Tag: 2023 presidential election
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Mahmood’s expected declaration – By Evaristus Bassey
Months before the 2023 general elections I and my childhood friend would discuss the elections and conclude that even if the opposition won every vote, APC would not handover power after a paltry eight years in office! At first, we thought the key to this incumbency
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UPDATE: 2023 presidential election: See how your favourite party is faring
Nigeria held its presidential and parliamentary elections over the weekend and results pouring in places the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso. So…
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2023 presidential election: See how your favourite party is faring
Nigeria held its presidential and parliamentary elections over the weekend and results pouring in indicate that the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is in a clear lead ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results in…
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Intimidation, violence mar election in Lagos state
There have been reports of voter intimidation and ethnic discrimination in some Polling Units across Lagos state by some persons supporting the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), despite the presence of security officials. Voting has largely been peaceful in the state but some videos have emerged showing pro-APC supporters insisting on the party or tribe…
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Endorsement of Peter Obi sacrosanct, says PANDEF
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) says the endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, is sacrosanct. The National Publicity Secretary of the forum, Ken Robinson, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja and
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2023: I’m supporting Tinubu because of his track records – AbdulRazaq
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara says he is supporting the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the 2023 presidential election because of his track records in Lagos State. AbdulRazaq said this in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, on Saturday when he paid the federal…
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Court strikes out suit seeking Tinubu’s disqualification
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu over the nomination of Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the 2023 presidential election. Delivering judgment, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, struck out the suit which was instituted by an Abuja based lawyer, Mr Osigwe Momoh on…
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Ethnocentrism: Atiku risks 12 months jail term for allegedly campaigning based on tribal reason
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has been fingered to have breached Section 97 of the Electoral Act, following his statement to Northerners that they should vote for him in the 2023 election because he hails from the northern region. The section states, “A candidate, person or association that…
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2023: Muslim – Muslim ticket’ll fail – Dogara insists
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has again reiterated his opposition to the fielding of Muslims by the ruling APC for both Presidential and Vice Presidential candidacy for 2023 general election, and predicted doom for the pairing. The pairing, he stressed, is a fruitless political effort that has been doomed to…
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2023: Atiku promises youths ‘a seat at the table’
The PDP presidential candidate for next year’s elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has promised Nigerian youths a seat at the table by ensuring that his government is made of youths that must have distinguished themselves in their various fields. He also promised to merge wisdom and youth excellence to bring tangible solutions and protection to Nigeria.…