2023: I won’t reject calls to contest presidency – Tinubu

President Buhari and Tinubu Meets northern alliance, says consultations ongoing All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, says he will not reject calls to contest for the Presidency in 2023. Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with members of the Northern Alliance Committee. While refusing to officially declare his ambition, he said […]

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Tinubu hints of readiness to succeed Buhari in 2023

President Buhari on Sunday hosted the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, at his official residence, State House, Abuja. Photo/ facebook/MuhammaduBuhari Ahead of the 2023 poll, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally dropped the hint that he would aspire to succeed […]

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How Tinubu and I became friends – Akande

A former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande has explained the reasons behind his smooth relationship with ex-Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Akande, in his autobiography, ‘My Participations’, said he and Tinubu used to argue over political discretions. He added that Tinubu trivially assumed that the political culture of Lagos could […]

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INEC says it has capacity to monitor party primaries

INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Direct primary will ensure free, fair polls, tame corruption – Bamidele, Moro The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has the capacity to monitor any form of primary, whether direct or indirect, that may be conducted by the political parties. Its National Commissioner in charge of Information and […]

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2023: PDP may pick consensus presidential candidate, vows to sweep coming elections – Ayu

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has hinted of the likelihood of the party choosing its 2023 presidential candidate by consensus. He spoke against the backdrop of his election as the party’s consensus candidate in the October 31 national convention. Most members of his newly inaugurated executive committee were […]

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PDP: No plan to dissolve Ondo exco to accomodate Mimiko’s interest

The Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed an alleged plan to dissolve its Ondo state executive to accommodate the inerest of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko. It said the dissolution plan story was sponsored by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, as “part of the retroactive steps of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the government information […]

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Fayemi’s Chief of Staff steps down for ex-SSG

I’m not Fayemi’s anointed, says Oyebanji Bamishile: I’m the candidate to beat Chief of Staff to Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Omoleye, has withdrawn from the governorship election slated for June 18, 2022 to support the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Biodun Oyebanji. Indications emerged yesterday when Omoleye was sighted among those […]

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What we told Tinubu about Kano APC crisis – Shekarau

A former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau has said a meeting of members of his faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) last Sunday in Kano with the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tunibu, was on the party’s lingering crisis in the state. Shekarau told BBC Hausa that Tinubu invited him for the meeting in […]

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