INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Smarting from the flawed general and off-season elections held last year, stakeholders are expectant that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would have learnt vital lessons toward the delivery of free, fair and credible elections in 2024, Sodiq Omolaoye SODIQ reports. The 2023 general elections, which ushered Asiwaju Bola Tinubu […]
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The new Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is caught between retaining the state executive council constituted by his late predecessor and satisfying his loyalists who are seeking appointments as compensation for their loyalty, Peter Dada writes. The atmosphere in Ondo State is still mournful following the death of the former state Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, […]
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A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Lasun Yusuff, has said it would be difficult for a former Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, to return to the state and dictate its pace of politics. Yusuff, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, was reacting to a declaration by Aregbesola at a political […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State on Sunday named one of its chieftains, Mr. Olalekan Bada, as its consensus candidate for the coming bye-election into the vacant Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency’s seat in the House of Representatives. A statement by the party’s state spokesman, Mr. Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said that […]
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For the first time in the history of the governorship election in Edo State, the aspirants are over 68 in the three big political parties, with more expected to join the race before the sales of forms begin. Adeyinka Adedipe writes on the return of the seasoned campaigners and the new aspirants who are hoping […]
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By Akinwumi Adesina To fix this and break this cycle of dependence, the African Development Bank launched a $3 billion facility to support the development of local pharmaceutical companies in Africa. To assure the companies can have access to intellectual proprietary technologies and processes to manufacture vaccines, the African Development Bank established the Africa Pharmaceutical […]
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By Akinwumi Adesina It is an honour and a pleasure to join you today to celebrate the 40th anniversary of what I consider to be one of Nigeria’s, and indeed Africa’s, finest newspapers. This milestone not only marks four decades of journalistic excellence. It also symbolises the enduring power of the press in shaping societies […]
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Despite his role in the emergence of Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President, Senator Ali Ndume has given “two yellow cards” to Akpabio over his alleged penchant for not obeying Senate standing rules, heralding a new twist in a once cordial relationship. Compromise and jumping of legislative processes in passing bills, especially with the unanimous […]
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George Weah (L) Joseph Boakai (R) Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI and SEYLLOU / AFP • George Weah Earns Accolades For Conceding Defeat, Congratulating Winner • Change Of Leaders Through Ballot Best For Continent, Say Analysts • INEC Should Understudy Liberia’s Electoral Body On Transparent Polls — HURIWA Months after military coup d’etats in Niger Republic […]
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PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar campaigns in his home state Adamawa before the 2023 election The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday dropped a hint that he will still contest for the presidency in the future. He said this during a press conference in Abuja […]
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