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Women voters, potent political weapon for victory – Gov. Idris

john bassey 12 September 2025 0

Kebbi State governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, has described women as a formidable political weapon whose steadfastness and numerical strength at the polls remain decisive factors for victory in elections. The governor made the assertion in Birnin Kebbi while addressing All

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No Injunction Granted Against David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola -ADC Clarifies

Tunde Opalana 12 September 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has clarified insinuation that the Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order restraining Senator David Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola from acting as the party’s National Chairman and National Secretary. The party said in its ruling on September 4, 2025, presided over by Hon. Justice Emeka Nwite, the court […]

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Obi holds closed-door meeting with Jonathan in Abuja

Promise Eze 12 September 2025 0

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday for a closed-door discussion in Abuja. Obi confirmed the meeting in a post on X, saying it focused on Nigeria’s current situation. “Today in Abuja, I met with my very dear elder brother, statesman, […]

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Jega: Premature campaigning should be criminalised with heavy penalties

Tunde Opalana 11 September 2025 0

Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called for premature political campaigns to be criminalised, with stiff sanctions for violators. Jega spoke on Wednesday at a one-day stakeholders’ roundtable on premature and early campaigns convened by INEC at The Electoral Institute, Abuja. “Premature campaigns are not just

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APC Chair: More governors will join Tinubu ahead of 2027

Guest Writer 10 September 2025 0

Nentawe Yilwatda, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says more governors will defect to the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general election to support President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid. Yilwatda spoke at the APC Bayelsa chapter’s 12th expanded stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa on Tuesday. He was represented by Emma Eneukwu, deputy national […]

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ADC Asks Speaker Not To Deny Truth About Nigeria’s Debt Status

Tunde Opalana 10 September 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has told the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas not to be economical with the truth about the status of Nigeria’s debt profile. This was in reaction to the recent remarks and subsequent retraction by the , over Nigeria’s rising debt profile, describing his backpedalling as […]

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Tambuwal’s outburst won’t go unanswered, Wike’s aide warns

Ukpono Ukpong 10 September 2025 0

A fresh political clash is brewing between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, following the latter’s remarks on national television last week. This is as the FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, has vowed that the Tambuwal, […]

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Ignore NASS, resume plenary, PDP tells senator Natasha

Tunde Opalana 9 September 2025 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi Central senator, to ignore the National Assembly’s stance and resume plenary following the completion of her six-month suspension. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan had, in a letter dated September 4, informed the National Assembly that her suspension had elapsed and expressed readiness to return to

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Lere Olayinka: Tambuwal will not get away with ‘verbal attack’ on Wike, Tinubu

Ukpono Ukpong 9 September 2025 0

Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communications and social media to Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), said Aminu Tambuwal, former Sokoto state governor, would not get away with his latest “verbal attack”. Olayinka said the minister would issue a pointed response to remarks made by Tambuwal on Channels Television’s Politics […]

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Obi: Nigeria must declare national war on insecurity after ‘bloody weekend’

Tom Okpe 9 September 2025 0

Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has called for what he described as a “national war” against insecurity, following a spate of killings and abductions across the country. In a post on Monday, Obi described the past weekend as “bloody,” citing the deaths of over 100 Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and […]

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DSIEC urges Deltans to register for 2025 nationwide Continuous Voter Registration

Owen Akenzua 8 September 2025 0

The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) has called on all eligible residents of Delta State who are 18 years and above, and without a Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), to take advantage of the ongoing Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to DSIEC, the online pre-registration exercise commenced

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INEC sets September 11 for Bayelsa voter education road show

Guest Writer 8 September 2025 0

By Aherhoke Okioma The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Bayelsa State, through its Voter Education, Publicity and Gender Department (VEPGD), has fixed September 11, 2025, as the official date for the flag-off of its voter education road show. The announcement was made by the Head of Department, Mr. Christian Utong, during a strategic engagement with […]

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Church Invasion: Prove You’re Not Terrorist Organisation, ADC Challenges APC

Tunde Opalana 8 September 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned Saturday’s attack on its members during a gathering in Alimosho LGA, Lagos State, where party leaders, including Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, were present to formally declare his membership of the opposition party. The party expressed outrage that political thugs desecrated a church by spilling blood in its vicinity where a

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2027 Elections: I won’t align with Tinubu to govern Lagos, says Rhodes-Vivour

Awwal Owolabi 8 September 2025 0

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate, has ruled out the possibility of aligning with President Bola Tinubu’s political machinery to become the governor of Lagos. Rhodes-Vivour made the statement on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, dismissing the idea outright while citing a difference of agenda and purpose. “No. I will rather go

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APC to Tambuwal: You, your fellow leaders are the problem with the opposition

Promise Eze 8 September 2025 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Aminu Tambuwal, the former governor of Sokoto, and other opposition figures of being the real reason their parties remain weak and divided. Felix Morka, APC national publicity secretary, said in a statement on Sunday that President Bola Tinubu and the ruling party were focused on governance, not on […]

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Peter Obi to FG: Declare national war on insecurity

Awwal Owolabi 8 September 2025 0

Peter Obi, Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, has called on federal government to declare a national war on insecurity due to the scale of killings across the country. Obi, writing on X after reports of more than 100 deaths in coordinated attacks across Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Edo over the weekend, described the incidents as […]

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Obudu Mega Rally Affirms Tinubu, Otu Leadership

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2025 0

The Obudu Reception and Endorsement Mega Rally 2025 pulled an impressive crowd on Friday as Cross River’s political class, community leaders, and party loyalists gathered to affirm their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Governor Prince Bassey Otu, and Deputy Governor Peter Odey. Organised by Hon. Agnes A. Atsu, the rally […]

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2027 Elections: Tambuwal reveals ‘national’ plan to unseat Tinubu

Awwal Owolabi 6 September 2025 0

Aminu Tambuwal, ex-governor of Sokoto, has revealed plans to unseat President Tinubu in 2027 as a national consensus, which he is willing to do his best to achieve. Speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today, the former speaker revealed his commitment to ousting Tinubu and APC from the presidential seat in the 2027 elections. “I am […]

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Tambuwal: I will always support Atiku for presidency over Wike

Awwal Owolabi 6 September 2025 0

Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto, has revealed that he would always choose Atiku over Wike for Nigerian presidency although the FCT minister is his friend. Tambuwal made this statement on Friday during the Politics Today program on Channels TV, while refuting claims that he betrayed the ex- Rivers governor in 2022. In 2022, Tambuwal […]

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“Leave El-Rufai alone, focus on bandits” – ADC calls out FG over intimidation

Awwal Owolabi 5 September 2025 0

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called out the federal government for intimidating El-Rufai, Malami, and other opposition leaders, while failing to address the issues of insecurity. Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC national publicity secretary, released a statement on Friday to criticise the recent attack on the convoy of Abubakar Malami and the summons issued to Nasir […]