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By Ismail Azeez Traders at the Igbonna International Market in Osogbo, Osun State, on Thursday endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 governorship election. During the endorsement event, Oyebamiji donated ₦10 million to the Igbonna Market Women Cooperative Society to boost the businesses of ...
By Precious Mark Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded an independent, forensic public probe into an alleged N1.3 billion scandal involving a "ghost Federal Government Agency" operating from within the heart of the presidency. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Atiku Media Office, the opposition leader challenged the administration of President Bola ...
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is not slowing down in the ongoing infrastructural development for inclusion, safety and growth across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu, represented by the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, made the remarks in Abuja on Thursday, while inaugurating the rehabilitated 17-Kilometre Old Keffi Road, from Kado Village to Dei-Dei. ...
By Ismail Azeez The Head of Media and Publicity of the Osun APC Campaign Council, Engr. Remi Omowaiye, has alleged that the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rasheed Ladoja, snubbed the commissioning of the Lameco flyover bridge in Osogbo on Wednesday due to the poor quality of the construction. Speaking during his appearance on 'Politics Tonight' ...
Sen. Olajide Ipinsagba, representing Ondo North Senatorial District, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his exemplary leadership and political wisdom in the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election. Ipinsagba, who said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Akure, described the primary process as a reflection of ...
Mr Omar Omarana, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa, has appealed to aggrieved party members to embrace reconciliation and unity. Omarana made the appeal during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting, on Thursday in Yola. He said the appeal became necessary following the party’s governorship primary election, which left some aspirants and ...
Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, has appealed to aggrieved members and stakeholders of the party to embrace reconciliation and unity ahead of the 2027 election. Alli, in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, urged aggrieved groups and members, after APC primaries, to place the collective interest ...
Former Sokoto State Deputy Governor and Chairman, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari, has attributed Gov. Ahmed Aliyu’s impressive performance to his experience and leadership qualities, rather than coincidence. Shagari, a former Minister of Water Resources, spoke on Wednesday at the foundation-laying ceremony for the 7.5km Dange–Wababe–Fajaldu road in Dange/Shuni Local Government Area. ...
Following his confirmation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) as the party’s gubernatorial flagbearer in Oyo state, Senator Sharafadeen Alli is set to unveil the younger brother of the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) as his running mate. The running mate, 46-year-old Adesoji Michael Adedeji, is a graduate ...
By Precious Mark The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has pledged to abolish the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and dismantle the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) if he wins the 2027 presidential elections. The human rights activist and media entrepreneur made this declaration in a bold policy statement ...
By Precious Mark The leadership of the Labour Party has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of executing a calculated and unjust agenda against it through the selective obedience of court judgments and legal proceedings. Mr. Obiora Ifoh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, made the accusation in an official statement released ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed receiving 80 percent of the non-sensitive materials required for the Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 15. The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Oluwatoyin Babalola made this known during a news conference held at the commission’s headquarters in Osogbo. Speaking, the INEC REC said the commission ...
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Ondo State Chapter, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to uphold the outcome of the party’s primary elections conducted in the state. Mr Gbenga Fasua, ALGON Chairman in the state, during a news conference on Wednesday in Akure, also appealed to the leadership of All Progressives Congress ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says nine registered political parties have collected access codes to upload their candidates’ particulars for the Presidential and National Assembly elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Malam Mohammed Haruna, made this known to the News reporters on ...
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it has successfully uploaded the particulars of its presidential and vice-presidential candidates to INEC’s nomination portal. The party said the uploaded candidates were former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate, and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi, vice-presidential candidate, respectively. The National Publicity Secretary, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, announced the development ...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has uploaded the particulars of its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal. The National Leader of the (NDC), Sen. Seriake Dickson,made this known on his ‘X’ handle. In the post , Dickson said: “the name of the vice-presidential candidate would be uploaded after the ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has dropped former Benue Governor, Gabriel Suswam and five other senatorial candidates from the party’s final lists of candidates forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Newsmen report that former Ondo State House of Representatives member, Gbenga Elegbeleye was also dropped from the list among ...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, on Tuesday paid separate condolence visits to the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Dr. Ajibola Basiru, following the death of his mother. Governor Adeleke was accompanied by the Speaker of the Osun State House ...
By Precious Mark Members of the National Youth Wing of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) stormed and barricaded the gates of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding the immediate dismissal of Justice Peter Odo Lifu over a controversial ruling that ordered the deregistration of the party. Led by the ADC National Youth ...
By Ismail Azeez A former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has dismissed rumours speculating about his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC), reaffirming his steadfast membership in the party. The clarification follows the recent defection of some of his supporters including his 2018 gubernatorial running mate, Yemi Lawal to the Accord ...
In a remarkable demonstration of purposeful governance and strategic collaboration with the Federal Government, the Governor of Jigawa State, Malam Umar Namadi, has reaffirmed his administration's unwavering commitment to building a prosperous, food-secure and environmentally sustainable Jigawa through people-centred policies and transformative partnerships. Speaking at two landmark events held in Dutse on Tuesday under the ...
A fresh legal battle has erupted within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), with the Governorship Aspirant, Mukhtar Muhammad and other aggrieved aspirants asking the Federal High Court to nullify the party's primary elections conducted in Kano State and restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising candidates that emerged from the exercise. In an Originating ...
By Barth Ndubuwah A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Tammy Joshua, has declared that the rapid growth of the party across Nigeria is a clear indication that citizens have begun to reject decades of failed leadership and are rallying behind a new political movement capable of uniting the nation and restoring hope. ...
