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Thugs disrupt Ondo APC primary Collation

Thugs disrupt Ondo APC primary Collation

—Disqualified aspirants fingered —Security evacuates, primary committee after thug invasion By Dayo Johnson Akure Political thugs allegedly sponsored by a disqualified All Progressives Congress House of Representatives aspirant disrupted the collation and announcement of results of last Saturday’s primaries at the party’s state secretariat in Akure. The incident forced security personnel to evacuate the seven-member […]

APC clears Yahaya Bello for Kogi Central Senate race

APC clears Yahaya Bello for Kogi Central Senate race

Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been cleared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to participate in the party’s primary election for the Kogi Central Senatorial District, putting to rest speculations that he had not been screened by the party.

ATIKU AND OBI PARTING OF WAYS: Why it’s difficult for the opposition to unite behind a single candidate

ATIKU AND OBI PARTING OF WAYS: Why it’s difficult for the opposition to unite behind a single candidate

•Explains how some LP leaders frustrated him as Campaign DG •Says: Obidient movement not synonymous with LP  • ‘Why I didn’t defect to ADC’ By Dapo Akinrefon  Chief Akin Osuntokun was the Director-General of the Obi-Datti Presidential  Campaign Council ahead of the 2023 polls. In this interview, Osuntokun,  a former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun […]

2027: North divided over Obi’s one-term promise

2027: North divided over Obi’s one-term promise

By Ibrahim  Hassan-Wuyo Political opinion across Northern Nigeria appears sharply divided over the renewed promise by the presidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, to serve only one term if elected president in 2027, with many stakeholders describing the proposal as politically strategic but lacking enforceable guarantees. Obi recently reiterated that he would […]