Category: Politics

Gov. Fintiri, Aisha Binani Slug It Out In Adamawa Supplementary Elections Today

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Gov. Fintiri, Aisha Binani Slug It Out In Adamawa Supplementary Elections Today

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) will today mobilize for the conclusion of the Adamawa gubernatorial election. The candidates of the two parties were neck and neck during the counting of votes in the March 18 main elections in both states when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the…

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Politics, Voting and Elections

Edward Onoja, Asuku Withdraw As Bello ‘Endorses’ Ododo For Kogi Guber

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Edward Onoja, Asuku Withdraw As Bello ‘Endorses’ Ododo For Kogi Guber

As the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Kogi State draws nearer, the deputy governor, Edward Onoja, and the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Pharm. Mohammed Abdulkareem Asuku, have withdrawn from the race. Their decisions to withdraw from the race is coming after a stakeholders meeting hosted by the state governor,…

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Politics

Gamji Heritage Holds Convention, Arewa Elders Caution Obi, Datti-Ahmed

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The Gamji heritage has organized a convention that brought together various persuasions and concerned stakeholders in the North of Nigeria. At the convention, Concerned Arewa Elders observed that the events unfolding within the Nigerian political landscape calls for concern, stressing that any attempt by anybody, group of people or organisations to truncate the democracy under…

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News, Politics

NorthWest, Should Have Senate President, Not The SouthEast – Adamu Garba

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NorthWest, Should Have Senate President, Not The SouthEast – Adamu Garba

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Garba has called on the leadership of the Senate to zone its presidency position to the North West. According to him, “South-South & the South-East can go for deputy positions because of their weak performance in the last election”. He also endorsed Senator Barau Jibrin from…

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Legislation and Legislature, Politics

“We Must Leave, Igbos No Longer Wanted In Nigeria” – IPOB

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“We Must Leave, Igbos No Longer Wanted In Nigeria” – IPOB

Proscribed separatist group, The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has again lamented what it perceives as the unfair treatment of the Igbo people in Nigeria, asserting that the solution to the issue is the creation of a sovereign state. IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful released a statement in which he said recent events demonstrate that Igbos…

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National Security and Military, Politics

Northern Christian Body Congratulates President Elect, Dissuades Christians From Anti-May 29th Handover Elements

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Northern Christian Body Congratulates President Elect, Dissuades Christians From Anti-May 29th Handover Elements

The Northern Christian Youth Professionals has congratulated the president elect as they rejoice with other Christians across the country. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Chairman, Isaac Abrak, the body urged those who did not vote for the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to put aside their differences and support him in…

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Politics

FOR THE RECORDS Nigerian Presidential Election: Chimamanda Writes Open Letter to Biden (Read full text of Letter )

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FOR THE RECORDS Nigerian Presidential Election: Chimamanda Writes Open Letter to Biden (Read full text of Letter )

Dear president Biden, Something remarkable happened on the morning of February 25, the day of the Nigerian presidential election. Many Nigerians went out to vote holding in their hearts a new sense of trust. Cautious trust, but still trust. Since the end of military rule in 1999, Nigerians have had little confidence in elections. To…

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Celebrities, Diplomacy and International Relations, Politics

10th NASS: Adopt Kalu As Consensus Senate President Candidate, Lamido Tells Tinubu, APC

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10th NASS: Adopt Kalu As Consensus Senate President Candidate, Lamido Tells Tinubu, APC

Dr Bashir Lamido, leader of Arewa Summit International, a Northern Think Tank, has said that Nigeria needs a trailblazer like Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to emerge as the 10th Senate President to help stabilise the country. He called on the President-elect , Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress to adopt Kalu as…

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Legislation and Legislature, Politics

Shehu Sani Defends ‘Obidients’, Says They Are NOT Fascists.

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Shehu Sani Defends ‘Obidients’, Says They Are NOT Fascists.

. Obidients more peaceful than Buhari’s supporters A former Senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has disagreed with professor Wole Soyinka’s description of Peter Obi’ supporters as fascists. Taking to his Twitter handle, the former Senator insisted that Obi’s supporters were not fascists as the professor had characterized…

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Opinion, Politics

Soyinka Chides ‘Obidients’, Says “Fascism On Course”

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Soyinka Chides ‘Obidients’, Says “Fascism On Course”

Renowned Nigerian Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has chided supporters of Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, over the attacks on his person. The ‘Obidients’, Obi’s supporters had taken to social media posts disrespecting the Nobel Laureate over his recent comments in an interview with Channels Television. The supporters of the Labour Party were…

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Celebrities, Politics