A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has congratulated the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on his victory at the Supreme Court, affirming his electoral mandate, which he insisted was freely given to the Governor by Edo voters during the September 21st 2024 governorship election. On Thursday July 10th, Justice Mohammed Garba...
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Edo guber poll: Ighodalo rejects S’ court verdict
FINAL STATEMENT ON THE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT IN THE EDO GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION PETTIION 10THJULY,2025 My dear people of Edo State, Today, the Supreme Court has ruled. Though I accept the finality of its judgment, I do not and cannot pretend that what was delivered amounts to justice. What happened in the September 2024 Governorship Election...
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S’Court dismisses Ighodalo’s appeal, affirms Okpebholo as Edo governor
The Supreme Court, dismissed the appeal filed by Asuerinme Ighodalo, Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21st 2024 governorship election in Edo State and affirmed Monday Okpebholo as the elected Governor of the State on Thursday. Justice Mohammed Garba led five-member panel unanimous decision bythe apex Court, dismissed as lacking in merit, an...
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2027: Atiku, Amaechi, Mark lost chances to rescue Nigeria — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nysom Wike has lashed out on prominent leaders of opposition Coalition, noting that they are out to rescue their stomachs, instead of Nigerians ahead of 2027 Presidential poll. The Minister made the assertion at the thanksgiving service held to mark the completion of projects by the FCT Administration...
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Opposition politicians pledge allegiance to Tinubu inspite gang up against his re-election
Olajide Omojolomoju Despite the momentum-gathering anti-Tinubu coalition, spearheaded by prominent opposition leaders, the ruling All Progressives Congress l, APC, continues to receive into its fold opposition politician from the major opposition parties in droves. On Tuesday, two members of the House of Representatives, Peoples Democratic Party’s Peter Akpanke, representing Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwara federal constituency of Cross River...
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Profiles of politicians seeking a new Nigeria
By Festus Keyamo, SAN, Aviation Minister 78-year-old, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Atiku was vice president from 1999 to 2007. He was also the head of Obasanjo’s privatisation programme, where he sold a national asset, ALSCON, built for $3.3bn, to a Russian friend for a paltry $250 m. 78-year-old Senator David Mark He retired as a Brigadier...
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Anti-Tinubu Coalition and the ADC conundrum
Olajide Omojolomoju There seems to be bumpy and tough days ahead for the National Opposition Coalition Group, NOCG, which is hell bent on stopping the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027. The coalition, involving prominent politicians, including former Vice President and presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the...
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Reasons behind Ganduje’s resignation revealed
…some Tinubu ministers may lose their Jobs Controversy has continued to trail the sudden resignation of the national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as more revelations have come to the open about the resignation. Contrary to the health reason given by Ganduje for his resignation, it has been revealed that...
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Political chessboard of Akume and Alia in Benue
By Sar Terver For over a year, the political climate in Benue State has been clouded by a cold war between two of its most influential figures: Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Governor Hyacinth Alia, a Catholic priest-turned-politician. The prolonged feud between the two politicians not only fragmented...
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All Democratic Alliance: A failed Coalition before It could take-off
By Olajide Omojolomoju A new coalition against the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 has continued to gather momentum. Initially known as the Nigerian National Coalition Group, NNCG, the coalition transcend various opposition political parties with the arrowheads including the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general...
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