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Running mate: I will do whatever Tinubu wants in 2027 – Barau

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 June 2025 0

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Wednesday said he has no decision of his own regarding the 2027 presidential race but to rely on directive by President Bola Tinubu. Officially reacting to the call on him to vie for the vice presidential slot of the ruling All

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El’Rufai Suffering For His Sins Against Amaechi – Ndume

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 June 2025 0

By Tom Okpe The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Senator Ali Ndume, has said former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s rift with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a consequence of what he did against former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi. Ndume stated this in an interview, on Arise News Television on Tuesday saying, “El’Rufai

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El-rufai’s claims of initiating all projects commissioned by Tinubu in Kaduna lies- Govt

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 June 2025 0

By Idibia Gabriel Kaduna state government has accused the immediate past Governor of the State, Malam Nasir El-rufai, of falsehood for claiming that all the projects recently commissioned by Mr. President were initiated by his administration. This was contained in the refutation statement on Tuesday, signed by Ibraheem Musa, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS), to […]

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PDP: Publicity Secretary comments on INEC unauthorized says Damagum

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Crack in the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remain widened as the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Ilya Damagum denounces statements made by the National Publicity Secretary,,.Hon.Debo Ologunagba on the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the party’s scheduled 100th National Executive Committee

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Culture Minister commends Gov Adeleke for rapid state devt

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and the Creative Economy , Honourable Hannatu Musa Musawa has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for implementing policies and programmes for the rapid development of Osun State since his assumption of office. The Minister made the appraisal weekend after holding an extensive partnership meeting with the state […]

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ADA: Tinubu support group urges Nigerians to reject coalition

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 June 2025 0

By Emma Okereh A day after the coalition seeking to unseat president Bola Tinubu under the appelation, All Democratic Alliance (ADA), applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for registration as a political party, a Tinubu support group has asked Nigerians to ignore it . A statement signed by the Convener/DG, Grassroots Organization for […]

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Gov Otti accepts using Sen Kalu’s blueprint to develop Aba, Abia

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 June 2025 0

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State said he stands on his earlier statement crediting Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s development blueprint as the foundation for the ongoing infrastructural transformation in Aba and other parts of the state. He said Senator Kaku introduced a workable model for governance during his tenure as governor of Abia State from […]

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Nigerians will be shocked by 2027 election, except… -NNPP chief, Oguntoyinbo

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 20 June 2025 0

Ogun State governorship candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general elections, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, speaks on the gale of political defection, concluding that no single person can change the polity to a one party state, what Nigerians should expect in 2027, why he is shifting his political leaning to […]

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2027: APC support groups collapse structures for Atiku’s Rescue Nigeria project

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Some support groups of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Ismaila Abu Ishaq, a former member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, have collapsed their structures to support the aspirations of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The Atiku Media Office in a statement on Thursday states that the group is now […]

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Senate leader explains increase in Rivers 2025 budget proposal

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele has charged state governors in the country to give priority to capital component of their annual appropriation bills. He noted that Nigerians across states of the federation can fully enjoy dividends of democracy if states expended larger part of their budgets on infrastructural and developmental projects. […]

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Overcrowded INEC office forced us into rented spaces for decade – Yakubu

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 June 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has revealed that severe congestion at the Commission’s current headquarters forced it to rent additional office spaces for over a decade. He made the disclosure yesterday, at the groundbreaking ceremony of INEC’s new annex building in Abuja. Yakubu noted that the

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Okechukwu proposes SPCU to curb country’s insecurity

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 June 2025 0

By Tom Okpe To curb the incessant insecurity in the country, former Director General, Voice of Nigeria, VoN, Dr Osita Okechukwu has called for Special Police Constabulary Units, SPCU, saying it will be the only answer in the country today. The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain while speaking, with journalists in Abuja, stated that […]

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Party is supreme, Obasa tells Lagos APC council polls aspirants

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 June 2025 0

As the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday, unveiled its campaign plans for the July 12 local government election in the state, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has advised aspirants to abide by party’s supremacy. Obasa urged members to respect the party’s choices and […]

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LP Acting National Chairman Nenadi mocks Tinubu over APC North East fracas

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 June 2025 0

…says Gombe public crisis, a political karma By Tunde Opalana Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman has mocked President Bola Tinubu over the recent fracas in Gombe during his All Progress Congress, APC zonal rally. She derided the president that with the near fisticuff event in Gombe, the ruling party is […]

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Obi bemoans leadership failure, lists qualities of future leaders

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has told Nigerians what to look for in their future leaders to avoid the current embarrassing situations. Obi said there is an apparent dearth of leadership amid myriads of problems begging for attention. Ibrahim Umar, spokesperson of the Peter Obi Media Reach, […]

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Atiku condemns unleash of terror on Benue protesters

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 June 2025 0

…says Benue cannot bleed in silence By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the clamping down of aggrieved people protesting the continued killing of their kinsmen in Benue State. Angered people of the state, mostly youths on Sunday barricaded the Abuja- Makurdi highway to registered their grievances at the Nigerian government over […]

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Killing over 200 in Benue, horrifying chapter in Nigeria’s history – PDP

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 17 June 2025 0

By Tunde Opalana The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in very strong terms condemned the gruesome massacre of over 200 Nigerians including children in Benue State describing it as another horrifying chapter in the history of the nation under the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. The PDP lamented the reports of how terrorists and bandits invaded […]

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APC condemns Benue Give for suppressing protesters over herders’ massacre of citizens

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 June 2025 0

By Msugh Ityokura The All Progressives Congress, APC has Condemned Benue state governor, Hyacinth Alia’s suppression of peaceful protesters who came out en mass, Sunday, to draw the relevant authorities attention to the ongoing massacre of citizens in the state by marauding Fulani herdsmen. The party, under the leadership of Comrade Austin Agada, expressed deep […]

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Politics only legitimate way to leadership, Osinbajo urges Christians

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 June 2025 0

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called on Christians to see politics as an inevitable vehicle to attain leadership position rather than distancing themselves from political engagements. The immediate past Vice President of Nigeria admonished Christian faithfuls to change their orientation by actively participating in politics. The professor of law gave the charge while delivering

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State of emergency declaration, Ibas appointment Distil tension in Rivers – Group

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 June 2025 0

…commends Tinubu for genuine intention to end crisis The declaration of the state of emergency which led to the appointment of a sole administrator has been described as the most effective mechanism in stemming rising political tension in Rivers State. A civil society group, the Nigeria Peace and Governance Initiative which made this observed also […]