The risks in Muslim-Muslim ticket – Osinbajo

The Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo has warned that the adoption of a Musim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 Presidential election by the All Progressives Congress flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would not augur well both for the party and the country. A Presidency source disclosed yesterday that Osinbajo had expressed serious objection to the adoption […]

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Movie star Funke Akindele named PDP Lagos deputy governorship candidate

Lagos State Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly called Jandor, on Tuesday officially announced and presented the star actress, Funke Akindele, as running mate for the coming 2023 election. It had earlier been reported that in line with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s guidelines on elections, Lagos State chapter […]

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Shettima gets nine APC governors’ support amid criticism of Muslim-Muslim ticket

All Progressives Congress Presidential Standard-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (left) and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, during Tinubu’s arrival at Abuja Airport …yesterday. Livid Northwest governors reject Tinubu’s VP pick, says source Lawan, APC Northeast caucus laud Shettima’s choice Nigeria a secular state, Anglican Bishop warns Power will return to Northern Muslims after a […]

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Shettima: Actor Kenneth Okonkwo quits APC

Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress over the party’s decision to fly a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket for the 2023 election. APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, announced former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate despite opposition from some quarters to a same-faith ticket. The thespian announced […]

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Shettima: How Buhari doused governors’ anger in Daura

Buhari with APC governors The All Progressives Congress governors on Monday at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari expressed reservation over the manner the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, handled the selection of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. It was gathered that it took the intervention of the President to pacify the governors and […]

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Tinubu, Osinbajo, 21 governors for APC mega rally

The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, 21 governors and other stalwarts will storm Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for a mega rally in support of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. It will signal the end of the campaign for Oyetola’s re-election in Saturday’s governorship […]

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APC governors meet Buhari, back Shettima’s candidacy

Nine Governors of the All Progressives Congress, on Monday, held a one-hour closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura private residence at the end of which they declared their support for Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general election. The Governors […]

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Muslim-Muslim ticket trampling on Nigerians’ rights – Clerics

The Council of Church Leaders and Ministers in Nigeria has said that the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress is trampling on the religious rights of Nigerians. Addressing a press conference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Monday, the Council expressed disappointment in the choice of a Muslim-Muslim pairing ticket by the […]

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Tinubu, Shettima ticket: Looming danger ahead, say Ohanaeze youths

Tinubu (middle); Shettima (2nd left); Shehu of Borno (2nd right); and Governor Babagana Zulum (right)  The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, (OYC), has reacted to All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu’s choice of former Borno Governor, Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate, saying there is looming danger […]

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CAN, MBF, Arewa ex-scribe, others decry APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket

Tinubu: Why I picked Shettima as my running mate Muslim-Muslim ticket insensitive choice, breach of Constitution – HURIWA, Adegboruwa We would have preferred a Muslim-Christian ticket – APC Rebirth group says Amid disquiet in Northwest, Wamakko sues for peace Labour Party not surprised by APC’s ‘insensitive’ ticket – Deputy Chairman All doubts of a Muslim-Muslim […]

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