I helped Aregbesola, Fayemi, Mimiko become governors – Tinubu

Few months to the presidential election, one of the presidential aspirants and leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday paid a visit to the traditional rulers in the three senatorial districts of Ondo State, seeking their support for his aspiration. Speaking at the palace of the Deji of Akure, the former […]

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Electoral Act 2022: Nigerians divided as Buhari seeks further amendment

Credit: Twitter/BashirAhmaad • Provision is unconstitutional, says Sagay • There is nothing wrong with it, Adegboruwa insists • Melaye, Kadiri, others urge NASS to ignore President Eight days after President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the Electoral Act 2022, the National Assembly has begun the process of amending the legislation, which has divided Nigerians. President Muhammadu […]

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Support Tinubu for presidency, group appeals to Yoruba obas

As All Progressives Congress National leader, Senator Bola Tinubu, prepares to visit Ondo State in his next phase of visits to Southwest traditional rulers, a social political organization said to be fighting the cause of the Yoruba race at home and in the diaspora, the Yoruba Ronu Group, has called on Yoruba obas to support […]

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APC came to power unprepared, says Saraki

Former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as an opportunist party that came to power unprepared. The presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated this, yesterday, in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, while on a campaign tour to the PDP secretariat. Claiming that […]

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APC governors meet Buhari, reaffirm March 26 convention date

From right: Buhari with some APC governors The Progressives Governors Forum, on Tuesday in Abuja, said there was no plan to shift the national convention of the All Progressives Congress from March 26 despite the election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The forum’s chairman, Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, disclosed this […]

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Buhari writes Senate to review new electoral law

Credit: Twitter/Drahmadlwan/TopeBrown IPAC, women groups laud FG, seek implementation, affirmative action Barely five days after assenting to the Electoral Act 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate to amend the newly-signed act. The President, in a letter addressed to the Senate President Ahmad Lawan, and read at plenary yesterday, demanded the federal lawmakers […]

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Despite assent, Nigerians still losing sleep over Electoral Act

• Groups, others kick on the proposed amendment • Urge National Assembly to ignore the president • Constitutional lawyer backs presidency on the planned revision • Passage is a landmark for the nation, says Garba Shehu The lead up to President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the long-awaited Electoral Act 2022 was attended by protests. The […]

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National Assembly snubs southern governors, excludes state police from 68 amendments

The clamour for resource control and state police by the Southern Governors’ Forum seems to have suffered a setback going by the details of the 68 amendments proposed by the Joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Special Ad Hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution. Also, the gains brought by the Federal High […]

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Politics hots up as INEC fixes presidential, NASS elections for Feb 25

LR National commissioners INEC, Abubakar Alkali, Prof. Mbu Agbamuche, Chairman INEC,,Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, another National Commissioners Prof. Rhoda Gumus,and Mallam Haruna Mohammed, during INEC press conference on the new Election timetable and schedule of activities of the 2023 General election in Abuja…on Saturday – Commission warns parties over primaries, nomination of candidates – Parties must […]

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INEC announces new dates for 2023 elections

INEC officials during the press briefing in Abuja, the FCT on Saturday, February 26, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, announced new dates for the 2023 elections. This was announced by the National Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at a news conference in Abuja, the Federal capital. According to him, […]

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