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Wike accuses APC of plot to disrupt Edo polls

PFN tasks FG, stakeholders on violence-free election The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been accused of plotting to stoke up violence that will compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the Edo State governorship election till November. Chairman …

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Overtures to Atiku, Saraki, others expose APC’s existential dilemma

Overtures to Atiku, Saraki, others expose APC’s existential dilemma

Whether it was made in jest or earnest, the call by governing All Progressives Congress (APC) on some of its former leaders to return to the party comes as part of the immediate challenges the party is confronting. Although the party’s …

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Uzodinma plotting to take over House, alleges Edo Assembly

Uzodinma plotting to take over House, alleges Edo Assembly

The Edo State House of Assembly on Wednesday accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, and members of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State of plotting to take over the affairs of the House. The Speaker, Mr Frank Okiye, …

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Oshiomhole pleads for out-of-court settlement in Ortom’s N10bn suit

PDP asks Oshiomhole to present Primary Six certificate

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, asked a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, to present his Primary School Leaving Certificate if he actually went to school. The Chairman of the PDP Campaign Council for the …

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Accept defeat, stop attacks on Obaseki, PDP tells Oshiomhole

Oshiomhole’s attack on Obaseki shows ex-gov is deceitful – PDP

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday taken a swipe at the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, saying he was a deceitful leader. Referring to Governor Godwin Obaseki while addressing the …

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Oshiomhole pleads for out-of-court settlement in Ortom’s N10bn suit

I sold bad product to Edo people in 2016 – Oshiomhole

A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared that he sold a bad product to Edo State people in 2016. He stated that he supported the governorship aspiration of Godwin Obaseki in 2016 to ensure …

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Anambra 2021: The Battle For Power And Authority

Anambra 2021: The Battle For Power And Authority

Anambra state faces an election in 2021 that could mark the end of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), the one outstanding legacy of the late Chief Emeka Ojukwu. And as more political heavyweights line up for what is billed …

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Fayose, PDP loyalists hold ‘secret’ oath-taking ahead of congress

Fayose, PDP loyalists hold ‘secret’ oath-taking ahead of congress

• Ex-gov denies any shaddy plan • It’s an affirmation of loyalty, says Olu-Ojo • Tactic meant to coerce people, says PDP youths’ leader There was a cause for concern yesterday in Ekiti State as the political camp of the …

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Accept defeat, stop attacks on Obaseki, PDP tells Oshiomhole

Oshiomhole angry Obaseki didn’t allow him become godfather – Edo

The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie, has said the ex-national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, is disappointed because Governor Godwin Obaseki refused to be used in his …

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Edo’ll be APC state come September, says Sylva

Edo’ll be APC state come September, says Sylva

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, has said Edo State will return to the All Progressives Congress by the time the governorship election is held on September 10. He described the election as a must-win for the APC, …

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Wike says another PDP governor defecting

NDDC probe: We’ll protect our daughter, Nunieh, Rivers vows

The Rivers State Government said on Tuesday that it would not allow any harm befall the immediate past acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Joi Nunieh, with regards to the ongoing probe of the agency. The …

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Senate okays new Chinese bank for $23bn railway project

NASS panel dismisses NDDC team over ‘missing’ N143bn

The National Assembly joint Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, on Tuesday, dismissed the management team of the Niger Delta Development Commission from a budget defence session over discrepancies in the accounting records. The Interim Management Committee of the NDDC, led …

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I didn’t campaign for Buhari while with Jonathan – Dasuki

I didn’t campaign for Buhari while with Jonathan – Dasuki

A former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has denied campaigning for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), while serving as ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s NSA. Dasuki said this in a statement on Sunday titled, ‘I never campaigned for APC or …

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Electoral Act amendment bill: Senate backs down on overriding Buhari, refers bill to constituents

You can’t hijack public works scheme, Lawan tells Keyamo

Sustains suspension of project pending further briefings The face-off between the Red Chamber and the Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, took another dimension yesterday, as Senate President Lawan declared that the upper legislative house would not …

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BEARS: Corrupt or Anti-corrupt

Magu became a law unto himself —Ex-DSS director

A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, says the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, became a law unto himself and refused to submit to constituted authority. Amachree said this …

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Edo Inland Dry Port'll Create Multiple Economic Benefits Nationwide– Obaseki

Obaseki presents disputed certificates as INEC lists 14 for Edo governorship poll

Independent National Electoral Commission Tuesday published names of the 14 political parties fielding candidates for in the Edo State governorship election. The list, which names of – 13 males and one female and their qualifications, indicated that the state governor …

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Oshiomhole pleads for out-of-court settlement in Ortom’s N10bn suit

Court hears Oshiomhole’s suit to stop planned arrest July 8

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned till July 8 to hear a suit filed by the immediate-past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, to stop his possible arrest over an indictment contained in a …

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Atiku’s comment on PDP ticket unexpected –Wike

Governors’ forum toothless bulldog, says Wike

•Describes Obaseki’s disqualification as height of impunity •Oshiomhole, others meet with Gambari over Edo crisis Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike yesterday lambasted the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), describing it as a toothless bulldog that had “lost focus on its …

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Obaseki, Wike hold secret talks

Obaseki, Wike hold secret talks

• Aide flays ‘unjust disqualification’ as govs caution NWC on fairness Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday held a closed-door meeting with his Rivers State counterpart and strongman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nyesom Wike. The meeting lasted …

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PDP blames ‘APC mercenaries’ for incessant killings

PDP blames ‘APC mercenaries’ for incessant killings

The Peoples Democratic Party has again decried the failure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and his ruling All Progressives Congress to contain the incessant killings of vulnerable Nigerians by bandits in Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Kogi …

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