Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has promised to end the Boko Harman insurgency if elected president. Speaking in Maiduguri, Borno state capital on Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant said he has what it takes to defeat Boko Haram. He criticised the manner in which the current administration has been fighting insurgency, vowing to use […]
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A former governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot zone his constitutional rights, stating that he has the right to aspire, win or lose the party’s presidential ticket. The former governor said the federal government is distracted in that it is fight symptoms instead of actual problems. […]
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The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor disclosed this on Monday, at the Government House in Makurdi, the state capital, while swearing in his Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Jerome Torshimbe. Explaining the reasons behind his action, the governor said he has been […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the Ekiti governorship election in which Kayode Fayemi, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Kolapo Olusola, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The APC candidate polled 197,459 votes while the PDP candidate had 178,121 votes. Speaking with journalists on Sunday, Kola […]
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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi has emerged winner of the 2018 election in the state. Unlike the last governorship election in the state when he lost in all the 16 local government areas, Fayemi secured victory in 12 local government areas, leaving Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples […]
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In a statement released on Saturday night, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) ordered the immediate shut down of Ekiti Broadcast Service. The regulatory body indicted the station of breaching provisions of the broadcasting code. Ayodele Fayose, governor of the state, had spoken on a programme of the service while collation of results were ongoing. The […]
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The federal government of Nigeria has disowned Ali-Modu Sheriff, former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as director-general of “Buhari 2019 presidential support committee”. Recall that Gideon Sammani, senior special assistant to the president on political matters, had announced the appointment in a statement on Friday. In preparation for the reelection of President Buhari […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday apologised to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for ‘‘bad conduct and mistreatment,’’ Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo’s Media Aide, has said. Akinyemi made the disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday in Abeokuta and made available to newsmen. He said the party’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus, who led a 21-member delegation […]
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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta on Saturday ahead of the 2019 polls. The National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, made this known in Abeokuta while addressing journalists after a meeting between the executive members of the party in […]
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State cried while narrating how a policeman allegedly slapped him on Wednesday morning. Fayose who wore a neck brace was assisted to the podium by some of his aides at the rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He told the crowd that he had to leave the hospital […]
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