narrations that clergymen who attended the unveiling of former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as the vice presidential candidate of the APC were fake are not true. The campaign organisation in a statement by its Director, Media and Communications, Bayo Onanuga said the clergymen like every Nigerian were free to attend the unveiling.…
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Lagos 2023: Why I dumped APC for Labour Party- Salvador
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State and leader of the Conscience Forum, Hon. Moshood Salvador, has said the failure of the party to fulfil promises made to his group in 2018 prompted his defection to the Labour Party (LP). Salvador, who officially declared to contest the governorship election under LP, on Wednesday in Surulere, Lagos,…
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You and Tinubu will win, Buhari assures Shettima
President Muhammadu Buhari struck a chord of humour on Wednesday at the State House while responding to a flowery speech by Senator Kashim Shettima, the Running Mate and Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, saying, “I will respond to your speech when I am handing over to you and your boss. God willing, you are going to win.”…
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APC officially unveils Shettima as vice-presidential candidate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially unveiled former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as its vice-presidential candidate. The party unveiled Shettima at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking at the ceremony, the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu thanked President Muhammadu Buhari and the party leadership for the trust and support he has enjoyed since…
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PDP loses senator to YPP
Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, representing Akwa-Ibom North East Senatorial District, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation was contained in a letter dated July 18, 2022. The letter was read at the start of plenary on Wednesday by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Senator Akpan, who chairs the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), informed the…
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INEC issues Adeleke Certificate of Return as Osun governor-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued certificate of return to the Osun State Governor-elect and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s governorship election, Ademola Adeleke. Nephew of the governor-elect and music star Davido shared pictures of presentation of the certificate of return on his Twitter page on Wednesday. Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the…
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Internal crisis made us lose Osun election – APC national chairman
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has said the internal crisis within the party caused the loss of the governorship election in Osun State. Incumbent and APC candidate Gboyega Oyetola failed in his reelection bid, losing to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ademola Adeleke. According to the Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor…
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ECHOES FROM THE PAST: How we can transform Nigeria from Lagos exeprience
In this interview on August 7th, 2009, conducted by Graeme Blair under the Innovations for Successful Societies Series, an initiative of the National Academy of Public Administration and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Bobst Centre for Peace and Justice, Princeton University, the then leader of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) now National Leader and…
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