Category: Politics
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Court Bars LP’s Supporters From Converging At Lekki Toll Gate
The Labour Party’s #ObiDatti23 Forward Ever Rally scheduled to be held on October 1, 2022, suffered a setback on Wednesday as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered the party and its supporters not to converge on the Lekki Toll-Gate. The court ruled that supporters of the Labour Party can pass through the Toll-Gate…
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Acusses Malami Of Terrorism.
The Lead Counsel for the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has accused the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, of terrorism. Ejiofor, in a statement on Wednesday, said the AGF and his accomplices had flagrantly violated both Nigerian and international laws for the manner in which the extradition and rendition…
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Court Declares Bashir Machina As APC’s Senatorial Candidate
The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has ordered the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise Bashir Machina as Yobe North senatorial candidate of the party. The presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, nullified the parallel primary election that produced the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on June 9, 2022. The…
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2023: APC Shifts Inauguration Of Campaign Council.
The All Progressives Congress has postponed the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council, earlier scheduled for Monday, September 26 to Wednesday, September 28. This was disclosed by The Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday night in Abuja. “The APC Presidential Campaign Council wishes…
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APC Bayelsa Chieftain Charges State Governor Over Inauguration Of Uncompleted Projects
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State, Perekeme Kpodoh, has challenged Governor Douye Diri, to publish the costs of the projects his administration has carried out in the state and their contractors. The chieftain in a statement on Thursday, claimed that projects executed by state government were shrouded in secrecy, stating that the…
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Rivers State Governor Summons PDPStakeholders Meeting
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has summoned a meeting of leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. This would be the first meeting in the state since the party’s presidential primary and the crisis that followed its outcome. Though the agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained, a source…
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No One Can Force Ayu To Resign- Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, said no party member can force the PDP’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign. This is following the crisis rocking the PDP deepened on Wednesday as Governor Nyesom Wike’s team pulled out of Atiku’s campaign council. The members announced their decision to pull out of…
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NGF To Wedge Tax Leakages And Enhance IGR Generation
The 36 state governors in Nigeria, under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, have initiated a workshop on wedging tax leakages and improving their internally generated revenue. The announcement came during the governors’ meeting yesterday, tagged, “the 8th IGR Peer Learning Event and Launch of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Public Finance Database,” by the…
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Avoid Vote Trading – Peter Obi Support Group To Nigerians
The group said it is firmly backing the aspiration of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, because it believes he has the capacity to lead the country in the right direction. It said if electorates resist every form of inducement, vote-buying/manipulation, and electoral insincerity, they will be able to hold their ground effectively while…
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Court Orders OSIEC To Stop Planned LG Elections
Federal High Court in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission to stop its preparations for the conduct of local government elections. This followed the commencement of training for the commission’s ad hoc staff for the October 15 election across local governments in the state. The Peoples Democratic Party, Osun…