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Lagos council chairmen launch PVC awareness campaign ahead of 2027 elections
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Chairman of Conference 57, Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, has urged Lagos residents to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and participate in the 2027 general election. Olowa, who heads the forum of chairmen of the state’s 57 local government areas and local council development areas, made the appeal during a strategic PVC sensitization and community engagement programme…
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Detention: El-rufai’s wives appeal for husband’s release, access to medical care
The wives of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in what they described as their family’s “ordeal”, urging that the former governor be granted bail on reasonable terms and allowed unrestricted access to medical care, lawyers and family members. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, Asiya el-Rufai, flanked by another wife…
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Oyo APC members stage protest over alleged imposition of candidates
By Adejayan Gbenga Supporters of former Minister of Power, Chief Bayo Adelabu, alongside loyalists of Oluyole Federal Constituency aspirant, Dr. Gbolagade Abiodun, on Tuesday staged a protest at the Oyo State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Ibadan, rejecting what they described as the imposition of candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. The protesters, who gathered at the…
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Arapaja meets Oyo APC governorship candidate, others ahead of 2027 polls
By Adejayan Gbenga Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State and National Deputy Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ambassador Taofeek Oladejo Arapaja, has held a closed-door meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, in Abuja ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, which took place on Tuesday, also…
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Kwara group urges APC, Tinubu to back Sanni for governor
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Kwara Youth for Good Governance has called on the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress and Bola Ahmed Tinubu to support the emergence of Engr. Femi Sanni, popularly known as ARABA, as the party’s governorship candidate in Kwara State for the 2027 election. In an open letter signed by its convener, Salman Idris,…
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APC chieftain backs First Lady’s ‘akara’ remark, gives N2m to widows
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, on Tuesday distributed N2 million to widows in Ibokun, Obokun Local Government Area of the state, saying the gesture was aimed at supporting the initiative of the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, encouraging women to embrace small-scale businesses. Speaking during the…
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Ex-lawmaker urges Ondo APC members to accept outcome of primaries
By Boye Oyeyemi A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Adejoro Adeogun, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State to accept the outcome of the party’s 2026 National Assembly primaries, while also alleging that the exercise did not reflect a genuine direct primary. Adeogun, who lost the APC senatorial ticket for Ondo North,…
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APM predicts failure of Oyo APC reconciliation, cites internal division
By Adejayan Gbenga The Oyo State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has criticised the reconciliation committee recently inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the initiative as incapable of resolving the party’s internal challenges ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Amubode Oluwatosin, on Monday, said the APC was…
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Nigerian editors set July 23 lecture on credible elections
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) will hold the fourth edition of the Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture in Lagos on July 23, with discussions centred on strengthening the credibility of elections in Nigeria. The lecture, scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, is themed: “The Media, INEC, Voters and Path to Credible Elections.” A statement signed by NGE…
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APC candidates gather at Emir’s palace in Ilorin for royal blessings
By Mosunmola Ayobami Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 general elections in Kwara State on Monday received royal blessings from the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for success at the polls. The Emir offered his prayers while receiving hundreds of APC leaders, members and supporters at his palace in Ilorin. He prayed for electoral victory…
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