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Tag: Politics

Tinubu Urges APC to Do More Ahead of 2023 Elections
19Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Urges APC to Do More Ahead of 2023 Elections

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insists that the party members in the Northeast ought to do more ahead of the 2023 general elections. See Also: Tinubu Lobbied To Become Abachas’s Minister – Peter Obi Media    While speaking during the wedding reception of Governor Yahaya’s son, Mishahu Yahaya, he reminded the devotees of APC that Kashim Shettima, his running mate, is from their region. He also thanked the party supporters and members for all their support. “Now that your son is equally the running mate you have to double your efforts, and you have to do more." “I challenge you to do more than what you have done in the past”, Tinubu said Ahmed Lawan, The President of the Senate said the Northeast is Tinubu’s second zone a...
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Atiku Urges INEC to Conduct Credible Elections in 2023
16Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Atiku Urges INEC to Conduct Credible Elections in 2023

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible elections in 2023. While acknowledging the International Day for Democracy (IDD), Atiku Abubakar, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, said INEC should ensure the outcome of the 2023 election reflects the desires of Nigerians. See Also: APC is a dead party – PDP Fires Back at Tinubu Atiku further stated that the upcoming election is a chance for INEC to prove it is not partial. The statement reads: “In 2023, Nigerians will be voting for the leadership that they truly believe will lead this country out of the current dire situation and it is important to use the opportunity of the celebration, this day...
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CUPP Alleges Manipulation of Voters’ Register by INEC and APC
15Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Breaking News, Nigeria

CUPP Alleges Manipulation of Voters’ Register by INEC and APC

The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has claimed to have intercepted documents that reveal the plans plotted by the members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to rig the upcoming 2023 presidential election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs9LaLFpaho CUPP spokesperson, Ikenga ugochinyere revealed at a press conference that a Bimodal Accreditation System (BVAS) machine had been compromised and used to register false voters that would be used to rig the election in favour of the APC. See Also: Supreme Court Declares Odii Ifeanyi as Ebonyi’s PDP Governorship Candidate Ikega noted that if the BVAS was not in their favour, a document CUPP discovered was filed at the Owerri Federal High Court on August 24 appealing for the potential sack of the INEC Chairman to scra...
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Peter Obi is a regional candidate – Reno Omokri
15Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Peter Obi is a regional candidate – Reno Omokri

Nigerian Activist and Lawyer, Reno Omokri, has said the presidential ticket holder of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is a regional candidate. Omokri made this statement on Wednesday when speaking on Politics Today aired on Channels Television. See Also: FG’s Inaction To End ASUU Strike Worrisome, Unacceptable – Peter Obi He also claimed that Peter Obi’s supporters popularly known as the “Obidient Movement”, are encouraging the sit-at-home order directed by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday. “I know they had a sit-at-home yesterday, Tuesday, September 13, 2022." “Now Obidients and Peter Obi who normally have things every day in the South East obeyed that IPOB sit-at-home and this is not the first time." “Previously, IPOB used to have it on Mondays, Peter...
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Supreme Court Declares Odii Ifeanyi as Ebonyi’s PDP Governorship Candidate
15Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Declares Odii Ifeanyi as Ebonyi’s PDP Governorship Candidate

The Supreme Court has given a verdict that Chukwuma Odii Ifeanyi would be the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 Ebonyi State election. See Also: Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019 The Verdict was given on Wednesday by a five-member panel of the apex court which was led by Justice Amina Augie. The Court of Appeal had initially moved the date from July 19 to give a retrial of the suit between Ifeanyi and Senator Joseph Obinna on the dispute on who is the rightful governorship candidate for PDP. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba and four others Justices delivered a judgement that the Supreme Court shouldn’t have minded Ogba as he did not acquire the leave of court before filing his case in the Court of ...
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Wike Reveals The Reason Why He’s Angry with Atiku and Ayu
10Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Nigeria

Wike Reveals The Reason Why He’s Angry with Atiku and Ayu

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has stated his reason for his dispute with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and the party’s chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. See Also: Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019 The Governor said at a project commissioning in his state that when Atiku won the party’s primary election, he promised Ayu would resign from his position. Wike noted that Ayu must resign from his position as the party’s chairman, as he said “This fight, we will fight it to the end”. Stating another reason for his rift with Atiku and Ayu, Wike said the North had produced the Presidential candidate and also shouldn’t hold on to the chairmanship of the party. Wike said the removal of the Board of...
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Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019
7Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Nigeria

Wike Alleges Assistance by PDP Chieftains in Buhari’s Re-election In 2019

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, claims some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, negotiated for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election in 2019. Without disclosing any names, Wike accused some PDP chieftains of helping Buhari to be re-elected during the 2019 presidential election. The Governor stated this on Tuesday when commissioning the Rivers State University Campus in Etche, Rivers State. See Also: How Buhari, Amaechi Interfered In 2019 Rivers Election – Wike “When they were going to negotiate with President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, they came to me and I said no; no negotiation; PDP must win. I said no," Wike claimed. “That was why Buhari won the election. Those of them who made sure PDP never survived since 2015, that destroyed PDP, I see them today ...
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APC is a dead party – PDP Fires Back at Tinubu
5Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
Nigeria

APC is a dead party – PDP Fires Back at Tinubu

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says the achievements of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar are intimidating to the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu. PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba disclosed this on Twitter also stating that Tinubu is a confused candidate and belongs to a dead party. See Also: Tinubu Lobbied To Become Abachas’s Minister – Peter Obi Media   Ologunagba claims PDP is united and determined to rescue Nigeria from the failures of the APC government. Ologunagba stated; “Nigerians are appalled by yet another attempt by the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to divert attention from the main issues of the failures of the APC government by making derogatory remarks on the Peoples Dem...
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PDP Demands Court to Disqualify Kwara Governor for Certificate Forgery
1Sep By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments
News, Nigeria

PDP Demands Court to Disqualify Kwara Governor for Certificate Forgery

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the Federal High Court to Disqualify Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State and the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the 2023 governorship election for certificate forgery. The party filed a suit FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2022 by its lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, urging the court to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify Abdulrazaq. See Also: How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan The Suit filed claimed the Governor’s affidavit supporting his personal particulars and documents published by INEC were false. The Party also claimed to the court that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate presented to INEC did not belong to the governor as the certificate bears ano...
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How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan
1Sep By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments
Education, News, Nigeria

How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has recalled how he ended a four-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,  in a single night. Jonathan disclosed this in Abuja during the 70th birthday celebration of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, put together by Kukah Centre. According to the former president, it required his intervention and determination to resolve the contending issues with the university lecturers. He stated that he had to get involved after several committees set up to resolve the issues failed to achieve any result. See Also: ASUU Strike: FG convenes Meeting Of Varsity Councils, VCs He said, “Now we are talking about ASUU strike, during my time too, ASUU had four months of strike, different committee...
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