Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, is back to Port Harcourt, the state capital after his trip to Turkey. Wike, in company of the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, landed at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. The governor was received by PDP stakeholders led by […]
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A flood of defections has hit the National Assembly, with several members switching parties and more lawmakers expected to announce their switch. The ruling All Progressives Congress appears to have been the hardest hit by the development, as lawmakers who have left the party outnumber those who have joined it, especially after the political parties’ […]
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Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has disclaimed reports of a meeting between him and opposition Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in France ahead of the 2023 general election. Tinubu had recently flown to France in what his handlers said was a continuation of high-level engagements with […]
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Photo/twitter/OfficialPDPNig Emerging factors seem to be moderating earlier narratives on how the Osun governorship race is turning out, especially the outcome of the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, which was won by the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abiodun Oyebanji. The emergence of former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, said actions were being taken to unite the party and calm all aggrieved members after the fallout that greeted the choice of his running mate. Atiku’s assurance followed Wednesday’s outburst of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, that his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, and others […]
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Three Abuja-based legal practitioners yesterday instituted an action before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to disqualify three prominent candidates in the forthcoming presidential election following their alleged breach of the Electoral Act. Those the lawyers are praying the court to declare ineligible to participate in the presidential contest are candidate of the ruling […]
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Buhari dangles carrot at meeting with 15 senators Kalu: defection now ruled out President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday waded into the All Progressives Congress (APC) post-primary crisis to avert further defections by its aggrieved senators. The President met with 15 of 22 aggrieved senators protesting their loss of party tickets at the shadow polls, urging them […]
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday, said his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, and others who backed Wike for the Peoples Democratic Party vice-presidential ticket slot deserve a detailed explanation from the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. This as he also said he had resorted to fast and prayers to seek God’s direction after […]
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Pledges support for Ekiti governor-elect, Oyebanji A former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has thrown his weight behind calls for a southern Presidency come 2023. In a tweet on Wednesday, he said, “The current President of Nigeria is a two-term northern Presidency, thus implying that it must be a southern Presidency in 2023 […]
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The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, left the country for France. He departed Nigeria shortly after he held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in the morning. This was contained in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Spokesman, Tunde Rahman, in Abuja. The […]
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