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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike not to stay away from him even if he crosses over to other side of the political divide. The governor said this on Sunday at a thanksgiving reception for Wike at his private residence on Ada-George Road, in his hometown, Rumueprikom in…
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu has yesterday tendered a document that contained President Bola Tinubu’s age before the Presidential Election Petition Court in sitting in Abuja. The document, known as Form EC9, was an affidavit of personal particulars which President Tinubu submitted to the INEC in aid of…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has on Wednesday set July 18, 2023 for ruling in a suit seeking the disqualification governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Usman Ododofrom the November 11 gubernatorial election in KogiState. Justice Obiora Egwuatu set the judgment date after hearing dispositions from the plaintiff in the…
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Coalition Of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have demanded that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu resign from office. The CNPP and the CSOs issued a 14-day ultimatum to Prof. Yakubu to step…
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AS the proclamation of the 10th National Assembly closes in, two contenders for the Speakership of the House of Representatives, Aliyu Betara and Yusuf Gagdi have stepped down for Tajudeen Abbas, the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). They announced their withdrawal from the race after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu and…
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Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola has sought forgiveness from his party members he may have offended in the last four years. The Former Minister of Interior who arrived at Osogbo yesterday, visited the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adekunle Aromolaran and Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, before addressing his supporters at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park,…
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The presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections, Atiku Abubakar has assured his followers of his confidence to reclaim his alleged stolen mandate at the court. He, therefore, referred to the President Bola Tinubu-led APC administration as a “temporary government”. Atiku Abubakar who addressed elected officials of…
Immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has reacted to insinuations and reports that he is set to leave the People’s Democratic party. He refuted the insinuations that he is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday. Wike met the president along…
The Northern Emancipation Network has come down hard on Frank Tietie for his recent remarks on the face off between Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, saying they are incoherent flip-flops. The Northern Network in a short and sharp response by its Chairman, Suleiman Abbah…
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A post-election reconciliation initiative within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was on Thursday stalled by the refusal of certain stakeholders to show up at the venue of the planned meeting. The meeting was held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja at the instance of the party’s governor’s forum. Notably, governors under the aegis of G5 were…
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