Politics
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TINUBU’S 30-DAY FUEL DISCOUNT IS A PANIC-DRIVEN PUBLICITY STUNT – ATIKU
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day fuel discount at NNPC stations, describing it as a desperate, temporary gesture that cannot repair the damage caused by the crushing cost of fuel. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC…
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INEC Challenges NDC To Produce Evidence Of “Smuggled” Candidates In Anambra
ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has challenged the Nigeria Democratic Congress NDC to provide evidence of officials allegedly involved in smuggling unknown candidates into the party’s list for some State House of Assembly constituencies in Anambra State, ahead of the 2027 General Election. Chief Press Secretary and Media…
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Osun: Inside Tinubu’s emergency meeting with 76 APC leaders
President Bola Tinubu on Monday summoned no fewer than 76 leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State to the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, over growing disquiet within the party ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the meeting, which held late at night, followed…
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Ex-President Obasanjo’s Daughter, Iyabo Obasanjo, Rules Out Senate Return, Targets Ogun Governorship
Daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, has ruled out a return to the Senate, declaring that her political ambition is now firmly focused on a possible bid for the Ogun State governorship. Speaking during an interview on Eagle7 Sports FM on Saturday, the former Ogun Central senator…
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Bodija explosion: Oyo govt says N30bn FG fund remains unspent, N20bn balance withheld
Governor Seyi Makinde
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2027: Atiku, Obi in talks to join SDP
The Social Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Adewole Adebayo, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi are in talks to join the SDP. Adebayo disclosed this in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, April 6, 2025.…
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‘I deeply admire her boldness,’ Atiku commends Lagos corper who criticised Tinubu’s governement
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the courage of Ushie Uguamaye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Lagos, who recently came under fire for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s government over the state of the economy. In a post on his verified X account on Sunday, Atiku…
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Fresh hurdle for Fubara as Assembly, Wike, party insist on impeachment
The political stalemate in Rivers State took a fresh turn yesterday, with the State House of Assembly and forces in the opposition camp appearing set not for reconciliation but for the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara.Coming just a day after President Bola Tinubu at a meeting with Niger Delta elders…
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Cracks in Tinubu’s dynasty as president locks horn with Lagos lawmakers, GAC over Obasa
The removal of the embattled lawmaker, Mudasiru Obasa, as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has created cracks in President Bola Tinubu’s dynasty. Ismaeel Uthman writes There are indications that President Bola Tinubu’s decades-long political dynasty in Lagos is experiencing its first major crisis following the intrigues surrounding…
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APC Expels Rauf Aregbesola Over Anti-party Activities
The cold war between the Aregbesola-led Omoluabi caucus within the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the party reached its climax on Wednesday with the expulsion of the former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola over alleged anti-party activities. A letter signed by…