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Students back banker for Lagos East Senate seat
The Lagos East Students’ Movement has endorsed Mr. Adetokunbo Abiru for the Lagos East Senatorial seat. The group said Abiru, who was Lagos State Commissioner for Finance between 2011 and 2013, is…
Southwest APC hails Yakassai on zoning
Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed prominent Northern elder, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, for calling for presidential zoning to the South in 2023. The zonal chapter noted that…
2023: What we know about Tambuwal’s meeting with Obasanjo, others – PDP
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the meeting between Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and some chieftains of the party over his presidential ambition. POLITICS NIGERIA had reported that the…
Oshiomhole is not my godfather… he works for me – Ize-Iyamu
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, says Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is not his…
Edo 2020: Obaseki vows to tame aggressors
Governor Godwin Obaseki has said he will deal with thugs that may be used to disrupt the upcoming September 19 Edo governorship elections. He spoke in his ward — Opoji, Esan Central Local…
APC must allow Tinubu contest in 2023 if we don’t want wrath of God – Babachir Lawal
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) must create an enabling environment for aspirants to contest for the presidency in 2023. Lawal was sacked as SGF…
North may back Atiku in 2023 — Yakassai
IF former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, contests for the presidency in the next general election in 2023, the majority of the votes from the North will go to…
2023: There Are Plots To Keep Presidency In The North – Prof. Sagay
The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay, has warned those clamouring for jettisoning of rotation of presidency to rest such…
Edo election: DSS invites 10 APC leaders as INEC says violence could trigger state of emergency
Ten leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state have been invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) for a “meeting” on Saturday. The agenda of the meeting was not…
2023: We want Southeast President – Ndigbo
A group, Ndigbo Lagos, (the umbrella body of the Igbo nationality groups), on Friday said that the Nigeria’s 2023 President should rotate to the South East geo-political zone…
No going back on Edo, Ondo elections – INEC
National Commissioner and chairman information and Voters Education Committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Festus Okoye, has said there is no alternative to the peaceful conduct of the governorship…
PDP kicks as Akeredolu set to announce tuition fees reduction
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State described plans Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to reduce tuition fees in tertiary institutions in the state as a mere campaign to hoodwink…
PDP disagrees with presidency over villa ‘leaked video’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disagreed with the presidency over the leaked video, where it was alleged that the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, and the Chief of Staff to…
2023: Fayemi Reacts To His Alleged Presidential Bid, As Posters Spreads
Ekiti State, Governor Kayode Fayemi has reacted to peddling rumours about his 2023 presidential campaign posters which flooded social media yesterday. The posters which had Fayemi’s photographs on them as a contestant under the…
2023: Fayemi campaign posters flood social media
With the 2023 presidential election about three years away, the campaign posters of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, seeking to contest for the plum position is already…
Edo 2020: Oshiomhole visited Buhari to demand federal might – Bamgbose
The recent visit to the Presidential Villa by the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was to ask President Muhammadu Buhari for the…
I hold you in high esteem – PGF DG replies Oshiomhole
The Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Moh’ Lukmam on Tuesday said he holds the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Our Dream Edo State is Possible, Captain Okunbo Tells Citizens Ahead of Polls
Business mogul and Edo State leader, Captain Hosa Wells Okunbo, has stated that an Edo State of the dreams of all it's citizens is possible once again called on all sons and…
Ize-Iyamu can’t defeat me, says Obaseki
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), spoke with reporters in Lagos on why he should be re-elected on September 19. EMMANUEL OLADESU was there There seems to be…
Edo 2020: Concerns in Obaseki’s camp over Assembly, defections
AS the governorship election in Edo State draws closer, anxiety continues to mount in the camp of the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, over some recent developments…
Lagos APC affirms Igbokwe as Igbo apex leader
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has affirmed Joe Igbokwe as the apex leader of Igbo in APC. Igbokwe, the party’s ex-publicity secretary, had been fighting House of…
INEC reacts to nullification of Bayelsa governorship poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it may respond to some of the issues raised by the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal when it is…
Ondo teachers endorse Akeredolu for re-election
Teachers in Ondo State under the auspices of the National Network of Teachers for Good Governance and Quality Education have endorsed Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for a second term…
Buhari media group lauds annulment of Bayelsa election
The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has lauded the ruling of Bayelsa Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, which nullified the Nov. 16, 2019, governorship…