Works and Housing minister, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to wait till January 2022 for the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, to declare whether he will be running for president in 2023 or not. He stated this on Channels Television’s ‘Hard Copy’ programme aired on Friday night. Of recent, posters and billboards […]
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The National Assembly will transmit the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill 2021 to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent this week, it was learnt yesterday. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senator Kabiru Gaya confirmed the plan in Abuja during a chat with to reporters. He expressed optimism that President Buhari would […]
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President on same page with us, says Gbajabiamila The move to stop the retention of the direct primary clause in the Electoral Act Bill collapsed yesterday. House of Representatives Speaker said President Muhammadu Buhari is in support of the direct mode of selecting candidates for elections by political parties. Also, the National Assembly disclosed plans […]
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A group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), APC Nigeria4Nigeria Youths Alliance (APCN4NYA) has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the party from the North are morally bound to support the presidential bid of the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2023. That is the highpoint of the […]
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There was palpable fear at Thursday’s meeting of The Osun Progressives, a caucus of the All Progressives Congress in the state backed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, following sporadic shooting by suspected thugs. The incident happened at Oranmiyan House, Gbongan Road, Osogbo, which is also being used by Aregbesola’s faction of APC, at […]
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Banners inscribed with ‘Ibikunle Amosun for President’ have surfaced around Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as the race to Aso Rock in 2023 gradually picks up. Amosun, 63, is a former Ogun governor and currently an All Progressives Congress senator representing Ogun Central. One of the banners was hung on one side of the NNPC […]
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Begins selling nomination forms for Osun poll on 22 November The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a Screening Appeals Panel to examine the complaints arising from the screening of aspirants for the governorship election in Ekiti State. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu on […]
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We are only acting on security reports, there is no cause for alarm, party says Dozens of armed police officers Wednesday positioned themselves in strategic areas at the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja following a tip-off of a possible protest by aggrieved members against the party’s national leadership. The […]
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APC National Secretariat, Abuja yesterday • Party scribe insists it’s a precautionary measure • Marafa dares APC, says expulsion threat empty • I will not leave APC for Ganduje, Shekarau vows • Party merely postponing evil day, says Etta • Group gives 21-day ultimatum to shut secretariat over non-payment of N12.9m advert debt For the […]
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Minister of State for Transport, Senator Gbemisola Saraki (left); former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Kawu Baraje, at the ninth memorial of former Senate Leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki, in Ilorin…yesterday Lauds PDP’s performance in Anambra governorship poll Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has […]
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