The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates contesting the Osun governorship election in compliance with the Electoral Act. The Commission enjoined any political party whose candidate is missing from the list to notify it through a letter duly signed by the Chairman and Secretary, respectively. A statement by INEC […]
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2023 is turn of Ndigbo to produce Nigeria’s President – Ohanaeze Tinubu ‘disowns’ Osinbajo, says ‘I have no son grown enough for presidency’ Bagudu: Consensus not ruled out, no division among APC governors Reverberations yesterday trailed the declaration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, which offered a foretaste of […]
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A former envoy and contender for the seat of Ondo South Senatorial District in the Senate, Ambassador Sola Iji, has promised to work with the relevant government and private bodies to restore electricity to the district, which has been in blackout for years, if elected. He gave the pledge during his meeting with the chairman, […]
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Ending months of speculation, Transportation minister and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday declared his intention to contest for president in 2023. “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President,” he said at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Rivers State. The declaration was […]
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• Caucus Meeting To Firm Up Position Underway • NEC Will Take Final Decision, Nwodo, Obi Insist • Nwosu Admits Drafting Committee’s Resolution, Says Southeast Not Happy • IWA: No Igbo Man Should Accept Offer For VP Position • Ndigbo May Embrace Another Party, Udegbulam Warns • Current Zoning Controversy Unfortunate — Martins-Aginam There are […]
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A political pressure group, Like Minds for Peter Obi, delivered presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the aspirant in Onitsha, Anambra, on Friday. The group bought the form for N40 million at the party’s Abuja secretariat on Thursday and delivered same to Obi at his Niger Drive residence in Onitsha. Those […]
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Reasons why a former envoy, Ambassador Sola Iji, should be elected as Senator in the forthcoming 2023 elections to represent Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, have been canvassed by his campaign organisation. A statement on Friday by the Director General, Ambassador Sola Iji Campaign Organisation (ASICO,) Onibudo ‘Wole Iroaye, said: “Research has […]
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The Court of Appeal Enugu Division, on Friday, affirmed the judgement of Ebonyi High Court, Abakaliki, which quashed a suit challenging the defection of Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, to the All Progressives Congress. Governor Umahi and his Deputy had on November 2020 left the PDP, a platform on which they […]
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Seven commissioners and the Chief of Staff to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Festus Agas, have resigned from the Delta State Executive Council. Their resignation was triggered by Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022, which stipulates that political appointees must resign their appointments before participating in the 2023 general elections, either as delegate or elective […]
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Opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday exposed alleged plans by President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to alter the Electoral Act. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, the party threatened to mobilise its supporters and Nigerians generally on popular protests against any attempt to […]
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