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Supreme Court victory: I’ll now settle down to rebuild Abia – Otti; Rally to celebrate Gov’s victory holds; Aba traders speak

By Ijendu Iheaka, Aba/Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom, Umuahia/Nicholas Obisike, Aba (Abia) Jan. 13, 2024 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State says he will now settle down and rebuild Abia because his distractions were over with the Supreme Court affirmation of his victory in the 2023 polls. Otti made the declaration at the …

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Why Obasanjo visited Iwuanyanwu – Ozichukwu Chukwu; Says ‘Imo will overcome’

Former National Vice Chairman and Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East geo-political zone, Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu, granted some journalists an interview on the recent visit of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to the Ohanaeze President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. The political leader, who is now a member of the …

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Bye-election: 12 candidates jostle for Gbajabiamila’s seat in Surulere

INEC officials with stakeholders at a Stakeholders’ Meeting held on Thursday at INEC headquarters office in Lagos ahead of Surulere Federal Constituency I bye-election. By Adeyemi Adeleye Lagos, Jan. 11, 2024 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State,  says 12 candidates of different political parties will be contesting …

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South-South govs corrupt, embezzle 13% oil derivation funds – Pa Edwin Clark; Bashes Buhari

Foremost elder statesman from Nigeria’s South-South, Pa Edwin Clark, has accused the South-South governors of corruption and embezzlement of 13% oil derivation funds allocated to their states. The 96-year-old former federal commissioner of communication under the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon and a Commissioner in the old Midwestern Region …

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We succeeded where our opponents never gave us a chance – Gov. Adeleke  

● Adeleke will do second term – Oluwo of Iwoland   OSOGBO Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has attributed the achievements recorded by his administration in 2023 to divine guidance, saying his government’s recorded successes trumped the expectations of his political opponents. Governor Adeleke disclosed this on Tuesday at …

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Obasanjo sent aircraft to IBB to beg me to step down for Buhari in 2007 – Sani Yerima says on Inside Sources

Fresh facts have emerged on how former President Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Nigerian Leader, General Ibrahim Babangida worked for the emergence of the then General Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the build-up to the 2007 presidential …

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Tinubu to APC chiefs: We must deliver on quality education for all Nigerian children, jobs for youths  

President Bola Tinubu has said that democracy must be progressive and inclusive with a primary focus on pragmatically addressing poverty through the provision of job opportunities for youths and quality education for all Nigerian children. Receiving members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), on …

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Adeleke extols Makinde on birthday; Says ‘We share common vision, goals’

OSOGBO– 25/12/2023 Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated his counterpart in Oyo state, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde, on the occasion of his 56th birthday, acknowledging his leadership style, characterized by humility, inclusivity, and sense of purpose. Governor Adeleke in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, his Spokesperson, noted …

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