Why APC didn’t lose Osun outrightly and big -Jibrin

One of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Nigeria’s House of Reps, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said the ruling party would have lost the Osun governorship elections outrightly if Senator Iyiola Omisore didn’t decamp to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, polled 254,698 ahead of Isiaka Oyetola […]

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How APC is rigging Osun governorship election -PDP

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged attempts by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to disenfranchise voters in the ongoing Osun state election. The party also claimed that the ruling party was already sharing money to voters at ward 8, unit 3 Ota Efun in Olorunda local government. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, […]

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Top politicians under surveillance to prevent vote buying -EFCC

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is tracking financing of campaign by political parties, as part of new measures to tackle vote-buying. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwajuren, said this in a statement on Friday that the anti-graft agency is out to prosecute anyone involved in the practice of vote-buying. He said those offering […]

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Stella Oduah returns to PDP 3 months after she left

Nigerian senator, Stella Oduah, representing Anambra north, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In June, Oduah defected to the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), describing the move as “the beginning of a new political chapter”. But in a statement released by her media office on Friday, Oduah said she discovered that APGA’s ideology is a […]

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Hope rises for Ambode as Tinubu weeps at parley

Hope rises for Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) steps up pressure on National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu to back the incumbent’s re-election. The duo have been at loggerheads, with Tinubu supporting a former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, ahead of the […]

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INEC’s ban on Smart Phones, Camera to help APC rig elections -PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday rejected the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to bar voters from using smart phones and cameras in polling booths during elections. But the electoral body clarified yesterday that its directive barred the use of the devices only in the polling booth and not around the polling area. […]

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Buhari, Oshiomhole, Akande, others attend Osun APC mega rally (Photos)

Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari; APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi and many other notable chieftain of APC storm Osogbo for the party’s mega rally preparatory for Saturday, September 22 governorship election. See more pictures below:

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As efforts to get Tinubu’s support eludes, Ambode seeks ways out

As it becomes more obvious that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, will not change his mind on his decision not to support Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s second term of office ambition, the embattled governor is weighing his options and will soon make his next move public, THISDAY […]

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Davido boosts his uncle’s Osun 2018 guber campaign

Nigerian star and hip-hop sensation, David Adeleke, whose stage name is Davido, has left the NYSC camp in Lagos where he’s currently observing the mandatory one year national youth service to boost the campaign train of his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo, Osun state. Senator Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for the Osun governorship […]

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Sanwoolu formally announces intention to battle Ambode

Managing Director of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSDPC), Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu has officially announced his intention to seek the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 Lagos governorship election against his principal, Mr Akinwumi Ambode. He is so emboldened because people believe he has the backing of Mandate Movement, a group […]

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My supporters, elders say no to Ambode’s 2nd term’ -Tinubu

Babajide Sanwoolu, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has expressed his desire to pursue his ambition to become the next governor of the state, saying he will not step down for the incumbent, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. This is as the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju […]

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Lady composes ‘campaign song’ for Otedola (Video)

24 hours after Femi Otedola’s news of running for Lagos state governorship was reported, a fan has made music to show support for the news. The Business Mogul and Chairman of Forte Oil PLC is to run under the Peoples’ Democratic Party according to Dele Momodu, Publisher of Ovation magazine. See video below: Dele Momodu […]

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Ex-Ondo gov, Mimiko joins 2019 presidential race

Former governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko is set to announce his decision to contest the 2019 presidency on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Daily Trust gathered that his official declaration was scheduled for 10:00am Thursday at the headquarter of his party. Mimiko did his first tenure under the platform of the Labour […]

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Reps Speaker, Dogara picks PDP nomination forms

Speaker, Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, Wednesday, picked the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) expression of interest and nomination forms to bid for a return to the House in 2019. According to Thisday, the speaker, who is the number 4 in the country’s order of protocol, sent one of his trusted aides to pick […]

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Vote buying began in Edo guber in 2016, Jonathan hits Oshiomhole back

Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has responded to a recent comment made by the national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole on vote buying. Oshiomhole, during an interview with Channels Television, on Sunday, accused Jonathan of being the originator of vote buying in Nigerian politics. In response to the allegation, Jonathan […]

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Fighting back, Ambode rallies Abuja for support

The political intrigues shaping the governorship race in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State intensified yesterday as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode indicated that he would not go down without a fight, reaching out to the presidency in Abuja to intervene on his side as he battles the Mandate Group, the political machine of […]

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How Ambode’s rift with Tinubu began (Full story)

There appears to be a cloud at the moment, shrouded over Ambode, the Lagos governor’s ambition to run for a second term. The current rift between the Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode and the national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress and Former Lagos Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu reportedly started after alteration of the […]

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