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Osun NATA assures Oyetola of 10,000 votes
As the Osun State governorship election draws near, members of the Nigerian Automobile Technician Association (NATA) have endorsed and passed vote of confidence in the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for turning around the socio-economic fortunes of the State. The artisans also professed their readiness to vote massively for the re-election of Governor Oyetola in the July 16 governorship election.…
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Mohammed Lawal’s daughter Arinola wins Ilorin East Assembly ticket, defeats incumbent lawmaker
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara Arinola Lawal, the daughter of former governor of Kwara State, Mohammed Lawal has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Ilorin East seat in the state House of Assembly. In the election conducted at the Banquet Hall opposite Kwara State Government House, Ilorin,on Thursday, Arinola polled 47 votes to defeat the incumbent, Ho.n Ali Amuda-Jimoh…
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PDP panel declares Adebutu winner of Ogun guber primaries
The Governorship primaries committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State has declared a former member of the House of Representatives, Oladipupo Adebutu, as winner of the party’s primary election in the state. According to Akase Sorkaa, chairman of the electoral committee of the primary of the PDP in the state, Adebutu defeated three other aspirants to emerge the…
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Abe, supporters withdraw from Rivers APC primaries
Senator Magnus Abe and his supporters have withdrawn from the the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections in Rivers State. Coordinator of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Support (BATS) Vanguard in Rivers State, Chief Tony Okocha, in a statement issued on behalf of the governorship aspirant and his supporters, said they were withdrawing from the governorship and House of Assembly primary elections.…
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Abdullahi emerges PDP gubernatorial flagbearer in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara A frontline politician in Kwara State who recently left the All Progressives Party (APC), Shuaib Yahman Abdullahi, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Abdullahi won the primary election conducted by the party for its governorship aspirants on Wednesday. Three aspirants, a 3-time member of the House of Representatives representing…
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REVEALED: Why Governor Badaru picked APC presidential nomination forms
Facts have emerged as to why Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru picked the All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential nomination forms despite the understanding within the party that the next President of Nigeria should come from the southern part of the country. WesternPost gathered that APC governors challenged Governor Badaru on his presidential bid which does not enjoy any support among his…
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ANALYSIS: APC’s consensus option: Not a cake walk, By John Ehimare
No doubt the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has a herculean task sifting from the avalanche of 28 presidential aspirants consisting of political heavyweights that bought forms to fly its flag. Hardly would anyone envy the party’s burden at this decisive moment. The realism that any slips on this matter can potentially put the party asunder, stir bad blood and…
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Adebule, Obanikoro lock horns over APC Lagos West Senatorial ticket
The race for the ticket of the Lagos West Senatorial District of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has taken a new twist with the entrance of former deputy governor of the state and member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Dr Idiat Adebule into the fray. Adebule and former Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro are in battle…
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Presidency 2023: Peter Obi set to run as Kwankwaso’s running mate on NNPP platform
Barely a few hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, is in discussion with the leaders of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), with a view to joining the party. Obi, a leading aspirant in the 2023 presidential election had earlier resigned his membership of the PDP on Wednesday. Obi’s decision to…
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Adediran polls 679 votes to emerge Lagos PDP guber candidate
Olajide Adediran has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries in Lagos State. Adediran polled 679 votes while his rival, David Kolawole Vaughan (Dakova) polled 20 votes at the governorship primaries held on Wednesday in Ikeja, Lagos. While announcing the result, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Mr. Emmanuel Ogidi, said the accredited votes were 709 and…
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