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Portable risks disqualification from Headies over ‘death’ threat to co-nominees
Organisers of Headies award have said it might disqualify Portable over his death threat to co-nominees of its 2022 edition. The award’s organisers broke the news in a statement broadcast via HipTV, its satellite TV channel, on Friday. The Headies unveiled the nominees for its 2022 edition on Tuesday. Portable, the singer, was nominated to vie in the ‘Rookie of…
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APC primaries and PMB’s legacy, By Segun Ayobolu
Despite the shift in the scheduled timetable, which would have seen both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hold their respective presidential primaries to elect presidential candidates for the 2023 polls this weekend, the exercise when it holds will be interesting and momentous for both. For this analysis, my focus will be the intra-party…
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APC confirms WesternPost’s exclusive on primary postponement
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced the postponement of its presidential primary election initially scheduled for Sunday (tomorrow). APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka announced June 6 to 8 as the new date for the presidential primaries in a statement titled ‘APC special convention for presidential primary postponed’ on Friday. Morka said the postponement was as a result…
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APC’s gamble with Jonathan, By Ebiowei John
A Goodluck Jonathan presidential candidacy on All Progressives Congress’ platform is an uphill task, writes Ebiowei John For some time now, there have been speculations about moves by powerful northern political forces to get Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past president of Nigeria, to run the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. The permutation, it…
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BREAKING: Folarin defeats Adelabu, 4 others, wins Oyo APC governorship primaries
Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial district, Teslim Folarin has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in the state. Folarin defeated 2019 flagbearer of the party, Adebayo Adelabu, Niyi Akintola, Akeem Agbaje, Azeez Adeduntan and Hakeem Alao to pick the party’s ticket. He polled a total of 954 votes ahead of Adelabu who had 327 votes. Details…
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EXCLUSIVE: APC moves presidential primaries to June 6-7
The All Progressives Congress has moved its presidential primary election to June 6 and 7, WesternPost can exclusively report. The party reached the decision after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bowed to pressure by political parties to extend the dates for primary elections. INEC in a statement on Friday, extended the dates for primaries by six days. WesternPost had…
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BREAKING: INEC bows to pressure, extends schedule of party primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bowed to pressure by political parties by extending the date for party primaries. INEC extended the dates by six days in a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. The electoral umpire had earlier given parties till June 3 to submit their list of candidates on…
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EXCLUSIVE: APC may postpone presidential primaries
Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress may postpone its national convention/presidential primaries. While delegates are set to start arriving Abuja, the primaries which had suffered a change in dates before may be postponed again. Although the convention is slated for Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30, there are moves at present to extend the exercise by one…
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Peter Obi announces Labour Party move
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has joined the Labour Party. The move comes days after he withdrew from the presidential contest of the Peoples Democratic Party and announced his decision to leave the party. Obi announced his move on his Twitter account on Friday. He said he was joining the LP because the party is “synonymous with the people,…
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Buhari calls for collective efforts to ameliorate refugees, IDP suffering in Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more concerted and institutionalized effort in ameliorating the suffering of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Africa, saying only “collective and coordinated” approach would make a difference. In his remarks at the 16th African Union Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government on Humanitarian Crises in African and Pledging Conference,…
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