An Appeal Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital, on Wednesday, dismissed the suit instituted against Ademola Adeleke, challenging his emergence as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded Osun governorship election. The suit filed by Dotun Babayemi, seeking the Court’s declaration as the PDP …
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The Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie, has expressed readiness to vote for Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the forthcoming presidential election. Adichie said this in a post she shared on her verified Facebook page to celebrate Mr Obi …
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The Legal Adviser of Imo chapter of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Ifeanyi Olumba, has quit his position. He has now joined Peter Obi’s Campaign Team. Olumba, who announced his resignation at a news conference in Owerri on Monday, said his decision was hinged on his belief in the …
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Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke as the newly elected governor of the state and charged him to make his government an all-inclusive one. The traditional ruler in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday promised to deliver the best general elections ever in Nigeria in 2023. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance when he received delegations of the International Republican Institute (IRI) and that of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Abuja. He said …
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A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Abayomi Mumuni has said the recent defeat of the APC in the 2022 gubernatorial election will not affect the changes of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of APC in 2023. Mumuni, who contested in a gubernatorial election …
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The Senate on Tuesday suspended legislative proceedings and adjourned till Wednesday over the death of a member of the lower chamber. The suspension of the plenary is to honour Jude Ise-Idehen, member of the House of Representatives, who died recently. The Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who stood in for the …
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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has once again explained why it chose actress Tonto Dikeh as the party’s governorship candidate in Rivers State. Leader Sampson, the ADC’s state chairman, stated that the decision was made to “encourage women,” particularly “younger ones,” to enter politics. Dike, according to Sampson, has been …
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PDP Akwa Ibom Senator Bassey Akpan has defected to the Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Monday in order to pursue his governorship ambitions. According to Newsextra24, Akpan resigned from the PDP on July 15 because he felt that the party could not give him the platform to fulfill the aspirations …
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Former governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido has stated that Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike is a responsible man with some youthful exuberance. This was made known by Lamido in an interview with BBC Hausa. Lamido also said some people are inciting Wike after Presidential candidate of the Peoples …
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