Category: Politics
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Abure’s sack elixir for LP’s stability, reinvention – Reps caucus
The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has lauded the Supreme Court’s judgment sacking Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman. The caucus, in a statement on Friday by its Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene (LP-Anambra), described the ruling as an elixir for the party’s stability and reinvention.
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Baba-Ahmed dumps Tinubu’s govt, resigns as political adviser
The political adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has resigned. The former spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) tendered his resignation about two weeks ago. Presidential sources were quoted as saying Dr. Baba-Ahmed did not provide details of the reasons for his decision and only stated that it was on personal…
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PDP to appeal Edo Election Petitions Tribunal judgment
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will appeal the Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal judgment affirming the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of All Progressives Congress (APC). The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Thursday in Abuja,
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No going back on Natasha’s recall process – Constituents
Some determined constituents of Kogi Central Senatorial District on Thursday vowed never to back down on the recall process of Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the National Assembly. Rather, they insisted that they would fine-tune the process.
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Join our party from your wards- SDP chairmen to El-Rufai, others
The Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) issued a directive yesterday, advising Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other opposition figures intending to join the party to follow the proper procedures.
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Edo Guber: Ighodalo gives reasons why he’s challenging Tribunal’s verdict
The flag bearer of the Edo Guber election, Asue Ighodalo has given reasons why he is challenging the verdict of the Edo Petition Tribunal judgement. Hear him: “I have instructed my legal team to proceed to the Court of Appeal to challenge this decision which we consider a huge travesty of justice. “This is not…
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PDP’s Ighodalo to appeal Edo tribunal’s verdict
Mr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 19 September governorship election in Edo, has said he will challenge the tribunal’s judgment at the Court of Appeal. The Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Gov. Monday
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Tinubu’s success is undeniable, needs no opposition validation – APC replies Peter Obi
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has hit back at Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, after he criticized President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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2027: I’m part of the coalition but not desperate to be president – Obi
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said he is not desperate to become the president of Nigeria. On vying again for the presidency in 2027, Obi said his concern in discussing an alliance with other political forces is to save Nigeria from the brink.
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Opposition planning to instigate crisis in Edo, APC alleges
The Edo chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that some major opposition political parties are planning to instigate crisis in the state and make it ungovernable. The state APC Chairman, Mr Jarret Tenebe, raised the alarm during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.