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INEC updates records, restores Abubakar Gombe as SDP national chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has updated its official records to reflect a court-directed change in the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), reinstating Professor Sadiq Umar Abubakar Gombe as the party’s recognised National Chairman. The update, which is now reflected on the commission’s official portal, followed compliance with a court order directing the restoration of Professor Gombe’s…
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APM’s Adekanmbi picks Open Salawu as running mate for Oyo gov race
By Adejayan Gbenga The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State has unveiled Ogbomoso-born engineer, Muftau Open Salawu, as its deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The party’s governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, presented Salawu to party leaders, members and stakeholders on Wednesday at the APM Secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan. Adekanmbi said the choice of Salawu was aimed at…
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APC, Renewed Hope Ambassadors call for diaspora unity ahead of 2027 elections
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, have called for unity among APC members in the diaspora to strengthen support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and the Renewed Hope Agenda. The call was made on Wednesday in Abuja during a strategic global diaspora conference organised by…
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INEC begins distribution of sensitive materials for Ondo South by-election
By Boye Oyeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s Ondo South Senatorial District by-election, expressing readiness to conduct a credible and transparent poll. The distribution exercise took place on Wednesday at the premises of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Akure and was monitored by electoral officials, security personnel…
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Atiku hails Appeal Court ruling halting deregistration of ADC, other parties
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay the execution of a Federal High Court judgment that ordered the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, had on Monday directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio drum support for Oyebanji ahead of Ekiti governorship election
By Boye Oyeyemi Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and no fewer than 18 governors on Tuesday stormed Ado-Ekiti to canvass support for Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The APC rally also attracted the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, members of the National Working Committee, over 50 federal lawmakers,…
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Oluwo urges politicians to stop politicising insecurity
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged politicians across the country to stop politicising insecurity, describing those who do so as “political bandits.” In a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, the monarch called on political actors to support the government in addressing the growing security challenges facing the country,…
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BREAKING: Appeal Court stays judgment ordering INEC to deregister ADC, other parties
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered a stay of execution of the judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. The appellate court, in a unanimous ruling delivered on Tuesday by a three-member panel led by Justice A.B. Mohammed, granted the application seeking to halt enforcement…
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JUST IN: Sensitive materials for Ondo South senatorial by-election arrive in Akure
By Boye Oyeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the arrival of sensitive election materials for the forthcoming Ondo South Senatorial District by-election at Akure Airport ahead of Saturday’s poll. The commission disclosed this in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Tuesday, indicating that preparations for the election have entered the final stage. According to…
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Osun CSOs, student groups reject calls for redeployment of police commissioner
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A coalition of civil society organisations and student bodies in Osun State has described the ongoing campaign and public demonstrations calling for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, as “unfortunate, ill-advised and capable of undermining ongoing security efforts.” The CSOs, under the aegis of the League of Peace Ambassadors, Humanity and Human…
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