The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has met with the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) bloc in the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the group’s spokesman, Kawu Baraje said it is still too early to say whether they will remain in the ruling party. Osinbajo met with the nPDP at his official residence inside the […]
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The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of all elective positions contested during Saturday’s council polls. Declaring the results on Sunday, chairman of the Commission Mr Henry Omaku declared that the APC won all the chairmanship positions across the North Central state’s 13 local government areas, […]
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Osun SSG declares guber bid Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chairman in Osun State, Chief Ademola Ishola, has said that Senator Iyiola Omisore is a bona fide member of the party. He said this in an interview with journalists in Osogbo on Thursday at the inauguration of local government chairmen of the party in the […]
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New facts have emerged on why the former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, resigned from office. In his resignation letter dated May 16, he had told Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar that he left government because of “dampened spirit and waning enthusiasm for the job.” However, it was gathered that the combination of […]
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By Banji Ayoola For the first time in 20 years, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday visited the leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in his Akure, Ondo State capital country home, signalling the beginning of a chummy relationship likely to accelerate the tempo of the campaign for a restructuring of […]
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Former members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who had defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have been assured that the process of rejoining the PDP would be seamless. The party\’s spokesman, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan said that the Contact and Integration Committee of the party is in constant touch with its ex-members, nPDP, […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) In Ondo State on Saturday, elected new leaders who will be in charge of the affairs of the party for the next four years. The new party leaders emerged at a peaceful congress held at the International Cultural and Event Centre (DOME) in Akure, the state capital. The congress was […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the South-west caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure victory for the party in next month\’s governorship election in Ekiti State. He gave the charge during a dinner meeting with the caucus on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the people could achieve the target by ensuring electoral […]
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission is completely independent in the discharge of its duties. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Roadmap 2019, a special political programme anchored by Ladi Akerelodu-Ale on Mondays. He noted that INEC has not been pressurised from […]
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By AFP Benchmark oil contract Brent North Sea hit $80 a barrel Thursday for the first time since late 2014, extending a recent run higher fuelled by tight supply concerns. Shortly before 1000 GMT, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in July jumped to $80.18 a barrel — the highest level since November2014, AFP […]
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