By Wande Ojo Is Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa eyeing another term in office? Yes or no, time will surely tell. But the understanding in Ondo State is that he would only spend a term of four years. This understanding is premised on Section 182 (3) of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The provision came into force […]
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About 3,000 digital influencers from all corners of Osun State have converged, their mission clearly to rally behind the governorship aspiration of Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, better known as AMBO. The gathering marked the inaugural physical meeting of the AMBO Media Front (AMF), a formidable coalition of online voices ready to shift the political tide […]
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Barely 12 years after the founding of the All Progressives Congress (APC), one of the legacy parties in the amalgam, the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), is agitated over the progress of the party. Leo Sobechi reports that the crisis of direction by the former members demonstrates serious consideration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s […]
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Following the lacklustre performance of the 9th National Assembly, which earned it the label “Rubber Stamp Assembly,” hopes were high that the 10th Assembly would usher in a new era of legislative vibrancy. While some remained optimistic, others held back, unwilling to place their faith in a parliament they doubted could address the spectre of […]
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The exit of the former Osun State Governor and ex-Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola from the All Progressives Congress (APC) is heating political circles in the state of the living spring. In fact, his exit has resulted in a major shake-up in the APC, the leading opposition party in the state, as the former governor still […]
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The January 18, 2025 Local Government Election in Ondo State will be free, fair, transparent and credible. The Commissioner in charge of Strategy and Training at the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC), Prof. Tajudeen Ibraheem gave this assurance in an exclusive interview with the political reporter of The Hope, Jubril Bada. Following are the […]
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Since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost power to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015, the ‘umbrella’ has been unable to weather its in-house storms or pose a formidable opposition for a potential comeback. At the centre of its crisis is the same problem of leadership it was set up to solve. The ongoing […]
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Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State, the Peoples Democratic Party State Working Committee (SWC) has lifted the suspension of its State Youth Leader, Comrade Folorunso Makinde. A statement by the party;s spokesman, Hon Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, said that this decision as taken at a meeting of the SWC held on […]
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Former Vice President and ex-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he is ready to support Peter Obi if the party nominates him as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with the BBC Hausa, Atiku explained why he also met with the Labour Party presidential […]
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A group within the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State, the Ondo Peoples Assembly (OPA), has asked the party’s national body to sanction some groups of people within the party for constantly attacking Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the party’s primary. In a statement on Thursday by its convener, Comrade Olufemi Lawson, it said that […]
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