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Tinubu Not Losing Sleep Over Criticisms, Presidency tells El-Rufai

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Tinubu Not Losing Sleep Over Criticisms, Presidency tells El-Rufai

The Presidency has informed former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai that he lacks the capacity to “unsettle” President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said Tinubu is not losing sleep over El-Rufai’s criticisms of his administration. Bwala said this on Thursday in an interview with TVC News. He said President…

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Atiku Alleges: Tinubu Is Fighting Opposition Not Corruption

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Atiku Alleges: Tinubu Is Fighting Opposition Not Corruption

Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the arrest of Professor Usman Yusuf, a prominent social critic. Atiku, on his X handle, tweeted that the Tinubu administration was allegedly using state machinery to silence critics and suppress opposition, rather than genuinely fighting corruption. He questioned the…

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APC “Illiterates In Leadership” — El-Rufai Attacks Ruling Party

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APC “Illiterates In Leadership” — El-Rufai Attacks Ruling Party

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has accused the ruling All Progressive Congress party of abandoning its founding principles and fostering poor leadership in the country. Nasir El-Rufai Spoke at a national conference in Abuja on strengthening democracy in Nigeria. He described the current state of governance and opposition as a “national emergency.” El-Rufai lamented…

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2027 Elections: Tinubu Paid Opposition Leaders N50m Each To Disunite, Weaken Opposition Parties – Atiku

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2027 Elections: Tinubu Paid Opposition Leaders N50m Each To Disunite, Weaken Opposition Parties – Atiku

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,a former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has alleged the President Bola Tinubu’s government of financial inducement of opposition party leaders to bring about disarray and weaken the opposition as the country inches towards the 2027 general elections. Atiku made the allegation during the just past…

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2027: Atiku, Obi Fails To Agree On Opposition Alignment To Clinch Power

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2027: Atiku, Obi Fails To Agree On Opposition Alignment To Clinch Power

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Anambra State, a Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Peter Obi on Monday failed to agree on the proposals for an alignment to dislodge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next general election come 2027. Atiku emphasised the importance of synergy among the opposition parties in a bid…

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Aregbesola, political Movement Agrees To Dump APC Ahead of 2026

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Aregbesola, political Movement Agrees To Dump APC Ahead of 2026

Osun State: Members of the Omoluabi Progressives, a group loyal to former Interior minister and governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola have agreed to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement signed by Abosede Oluwaseun, the group’s Organising and Publicity Secretary, the decision to pull out of the APC was a consensus by…

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Fubara Aligns With Gov Bala Muhammed, Chides Wike As PDP Gulf Widens

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Fubara Aligns With Gov Bala Muhammed, Chides Wike As PDP Gulf Widens

Following recent media outburst between the federal capital territory, FCT, minister, Nyesom Wike and the Bauchi state Governor, Senator Balla Mohammed, Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has pitched his tent with the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, to put the party on the path of recovery. This is as Fubara restated…

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PDP NWC Members Rejects Appointment Of Musa As Party Legal Counsel

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PDP NWC Members Rejects Appointment Of Musa As Party Legal Counsel

The crisis rocking the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seems to have taken another turn for the worse as 11 out of the 17 members of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, publicly disassociated themselves from the appointment of J.Y. Musa by the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Iliya Damagum. Musa, a lawyer…

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Rivers PDP Abides With Court Verdict, Recognizes Fubara Faction As Executives

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Rivers PDP Abides With Court Verdict, Recognizes Fubara Faction As Executives

The Peoples Democratic Party has accepted the judgment of the Rivers State High Court that nullified its Ward, Local Government, and State Congresses held on July 27, August 10, and August 31, 2024, respectively. In a statement on Thursday, PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, confirmed that the party’s National Working Committee had recognized Hon….

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3 PDP Govs That May Defect To APC Before 2027— Source

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3 PDP Govs That May Defect To APC Before 2027— Source

Some governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may be considering a move to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2027 general election. It was gathered that moves by the PDP governors to dump their party may not be in connection with lingering and unresolved crisis in the…

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