Category: Politics
Aregbesola seeks forgiveness, blames devil for feud with Oyetola
Immediate past Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has sought forgiveness from former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and others who may be offended by his actions in the last four years. Aregbesola, who was Osun Governor between 2010 to 2018, handed over to
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APC Govs, NWC in crucial meeting
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is in a crucial meeting with Governors elected under the platform of the party. READ ALSO: FATHER BAGS LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEFILING 8-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER The agenda for the meeting
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Court nullifies Alex Otti, other LP candidates’ elections in Abia, Kano
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N Yunusa also nullified the candidature of all Labour Party
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I regret backing Tambuwal to become Speaker – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he regretted leading a forum that championed the emergence of Aminu Tambuwal as Speaker of the House in the 7th National Assembly. Tambuwal is now an outgoing two-term Governor
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I ‘must be’ President of Nigeria – Peter Obi insists
The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Friday, said he ‘must be” Nigeria’s president. While expressing optimism to clinch the number one seat in the country, he clarified that he was not in a
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APC NWC reveals zoning formula for National Assembly seats
The All Progressives Congress National Working Committee has nominated Godswill Akpabio and Abass Tajudeen as the next Senate President and House of Representatives speaker in the upcoming 10th National Assembly, respectively. See the full list of nominated members and zone:
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Having four wives, 28 children, proof I’ll succeed as Speaker – Doguwa
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhasan Doguwa, on Wednesday, hit back at his critics, stressing that any leader who can manage four wives and 28 children like him can aspire to become the Speaker in the 10th
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National Assembly leadership: Tinubu, govs dump consensus for zoning
The president-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has admonished the All Progressives Congress governors to work with the party to avoid precipitating a leadership crisis in the National Assembly. Tinubu asked the governors Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Hope Uzodimma (Imo) and others to
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Ondo’s first female speaker gives birth at 54
The first female Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mrs Jumoke Akindele-Ajulo, has delivered a baby. She was said to have delivered the baby at the age of 54. Akindele, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, who
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Nnamani to Obi: Withdraw your petition, join Tinubu for new Nigeria
Former Enugu Governor Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, on Sunday, asked the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, to withdraw his petition against the President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and join him in the task of making a new nation.
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Taraba Reps member-elect Maihanchi dies in Abuja
The House of Representatives member-elect for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency in Taraba State, Isma’ila Maihanchi, is dead, The Nation reported. The 37-year-old Maihanchi died at the National Hospital in Abuja. He reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.
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Dino wins Kogi PDP governorship primary
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Kogi State. Dino was declared winner by the returning officer on Sunday. READ ALSO: ITALIAN-NIGERIAN VOLLEYBALL STAR, ITUMA, DIES AFTER FALLING FROM HOTEL WINDOW
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Police take over Labour Party’s secretariat as crisis deepens
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have taken over the Labour Party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The crisis rocking the party deepened on Thursday, after seven members of the National Working Committee, NWC, installed the National Vice-Chairman (South), Lamidi Bashir
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Police seal Imo Labour Party secretariat
The secretariat of the Labour Party in Imo State has been sealed. The national secretary of the party, Umar Farouk, in a statement issued on Monday, stated that the secretariat was sealed by the police in connivance with the state
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PDP reverses Anyim, Fayose, others suspension
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday reviewed and reverses the suspensions of some of its chieftains. The members whose suspension was lifted include former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; former Secretary to the Government
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Jonathan, ex-Ghanaian President Mahama visit Tinubu
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday evening led a delegation of the Election Monitoring Team of the Economic Community of West African States to visit the residence of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in Abuja. Jonathan was
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APC wins two senatorial seats in Delta
The candidate of All Progressives Congress, Ede Dafinone, has emerged as the winner of Saturday’s National Assembly election in Delta Central Senatorial District. The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer for Delta Central, Prof. Ezekiel Agbalagba, announced Dafinone as the
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Hoodlums set party secretariat ablaze, kill two
The Kano State Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of two persons after hoodlums set ablaze the campaign office of the New Nigeria People’s Party in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. The command’s Public
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Obi-Datti PCC condemns politically motivated attacks in Lagos
The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council has condemned alleged politically motivated attacks on some citizens in parts of Lagos State. The party claimed those attacked were believed to have voted for the LP. According to the Obi-Datti PCC, the attacks
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NigeriaElections2023: Tinubu leads in 21 Sokoto LGs
The All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is maintaining his lead over his closest contestant, Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State. According to the results declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission in
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