Vows to be resolute against political pressure as 18 parties submit register Considers relocation of sensitive materials from CBN Says commission can’t regulate cost of nomination forms for politicians The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, announced it might move sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria to another location. Speaking during a consultative […]
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• FG releases detailed categories of persons expected to resign • Emefiele meets Buhari, says there will be news soon • Political appointees sue APC, INEC over disqualification threats • Afenifere: You’ve done well by asking appointees to resign but apply same decisiveness to insecurity, ASUU Ministers affected by the presidential directive to resign after […]
Continue ReadingCredit: TheCable Nigeria pushing for plutocracy, says Kukah Yiaga Africa: APC, PDP used forms’ prices to marginalise youths, women Garba dumps APC after withdrawing from presidential race Stakeholders want units in EFCC, ICPC to probe funds, tax politicians Experts seek leeway for lax campaign finance regulations, monitoring Described by some stakeholders as obscene, money laundering […]
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Contrary to speculations that the last Friday’s meeting of presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Southwest zone, convened by former Governors Segun Osoba and Bisi Akande, at the State House Marina Lagos State, did not achieve much, some adherents of the party said the gathering was a success. They said one […]
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Bayelsa State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dennis Otiotio, has said that the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, is officially not yet a member of the APC in the state. He said this in a telephone chat on Thursday morning. According to him, Jonathan could only join the APC if he had been formally granted […]
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Jonathan, We can’t do anything about Jonathan defecting to APC, it’s not new to politicians — ACF Tinubu, Bakare submit form As APC Professionals laud Buhari’s decision on Amaechi, Ngige, others Tinubu’ll go home if he loses, says Babachir Jonathan eligible to run for president — Agbakoba The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has extended […]
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Appeal Court knocks lower court on Section 84 (12) Akpabio, Onu, media aide obey Buhari’s directive, resign Education junior minister resigned April 28 Ngige: I will consult my constituency before I resign Late resignation may hurt ministers’ ambition, stirs up legal debate over 30-day ultimatum before primaries Reps align with Senate, amend Electoral Act for […]
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Adamu declines ex-president’s proposal CBN governor in dilemma AfDB president mum Submission of forms closes There is uncertainty in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over three of the 26 presidential nomination forms obtained for aspirants. The forms are those obtained for former President Goodluck Jonathan by ‘Normadic Herders and Almajiris Community, the one for […]
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Says economy suffered unprecedented deficit under him The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has berated Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over his involvement in partisan politics and rushed to court to seek a restraining order. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr. Jare Ajayi, who spoke with The Guardian yesterday, said the […]
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Photo/facebook/benuestategovernment Concerns mount over appointment of convention planning committee Court orders speedy hearing of suit challenging PDP’s primary Umahi: If Jonathan joins APC, it’ll be one of the wonders of this century All eyes will be on the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today, as its National Executive Committee (NEC) meets in Abuja […]
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