Governor kayode fayemiof Ekiti State, on Tuesday, urged for the reorganisation of Nigeria to correct the challenges facing the country. He also reaffirmed his stance that Nigeria needed “an all-round reset”, necessary for national rebirth, considering its plethora of challenges. Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum …
Read More »Ekiti election: Chairman Dumps ADP for APC
Action Democratic Party (ADP) Chairman in Ekiti State, Abegunde Olakunle has dumped the party. Olakunle moved to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the June 18 election. The development followed the defection of ADP deputy governorship candidate, Idowu Afuye to the APC. Olakunle announced the defection at a …
Read More »[JUST IN] Osun poll: Court affirms Adeleke as PDP candidate
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State has dismissed a suit seeking to declare Prince Dotun Babayemi as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. The court consequently affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the validly elected PDP candidate for the poll. …
Read More »2023: US threatens visa restriction on promoters of violence
The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at an international conference with the theme, ‘United States Policy and …
Read More »BREAKING: Protest, gunshots rock Rivers APC secretariat over screening
Gunshots amid protests on Wednesday morning rocked the All Progressives Congress secretariat along Woji Road, GRA, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during screening. Hundreds of the APC members loyal to a former federal lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, thronged the premises, alleging hijack of state assembly aspirants screening and ward/state delegate selection. …
Read More »[BREAKING] Osun poll: Heavy security as judge rules on Adeleke’s eligibility case
There was an unusually heavy security presence at the entrance and premises of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday. This is as Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel is expected to rule on the suit challenging the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party …
Read More »Amaechi ‘ll get 90% of Taraba APC delegates’ votes — State Party Chairman
Delegates of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Taraba State has pledge to give at least 90 percent votes to frontline Presidential Aspirant and former Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Chairman of the APC in Taraba State, Barr. Ibrahim Tukur El-Sudi made this known during Amaechi’s consultative …
Read More »Rigging: Oshiomhole’s allegation laughable, figment of his imagination ― Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has described as spurious an allegation by a former National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, that he once asked him to rig an election in his favour. “The allegation, which …
Read More »2023: Govs move to secure tickets for selves, associates
Ahead of the governorship and presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors have intensified moves to electorally secure their state How? They want to secure their tickets, and those of their allies and wield strong influence on delegates from …
Read More »Osun 2022: 500 PDP members defect to APC
About 500 members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State have defected to All Progressives Congress. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, obtained on Monday, said the defectors attributed their decision to dump the PDP to modest …
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