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PHOTO NEWS: PDP Governors’ Forum meet in Umuahia
PDP Governors’ forum met at Umuahia, Abia State on the state of the nation and economy.
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Buhari meets APC chairmanship aspirants ahead national convention
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night met with national chairmanship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the party’s national convention on Saturday. The President met with the aspirants with a bid to arrive at a consensus candidate among them. In an earlier meeting with Progressive Governors’ Forum on Wednesday, the president had informed the governors that he…
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ICYMI: Arrive at ‘Unity List’ for convention in 24 hours, Buhari tells APC governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to arrive at a “Unity List” ahead of the party’s national convention on Saturday. The president said this when he met with the governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. He told the governors they need to desist from quarrelling over positions. “Avoid…
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Why we record upsurge in CVR in Ogun- REC
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained reasons for the sharp increase in the number of registrants in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between November 2021 and March 2022 in Ogun State. Mr Niyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State, gave the reasons at a press conference in Abeokuta. Ogun recorded…
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Atiku declares for presidency, says I won’t borrow like APC government
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, officially declared his intention to contest presidential election in 2023 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). Atiku’s declaration comes just seven days to the two-week deadline given to the PDP zoning committee to make recommendations for the zoning of various elective positions before the elections. Speaking in Abuja, the presidential hopeful,…
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Senate joins Reps, to appeal court judgment on new Electoral Act
The Senate has joined the House of Representative in making moves to appeal last week Friday’s judgment by a Federal High Court in Umuahia, nullifying the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. The Senate passed a resolution reached during plenary on Wednesday, following the consideration of a motion entitled: “Urgent need to appeal the judgment of the…
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House of Reps warns Malami not to tamper with new Electoral Act, to appeal court judgement
The House of Representatives has decided to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, asking the Attorney General of the Federation to delete section 84(12) from the electoral act amendment bill recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. Members of the House expressed disappointment and displeasure with the judgement, which they said was aimed at…
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Asiwaju Tinubu does not believe religious groups should dabble in political matters
Last Saturday, 19 March 2022 at an event in Osun State, Chief Tunde Badmus made a call for the establishment of a political directorate by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria and was wrongly attributed to Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This statement, although an error made in good faith by Chief Badmus, does not accord with the views and…
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