Monday Okpebholo and Asue Ighodalo The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, over the outcome of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State. The apex court made this decision after hearing arguments for and against the appeal. The appeal challenges the […]
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National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Damagum, former PDP National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus, ex-Governors Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), and Sam Egwu (Ebonyi), as well as Senator Ben Obi, former PDP Women Leader Josephine Anenih, former Organising Secretary Senator Austin Akobundu, ex-Publicity Secretary Kola Ologbondiyan, and former […]
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Coalition leaders gathering at the venue of the meeting on Wednesday, July 2, 2027. Photo: Channels TV Prominent opposition politicians including ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and a former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, have arrived at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja for a media conference of the emerging opposition coalition. Other key political […]
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A group within the African Democratic Congress has rejected the appointment of former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as the party’s interim national secretary, describing the move as unconstitutional and lacking legitimacy. The group, which identifies as “Concerned Stakeholders of the ADC,” includes youth and women leaders, state executives, and ward coordinators. It made its […]
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As the coalition meant to oust President Bola Tinubu from power gains momentum, the All Progressives Congress has asserted that the President will emerge victorious in the 2027 election. APC spokesman, Bala Ibrahim, described the coalition, whose leaders met in Abuja on Tuesday, as “dead on arrival.” Multiple sources within the coalition movement revealed their […]
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Ex-Senate President, David Mark A former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing deepening internal divisions and unresolved leadership crises. In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward, Benue State, obtained by The PUNCH on Wednesday, Mark cited deep, […]
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Dele Momodu The planned unveiling of the African Democratic Congress as a unifying political platform for Nigeria’s opposition suffered a setback on Wednesday after the event venue abruptly cancelled a fully paid reservation just hours before the programme. The event, scheduled to hold at the Wells Carlton Hotel and Apartments in Asokoro, Abuja, was expected […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, on his birthday, describing him as a distinguished son of the state whose career in public service deserves recognition. He noted in a statement by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, that though they may belong to […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State Government has called for a strategic partnership between the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and relevant government bodies to drive awareness and action on climate change. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Osun State on Renewable Energy, Mr. Funmiso Babarinde, spoke at a landmark Climate Change Summit held in Osogbo […]
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The Omoluabi Progressives, a grassroots-based political movement in Osun State, has congratulated the people of the state and Nigerians at large on the emergence of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The group spoke in a statement signed by Abosede Busayo Oluwaseun, the Publicity and Organizing Secretary of […]
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