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Osun poll: Aregbesola’s faction declares stand. The Osun Progressives, a faction of the All Progressives Congress loyal to the Minister of Interior Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola, has broken silence on the Osun State Governorship election holding Saturday. The TOP’s position was contained in a post shared by a former commissioner in the state, Sikiru Ayedun, on Friday. The group reiterated that it remains a part of the APC despite alleged maltreatment of its members by the Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s administration. Earlier, there had been speculation that TOP may work... Read
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Muslim-Muslim ticket, slap on Northern Christians – Philippines-based pastor. A Nigerian cleric in the Philippines, Rev. Tony Marioghae, on Thursday faulted the decision of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pick a Muslim, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate for the 2023 election, describing it as “foolish” and a slap on Christians of Northern extraction. He also warned that Nigeria must get it right in 2023, because “we have moved dangerously closer to the precipice of disaster due to our poor... Read
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More chieftains resign in protest over APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket. The cacophony of voices, for and against, the all-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) continued to heat up the polity yesterday ahead of September 28, when presidential campaigns are expected to begin, officially for the 2023 general elections. Expectedly, the Muslim-Muslim ticket has attracted a barrage of outcry, leading to the exit of key members from the APC. In sharp opposition to the selection of former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as running mate to Asiwaju... Read
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BREAKING: APC postpones unveiling of Tinubu’s running mate. The All Progressives Congress has postponed the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. However, no official reason had been given as of the time of filing this report. Also, no new date has been announced for the unveiling. It had been reported that Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate on Sunday, saying the former Borno State Governor was picked to enable good governance. But the APC had failed to officially announce Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate four... Read
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Breaking: NNPP Presidential Candidate, Kwankwaso Picks Pastor As Running Mate. The party made the announcement on the official Twitter page of its campaign organization on Thursday where it wrote, “Our VP Pastor Bishop Isaac Idahosa from Edo State.” The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has announced that its presidential candidate and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has chosen Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 general elections. The party made the announcement on the official Twitter page of its campaign organization... Read
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Tinubu/Shettima ticket is victory for APC, says Gov Buni. Tinubu/Shettima ticket is a victory for APC, says Gov Buni Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has congratulated the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the choice of a worthy Vice Presidential candidate, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The Governor who was the former Chairman APC Caretaker Committee described the Tinubu/Shettima ticket as a victory ticket for the party. He said the choice of Shettima, will enrich the fortunes of the party with bright chances of victory in the 2023 general election. This... Read
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2023: Kwankwaso, Sowore’s names missing on INEC portal The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that two political parties are yet to upload their nominations for the 2023 presidential election. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, identified the two parties as the New Nigeria People’s Party and the African Action Congress. Okoyo made this known in a statement on Wednesday, reiterating that the political parties still have three days for the nomination of candidates for the election. A former Kano... Read
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2023: Lagos PDP Not A Serious Party, Governance Not A Circus – APC. The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said governance is a serious business and not a circus, stressing that Lagosians would not allow it to be turned into a needless experiment. The ruling party was reacting to the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pick comic actress Funke Akindele as its deputy governorship candidate for Lagos State. The PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor had defended his decision to pick a Nollywood actress as his running... Read
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UK Prime Minister: Nigeria-born Kemi Badenoch, Seven Others Pass First Stage In Race To Succeed Boris Johnson. Also, other candidates who received at least 20 nominations to become the UK Prime Minister include Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat, Liz Truss and Nadhim Zahawi Nigeria-born woman, Kemi Badenoch, and seven other candidates have passed the first stage in the race to succeed the resigned British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Also, other candidates who received at least 20 nominations to become the UK Prime Minister include Suella Braverman,... Read
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Osun: Police declare war on vote-buyers, and deploy detectives. • Over 23,100 security officials deployed as Osun prepares for gov poll Ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Osun State, the police and other security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, have declared war on vote-buyers and mapped out strategies to checkmate their activities. To curb the malpractices during the poll, the security agencies have deployed detectives, including undercover operatives, to monitor the election and apprehend vote-buyers. The deployment of police personnel... Read
