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2023 Election:Save Lagos From External Dominantion, YWC Warns Yoruba

Ahead of Saturday’s March 18 rescheduled governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State, the Yoruba World Congress (YWC) has warned Yorubas across Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kogi, Edo and Delta residing in Lagos State to re-awake their consciousness by voting in favour of the integrity of Yorubaland. The group said […]

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Accord Party not collapsing structure for APC or PDP, say party Elders

The Elders’ Forum of the Accord Party in Oyo State, yesterday, called on the electorate to disregard the news doing round that the party has collapsed its structure into another party, especially the People’s Democratic party (PDP) governorship candidate, Governor Seyi Makinde and the All Progressives’ Congress, (APC), Senator Teslim Folarin. The Party’s elders across […]

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Oyo Guber Election: Oyo Accord Excos Form Alliance With Makinde

Some weeks to the gubernatorial election, the entire Oyo State executive members of the Accord party, have agreed to form a working alliance with the incumbent Governor, Seyi Makinde, to actualize his reelection bid. The state chairman of the party, Prince Kolade Ojo, disclosed this with newsmen, during a press briefing held in Ibadan. According to […]

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Tony Elumelu Receives Tinubu At His Residence

The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, on Wednesday said that he received the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at his residence. Elumelu made this known on his Instagram page. He said, “Last night, I was honoured to receive the Nigerian President-elect 🇳🇬 #officialasiwajubat at my home. “We discussed ways in which the incoming administration must empower […]

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Obi In Court With Lawyers Over INEC’s BVAS Case

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, attended court proceedings with his lawyers over his party’s legal request to inspect Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines and other electoral materials deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the February 25 elections. Obi, in a statement he shared via his Twitter handle […]

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I Made My First Million In Lagos-Actress, Toyin Abraham

The actress noted that she made her first million in Lagos state despite being from Edo state. Toyin Abraham, has revealed why she is rooting for the reelection of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Lagos State election is the most anticipated governorship election in Nigeria because of the fierce competition between the incumbent governor, […]

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Politics:APC Appoints 12 SANs To Defend Nigeria President Elect Tinubu’s Victory

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 senior advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the victory of Bola Tinubu at the presidential election petition tribunal. The team is led by Lateef Fagbemi and also includes Ahmad Usman El-Marzuq, the national legal adviser of the party. The party unveiled the list containing the legal team […]

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Aggrieved members’ll realign with Makinde before Saturday’s election- Oyo PDP chieftain

…Confident gov will emerge for 2nd term A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State, Mogaji Wale Oladoja, has expressed confidence that aggrieved members of the party will realign to give their support to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, ahead of Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections. He expressed the confidence, during an […]

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Tinubu Faithful Group Redirects Focus To Winning Lagos Guber Poll, Calls For Total Support For Gov. Sanwo-Olu

The Tinubu Faithful Group (TFG) has called for a total support for the re-election of the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in next Saturday, March 11 Governorship elections. The National Coordinator, TFG, Hon. Olusola Orelaja made the call in a statement signed by the group’s Deputy Media Coordinator, Comrade, Frederick Idehai. Mr. […]

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Photostory:Peter Obi Visits Woman Stabbed In Face On Election Day

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has paid a visit to Jennifer Efidi, the woman who was stabbed in the face by thugs during the presidential and National Assembly elections. Efidi was stabbed while attempting to vote in Surulere, Lagos State. Obi shared the pictures from his visit via his Twitter handle […]

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Why Oyo LP dumped its guber candidate for Makinde-Rep candidate

Candidate of the Labour Party in Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections, Femi Dexter Akin-Alamu said on Monday that the party decided to support the re-election bid of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for the March 11 governorship election.He said that the leadership of the party are […]

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Photostory:Atiku, others lead protest to INEC headquarters

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are currently leading a protest today (Monday) from Legacy House to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja.

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Oyo NUJ has no anointed candidate, tasks INEC on credible election

Contrary to the insinuations making the rounds that the leadership of the Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is giving support to a particular gubernatorial candidate, the Union on Friday said it has no anointed candidate. This was the position of the Union at the end of its monthly Congress held […]

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Oyo, Ogun, Lagos planning to light-up Lagos-Ibadan expressway- Makinde

…says Oyo State residents will see more infrastructure devt if he’s re-elected…tells residents to vote for him, PDP Assembly candidates on March 11 Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, revealed the lofty programmes his administration has in store for residents of the state if he is re-elected for another term of four years. He […]

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Wike joins Oyo gov to commission 3.2km Ibadan Airport Road, aviation fuel facility

…flags off Olunloyo Park, rallies support for PDP in gov election…our policies have enabled Oyo’s economy to keep growing- Makinde Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, was joined by his Rivers State counterpart, Barr. Nyesom Wike, to commission the 3.2 kilometres dual carriage Ibadan Airport Road named after a former governor of the state, […]

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Breaking: Ibarapa East/Ido APM Candidate For Federal Assembly Opeyemi Ayanrinde call For Cancellation Of National Assembly Election Over Omission Of Party Name and Logo

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) Federal assembly candidate Hon. Opeyemi Ayanrinde Mc Swagger has called for the cancellation of the National Assembly election held last Saturday over allegations that the electoral commission, INEC willfully committed the party name and ommiting logo for the party on the ballots papers. Oyo APM Federal assembly candidate through its […]

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Synergy And Coalition Between APC and Accord Party In Oyo State Is The Surest Approach To Defeat PDP…………Kunle Olatunji

The first level of the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria has been concluded and winners of the Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives have been declared with a few places still outstanding where elections were declared inconclusive. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been declared the winner of the presidential election having satisfied the requirements as […]

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How Daddy Freeze Queries Pastor Jerry Eze Over Election Prophesy

He questioned if the angels sent to monitor the results endorsed, ignored or joined the rigging. Controversial Media personality, Daddy Freeze has tackled Nigerian clergyman, Pastor Jerry Eze, over his declaration about the 2023 presidential election. News recalled that Pastor Jerry, the lead pastor of Streams of Joy International, took to Twitter to issue a […]

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2023 Election:Governorship and Statehouse Elections Would Hold, INEC declares

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday disclosed that the Enugu East Senatorial District, Esan East/West and Igueben Federal Constituencies’ Elections to would hold on the 11th March 2023, adding that rescheduled elections would hold the same day The commission made this known through a press release on their Twitter page. The press release in […]

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LAUTECH gets approval to admit more for Medical Programme

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), has increased admission Quota for Medical Programme for the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, to one hundred and twenty (120), from Seventy-five (75). The development was announced through a letter with reference number: MDCN/525/vol.iv/274, dated February 27, 2023, signed by the Council’s Registrar, […]

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