Category: Politics
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How PDP Thugs Attacked Me At INEC Office — Tonye Cole
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18 governorship election in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of sending thugs to attack him and his team to prevent them from accessing the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt on Monday. Cole…
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I submitted a petition to DSS against Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Amed – Festus Keyamo
Nigeria’s State Minister of Labour and Employment Mr Festus Keyamo has revealed that he has submitted a petition to the Department of State Services popularly known as DSS, against Labour Party’s candidate in February 25th Presidential election Mr Peter Obi and his Vice Presidential candidate Alhaji Datti Baba-Ahmed, following their utterances after the end of…
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You were selected not re-elected’, Falz tells Sanwo-Olu
Popular Nigerian musician Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, has tackled the Lagos State Governor and winner of the just-concluded governorship election in the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, after he was announced returned for a second term as governor by the Independent National Electoral Commission buzzfeedAfrica reports that Sanwo-Olu was declared winner of the governorship poll by INEC in…
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LP Candidate, LP Candidate, Rhodes-Vivour explain why he will never call to congratulate Sanwo-Olu even if he is announced the winner of the Lagos Guber poll
The governorship candidate for Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has alleged that there is voter suppression in the state. Rhodes-Vivour said this on Saturday after voting at his polling unit. He said, “There is voter suppression. Indigenous Lagosians are welcoming and exposing but the APC (All Progressives Congress) takes its strength from division…
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North Korea claims almost 800,000 people have signed up for its military to fight US
North Korea claims almost 800,000 people have signed up for its military to fight US North Korea claims about 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or reenlist in the nation’s military to fight against the United States. North Korea claims about 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or reenlist in the…
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North Korea Fires ‘Long-Range’ Missile As South Korean President Heads to Japan
North Korea Fires ‘Long-Range’ Missile As South Korean President Heads to Japan North Korea Fires ‘Long-Range’ Missile As South Korean President Heads to Japan TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea fired a “long-range ballistic missile” Thursday, Seoul said, as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol headed to Tokyo for a summit to boost ties in the…
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Former President of United States Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday as New York law enforcement prepares for possible indictment
Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move. In a social media post, Trump, referring to himself, said the “leading Republican candidate and former president of the…
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Gov Elections: Tonye Cole Raises Alarm Over Alleged Intimidation Of Voters In Rivers
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Tonye Cole has raised an alarm over alleged intimidation of voters in parts of the State. Mr Tonye Cole made the claim after casting his ballot in Ward 12, Unit 2 in his hometown of Abonnema, Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers State. He…
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INEC Debunks Removing Igbo, South-South names From Election Duties In Lagos
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) denies allegations that it removed Igbo and South-South individuals from the list of ad hoc staff for the upcoming governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State. This comes following rumours circulating on social media that the electoral body in Lagos had removed all personnel from these regions from participating…
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Presidential Election: NBC Sanctions 25 Stations, Cautions 16 Others
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 25 radio and television stations for the contravention of the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code in their coverage of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. Director-General of NBC, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, said 16 stations were also given final…
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Anambra: Soludo, Peter Obi test might in Assembly election
The March 18, House of Assembly election in Anambra State has pitted former Anambra State governor and Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and the incumbent governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo. Though Prof Soludo did not give Obi any chance in the presidential election as he had predicted that only the candidates of the…
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Election: Rivers residents have rejected Wike – Amaechi
The former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday, said Rivers State residents have rejected the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike. The former governor also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to be neutral in Saturday’s March 18 governorship elections. Amaechi said this while soliciting support for the state All Progressives Congress governorship…
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Don’t give in to apathy, Atiku tells Nigerians
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has advised Nigerian voters not to give in to apathy, assuring them that the alleged “electoral fraud” perpetrated by the Independent National Electoral Commission will be reverted soon. Atiku gave the charge in a broadcast, on Wednesday ahead of the March 18 governorship and state…
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2023 Elections: Atiku, PDP Withdraw Fresh Application Against INEC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have withdrawn a fresh application they filed to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow their agents to participate in the process of sorting out ballot papers that were used for the presidential election that held on February 25. Both PDP and…
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George, Dumo, Iyagba Vow to Transform Rivers Economy If Elected Gov
The candidates of three major political parties contesting the now rescheduled Saturday, March 18 governorship election in Rivers State, have vowed to transform the state’s economy if eventually elected governor. The candidates who spoke at the NUJ Governorship Debate 2023 held at the NUJ Press Centre, Port Harcourt were, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs of Accord Party,…
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Obaseki Kneels Down For Traders To Seek For Votes
His thought is for him to go down on his knees, apparently to get the people votes, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has not relented in his passionate pleadings to Edo people to vote the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the rescheduled March 18 House of Assembly elections. Following the February 25 presidential and National…
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Lagos indigenous group affirms Rhodes-Vivour as bonafide Lagosian
Natives of the five districts that make up Lagos State, under the umbrella of Lagos Indigenes Congress (Igbimo Omo Eko), have affirmed that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is a bonafide son of a reputable Lagos Island family and cannot be wished away because of his matrilineal lineage. Igbimo Omo Eko is a network of Lagos bonafide indigenes…
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Ohanaeze disowns so-called ‘meeting’ with Wike
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has dissociated itself from the purported meeting of some of its members with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in Port Harcourt, saying that those involved went on their private business. It regretted that some people have turned the name of the organisation to a merchandise, using it to make money…