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PDP Urges INEC, Security Agencies To Uphold Professionalism

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate for the Edo Central Senatorial by-election, Prince Joe Okojie, have urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to conduct themselves with utmost professionalism during the forthcoming polls. The call was made during the party’s campaign tour of communities in the senatorial district. Speaking after...
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Fayemi Reaffirms Loyalty To APC Amid ADC Link

As the battle for the 2027 general elections heats up, the former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has said he remains a committed member and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State. Fayemi who spoke on Sunday, in a statement issued by his Head, Media Office, Abuja, Ahmad Sajoh, dismissed the claim...
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Ex-SGF, Mustapha Denies Link To Opposition Alliance

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has distanced himself from reports linking him to an opposition alliance and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a personally signed statement, Mustapha dismissed the claims as fake news, clarifying that he has not joined any opposition group or engaged in discussions with those...
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Tinubu Celebrates Ex-Lagos Commissioner On 70th Birthday

President Bola Tinubu has joined other political gladiators to felicitate Adeniyi Oyemade, a former Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce and two-term lawmaker in the state House of Assembly, as he marked his 70th birthday. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described Oyemade as a seasoned...
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Uproar In Rivers Over LG Polls, Tinubu’s Extra Powers To Ibas

As the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) intensifies preparations for the August 30 council elections, stakeholders across the state have condemned the exercise, describing it as a blatant violation of the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act. Political parties in the state except the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the faction of the All...
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Ex-Speaker Salaam Urges Voters To Reject Vote-Buying

Former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, has urged the electorate to reject vote-buying in the forthcoming 2026 gubernatorial election, warning that selling votes contributes to poor governance. Speaking at his 60th birthday celebration and book launch in Osogbo on Friday, Salaam appealed to voters to elect leaders based on competence rather...
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Abbas To Chair Presidential Panel On Bauchi APC Reconciliation

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as chairman of a presidential reconciliation committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State. The panel is tasked with resolving the lingering internal crisis in the party’s state chapter, which has persisted since the 2015 primaries. Other members...
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2025: 23 APC Govs Cannot Deliver Ukachukwu

As the August 16 Anambra South Senatorial by-election and November 8 governorship election draw closer, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has declared that the 23 governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot secure victory for the party’s candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, despite alleged behind-the-scenes efforts. APGA maintained that Ukachukwu’s reported appeals to the...
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Osun Govt Renews Call On FG To Release Withheld LG Funds

The Osun State Government has again urged the Federal Government to release the state’s withheld local government allocations, citing the recent Court of Appeal judgment affirming the legitimacy of the state’s elected local government officials. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the government welcomed the intervention...
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