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2023:Ogun Students Inaugurate Campaign Committee for Dapo Abiodun’s Re-Election
Students of tertiary institutions in Ogun State at the weekend inaugurated a 62-member campaign committee to mobilize and penetrate the nooks and crannies of the state, towards ensuring electoral victory for Governor Dapo Abiodun in the forthcoming general elections. The event, which took place at the State Secretariat of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abeokuta, […]
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Court Okays Suit Seeking To Compel INEC To Audit Voters’ Register
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, okayed a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to appoint a reputable auditing firm to carry out external forensic audit on the Voters’ Register that will be used for the 2023 general elections. The suit, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/24/2023, which was brought before the […]
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Buhari’s Legacy Beyond Infrastructure – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information Alhaji Lai Mohammed boasted on Monday that the legacy of the Buhari administration is not only in the provision of critical infrastructure but touches on other areas of development. The Minister spoke at a news conference in Abuja at the presentation of the scorecard of the Petrolem industry. Mohammed boasted that […]
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2023 Election:Lawan Says 98 Percent Yobe Votes Will Be Delivered To APC Presidential Candidate- Tinubu
Presidential election, the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan has vowed that Yobe State would deliver 98 percent of votes in Yobe to the candidate of the rulling All Progressives Congress(APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. Damaturu, at the inauguration of the Yobe State APC 2023 Campaign Council which […]
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2023 Election:Voting Obi will unite Nigerians — Datti Baba-Ahmed
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Dr Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has said a vote for his principal, Mr Peter Obi, is a vote for the unity of Nigeria. He said this in his opening remarks at the ongoing Peoples Town Hall meeting organized by Channels Television, on Sunday. He said as soon as […]
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Accord candidate pledges unprecedented dividends as party inaugurates campaign council in Ibarapa
Mr Segun Okanlawon, the House of Representatives candidate of the Accord party for Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency, says his constituents will enjoy unprecedented dividends of democracy, if elected. Okanlawon told newsmen on Friday that he was committed to quality representation and empowerment of his constituents. It would be recalled that Accord party had on Thursday […]
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Police beef security ahead Buhari’s visit to Adamawa
The Police Command in Adamawa has deployed additional assets to ensure a hitch-free visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. The command also ordered officers to display high level of professionalism and respect for human rights. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Yola. The News […]
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Politics:Peter Obi heartless for saving money instead of people – Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has described his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi as a stingy man who boasts of saving money while his people starving. Tinubu made the remarks while speaking during the Ondo state rally at Democracy Park, Akure, the state capital. Tinubu said his vision for […]
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We’ll set up Rural Electrification Board in Ibarapa zone – Makinde declares
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration will set up the Rural Electrification Board to address power supply in Ibarapa zone of the state.The governor, while addressing thousands of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Saturday, at the state campaign flag-off held at Igboora, said the reconstruction of Eruwa to Ibadan road will […]
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Nigerian Youths Will Get Everything They Want If I Won 2023 Election – Tinubu
Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised to build an economy that will allow hardworking Nigerian youths concretize their dreams of having their own houses, cars and raising families. Tinubu made the pledge on Friday in Abuja at a townhall meeting with youths. He said; “I will create a […]
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Makinde receives 2022 Hajj reports, pledges continuous support for Muslim Pilgrimage Board
approves funds for completion of projects abandoned at Hajj Camp Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, maintained that his administration will continue to support the Oyo State Muslim Pilgrimage Board in its bid to have hitch-free Hajj exercises in the state. The governor, while receiving the 2022 Hajj reports from the chairman of, Muslim Pilgrimage […]
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Makinde receives Vanguard’s Nomination As Man Of The Year
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, named the Governor of the Year 2022 by Vanguard newspapers. The General Manager and Editor in Chief of Vanguard media, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, who led the management team of the organisation to the Presidential Lodge of the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that the achievements recorded by the […]
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Muhammad Buhari Start To Campaign For Tinubu, To Attend Grand Finale In Lagos
Buhari is now set to fully participate in the last lap of the presidential campaign of his ruling All Progressives Congress APC, having flagged off the electioneering in Jos, Plateau state last November. Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council,Mr Festus Keyamo SAN announced this in a terse statement accompanying the […]
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Oyo Ministry of Information Ushers in New Year with Prayer
…as Perm.Sec charges staff on self assessment The New Year was ushered in with interdenominational prayers by the staff and Management of the Oyo State Ministry of Information,Culture and Tourism, asking for God’s mercy, blessings and protection. The interdenominational prayers, held on Tuesday, within the Ministry premises, had in attendance, Permanent Secretary ,Mr Oyesola Oyedele,Directors, […]
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2023:Rally Movement In Kano Exposes Tinubu’s Incapacity To Lead, Says Atiku
The Atiku-Okowa-led Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign has said Thursday’s campaign rally embarked upon by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, in Kano State further exposes the APC candidate’s lack of capacity. Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant, Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, who said this in a statement in Abuja, said […]
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2023 Election:Peter Obi ‘ll Get 2% Votes In North; Lose 2023 Election — Fani-Kayode
Director of Special Projects and New media of the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign Council, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has described Labour Party’s Peter Obi as a non-starter who would get only 2 per cent of the votes in northern Nigeria and ultimately lose the 2023 presidential election. The former Aviation minister in an interview on the AIT […]
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President Muhammad Buhari Ought To Be Praised – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says President Buhari ought to be praised and not criticized, amid ‘hunger and high cost of living’ the country is experiencing, as most parts of the world are also battling the same crisis at the moment. Ngige said this when he spoke to newsmen in his hometown of Alor, Idemili […]
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2023:Makinde’ll Tell Who To Vote For On Presidential Election, Wike Tells Oyo PDP, Electorate
The G5 governors under the aegis of the Integrity Group, are likely to announce their choice of presidential candidate in Ibadan in the forthcoming general election, the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo State will be told who to vote for in the presidential […]
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Security:G5 Govs Storm Ibadan For Makinde’s Official Campaign Flag-Off
There was a heavy presence of personnel of the Nigeria Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corp, NSCDC, Deparpment of Security Service, DSS, Amotekun Corps and Operation Burst as the G5 governors under the aegis of the Integrity Group, arrived the ancient Mapo Hall, Ibadan, venue of the re-election campaign flag-off of Governor ‘Seyi […]
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I Never Supported Sack Of Any Staff Of BCOS-Tegbe
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate for Oyo South, Chief Joseph Tegbe, has pledged to exploit legislation towards promoting strong institutions in the country. He expressed the desire on Wednesday during a media meeting at his campaign office in Ibadan. Tegbe, who condemned the distribution of motorcycles as empowerment equipment, stressed the need for […]
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