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Bishops, pastors at Shettima’s unveiling not fake – Tinubu campaign organisation

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Shettima’s unveiling; Photo: Twitter The Tinubu Campaign Organisation has described as unwarranted distractions the viral pictures and videos of some Christian clergy at Wednesday’s unveiling of Sen. Kashim Shettima, All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice-Presidential candidate in Abuja. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communication, Tinubu Campaign Organisation in a statement on Thursday, said the clergymen […]

Underscoring strength of women in 2023 elections

July 21, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Aisha Buhari, wife of the President Over the years, Nigeria’s political space has been male dominated despite women constituting a powerful electorate with millions of votes during elections. At the just concluded Osun State governorship election that produced Senator Ademola Adeleke as winner, women voters constituted 52.76 per cent, while men had 47.24 per cent. […]

Buhari endorses party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, confident of 2023

July 21, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu (left); APC vice presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima and APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the unveiling of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate, in Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko Shettima assures he won’t serve Islam, Hausa-Fulani-Kanuri interests as VP CAN disowns bishops who graced […]

Tinubu has chosen to walk along Abiola’s path in picking Shettima — Adamu

July 20, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, says Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has chosen to walk along the path of great Nigerians like the winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola in picking Senator Kashim Shettima, a Muslim from the North, as his running mate for the 2023 […]

Life ban for politicians, parties involved in vote buying in proposed law

July 19, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

INEC chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has proposed a life ban for any politician or political parties caught in the act of vote buying. Speaking on Channels Television, ‘Morning Rise’ Returning Electoral Commissioner , REC, Akwa Ibom State Mike Igini said the menace of vote buying has assumed “the level of […]

Former PDP presidential aspirant, Anakwenze congratulates Adeleke, hails planned integration of ex-aspirants in party’s National Campaign Council

July 19, 2022November 14, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

A former Presidential Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, has congratulated the Party’s Candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, over his victory in last Saturday’s Governorship Election in Osun State. Also, he commended the Party’s Presidential Candidate, His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his statement recently that other former Aspirants who contested with […]

Atiku shops for campaign DG, seeks Obasanjo’s endorsement

July 17, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Plans are currently ongoing for the inauguration of the campaign council of the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. His spokesperson, Paul Ibe, made this known in an interview in Abuja. According to Ibe, the council will be formed in such a way individuals who lost out in the primaries of the […]

Osun 2022: AD declares support for Oyetola

July 15, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Alliance for Democracy (AD) on Friday declared support for the re-election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman and Secretary of the party’s Convention Planning Committee, Abdallah Muktar, and Kola Ajayi. The statement urged members […]

Funke Akindele: I have over 20m followers on social media to defeat APC

July 15, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The Deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Funke Akindele has revealed how her numerical strength on social media will help her defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election. Funke is making the remarks in reaction to a statement made by APC that she (Funke) had nothing […]

Davido, Saraki at Osun PDP mega rally

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Governorship Candidate of the PDP in Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke thanking former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki for his support in Osogbo before the PDP Mega Rally Music Superstar, David “Davido” Adeleke; Governorship Candidate of the PDP in Osun State, Sen. Ademola Adeleke; former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola […]