An Osogbo Federal High Court has ruled that Senator Ademola Adeleke is the duly recognised Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun 2022 gubernatorial election. In the judgment, which was delivered early on Wednesday by Justice Nathaniel Ayo Emmanuel, Dotun Babayemi did not participate in the PDP primary election. Justice Emmanuel, […]
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A former Nigerian Senator and Governorship Aspirant of PDP in Kaduna State, Shehu Sani, has said that his aspiration to govern Kaduna State was not a do or die affair. Sani promised to end banditry in Kaduna and revive the textile industries if elected the next Governor of the State. The Governorship hopeful said a […]
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An ex-Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on Tuesday told Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates in Osun state that his executive and legislative exposure made him a better presidential candidate ahead others. Saraki also revealed that if given the mandate to rule the country, he can unite Nigeria as well as its diverse religious interest. The […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja. According to Bello, the call became […]
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Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has dismissed claims that he is running for the presidency. It could be recalled that a coalition of 28 groups had purchased and submitted the nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on behalf of Adesina. But reacting, Adesina in a statement issued on Tuesday, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, has resigned. Enang made known his resignation in a statement he personally signed on Monday. According to him, he is resigning his position to contest the Akwa Ibom State governorship election, Tribune reports. Enang In his resignation letter addressed to Buhari on […]
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Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed that the presidential aspirants would be screened on May 23. The Organising Secretary of the party, Suleiman Argungun, made this known during the inauguration of the screening committee on Saturday in Abuja. The screening was supposed to take place Sunday before it was later postponed. He said, […]
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A Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the withdrawal of the resignation letter by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, describing it as “illegal and unconstitutional”. Kokomansion recalls that Ngige pulled out of the 2023 presidential race to retain his ministerial seat. The former governor of […]
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An APC Presidential aspirant and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu , says he is the only one in the race for the party’s presidential ticket. According to Tinubu he’s not bothered by the number of those aspiring for the APC sole ticket, ahead of the party’s primaries. The APC leader, who […]
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Senator Chris Ngige, Minister for Labour, Employment and Productivity, has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race. Ngige’s resignation is coming less than three weeks after his declaration at Alor, his town in Anambra State. In a statement he issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister said his declaration, which was transmitted live was as a […]
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