Politics

Osinbajo, Abiola’s family absent at Eagle Square, Jonathan, Tinubu, others grace democracy day celebration

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President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are among the dignitaries that graced the annual Democracy Day celebration  Monday in Abuja. Buhari who arrived the Eagle Square, venue of the Democracy Day celebration at 10:12am, was received by the Secretary to the Government of … [Read more…]

2023: Women for peace wants female VP, Deputy Govs

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As consultations heighten over the search for running mates , the Women for Peace in Nigeria (WOPIN),an NGO, has advocated  that  credible and passionate mothers in Nigeria should be considered for the position of Vice President and Deputy Governors in the country. In a statement issued to mark the June 12 Democracy Day Anniversary by … [Read more…]

Tension in APC, PDP over Tinubu, Atiku’s running mates

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As the Friday, June 17 deadline issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to political parties to submit names of their presidential standard bearers draws closer, tension has enveloped the camps of the two major political parties as they struggle to pick running mates. While the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, … [Read more…]

Bola Tinubu releases manifesto

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A day after securing the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has released his manifesto. The former Lagos State governor promised to lead the country to a new era of economic prosperity with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 12 percent annually, decentralise the police, create jobs, increase the education … [Read more…]

INEC issues Parties, one week deadline to submit names of presidential candidates, running mates

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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued Friday June 17 deadline to the political parties to submit names of their presidential candidates and running mates to the commission. Commission’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the order at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja, yesterday. “For state elections (governorship/deputy governorship and state Houses of … [Read more…]

Road to 2023: Peter Mbah will consolidate Ugwuanyi’s achievements –USA Igwesi

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Road to 2023: Peter Mbah will consolidate Ugwuanyi’s achievements –USA Igwesi The pioneer leader of Enugu State House of Assembly and former member of the House of Representatives, Ikemba U.S.A Igwesi has praised Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for ensuring the emergence of a technocrat, Mr. Peter Mbah, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard bearer in … [Read more…]

2023: Atiku, PDP governors parley on running mate, others

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has met with with governors elected on the platform of the party over preparations for next polls. We gathered that a meeting at the PDP presidential campaign headquarters, Legacy House, in Abuja, attended by the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, discussed issues … [Read more…]

APC is confident of victory – Lawan

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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, said the emergence of Tinubu has reassured the party of winning the presidential poll. In a letter of congratulations he personally signed, Lawan said outcome of the election process had shown that Tinubu was the popular choice of his party. The letter read: “The Presidential Primary of our great party, the … [Read more…]

Presidential election: Open fight as Tinubu vows to crush PDP

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Smarting from his landslide victory at the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential Special Convention, former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has vowed to crush the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he mocked as ‘geckos’ in the presidential poll slated for 2003. Tinubu had defeated 13 others to set up an electoral challenge … [Read more…]

LP debunks rumor, affirms Peter Obi as Presidential candidate

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Labour Party, yesterday, debunked rumour making the round that it conducted parallel Presidential primaries that produced a factional Presidential candidate, in the person of one Samson Uchenna. The party, in a statement issued by the Acting National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi Oluwafemi and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, noted that … [Read more…]

Fayemi, Akpabio, Amosun, Bankole, 3 others step down for Tinubu

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants have continued to talk tough, claiming that they are the best aspirant to reposition Nigeria if given the presidential ticket of the party. Interestingly, no fewer than seven aspirants including the governors of Ekiti and Jigawa States, Kayode Fayemi, Abubakar Badaru, former governors of Akwa-Ibom and Ogun States, … [Read more…]