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Governor Oyetola re-election campaign council reels out schedule
The Campaign Council for the re-election of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the July 16th, 2022 governorship election in Osun has reeled out the campaign schedules for this week. In a statement by the Director-General of the Campaign Council, Senator Ajibola Basiru, the reelection campaign trail of Governor Oyetola would move to Ikirun…
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BREAKING: Tinubu, 22 others face APC presidential screening today
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will screen 23 presidential aspirants today ahead of the party’s June 6-7 presidential primary election. A source in the party who spoke to WesternPost on the condition of anonymity, said the screening will take place at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja. Among the aspirants set to be screened are National Leader of the party, Asiwaju…
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Bayo Onanuga: One of the very last good ones, By Odolaye Aremu
Bayo Onanuga’s letter to Atiku Abubakar – the PDP Presidential primary winner at the just concluded event over the weekend is thoughtful. It may well turn out to be the game changer, peradventure Tinubu makes it all the way to Aso Rock. Bayo, sadly is one of the last breed of journalists from the sane era. The sane era was…
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Yari, ex-Zamfara governor in EFCC net over N80bn accountant-general’s fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Sunday arrested former Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State in connection with the N80 billion fraud allegation against the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Adris Ahmed. Yari was arrested in Abuja by operatives of the EFCC. His arrest was coming few days after picking APC’s ticket for Zamfara West senatorial election holding…
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Kanu, Methodist Church Prelate, 2 others kidnapped by gunmen in Abia
Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Kanu, was on Sunday, kidnapped along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. He was kidnapped alongside Rt. Rev. Dennis Mark, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri and the Prelate’s Chaplain, by yet to identified gunmen. Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the clergymen were…
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Beyond Delegates and Monetised Politics, By Waziri Adio
The primaries of the two dominant parties, as expected, have served us generous portions of tragi-comic entertainment. And we are in for more concentrated political theatre, courtesy of the last-minute, six-day extension by the electoral management body. So, brace up for more suspense and, possibly, more shocks. As we move into the last segment and get ready for an unusually…
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PHOTO NEWS: Kunle Adeyanju, London-Nigeria biker arrives to heroic welcome in Lagos
A Nigerian, Kunle Adeyanju, who travelled from London across many countries to draw global attention to philanthropic work has arrived Lagos with heroic bike parade to receive him.
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Jonathan and the APC primaries, By Abisogun Martins
That, from all indications, former President Goodluck Jonathan is even contemplating running for President next year on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) speaks volumes about grave deficiencies in his character and moral integrity, a key factor that led to his ouster from office in 2015 by the same party he now seeks to propel him back…
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ANALYSIS: With PDP, The Die Is Cast On Atiku, Where Is APC? By Kunle Awosiyan
Yesterday night, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike earned my respect. He showed that he was not just a noise maker but a fighter. He gave the PDP presidential primaries his all and lost gallantly to a perpetual winner of that race, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Anyways, I learnt it was a contest of dollars and promises of…
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APC’s bitter but puissant pill, By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir
Deep down, as an APC faithful, I have harbored a genuine fear of having to contend with an ‘ATIKU’, as the flagbearer of the PDP in the 2023 polls. The man is a sagacious politician, a ballot veteran and a professional linguist of the Nigerian language and mentality. Woe betide you, if you dare underestimate his political prowess and war-chest.…
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