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10th Assembly: APC North Central Chieftains Insist Speakership Position

2 years ago706 min

The North Central All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have insisted that the zone produce the Speaker of the 10th Assembly. The North-Central zone chieftains of the APC Equity and Justice Forum have condemned the zoning template approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday. Last week, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) upheld the National Caucus’ zoning of the seat of Speaker of the 10th National Assembly to the North West, with Honourable...

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10th NASS: I’m Committed To Help Tinubu Succeed In Office – Akpabio

2 years ago1273 min

Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, has stated his commitment to assisting President-elect Bola Tinubu in his new role. According to reports, the aspirant for Senate President made the promise when he met with a group of young professionals led by Senator Akpabio Vanguard on Thursday in Abuja. Akpabio stated that he is willing to assist Tinubu in developing good policies for the country’s development as well as laws that will have...

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Photos: Atiku at PDP’s reception for newly elected, re-elected governors

2 years ago862 min

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the general election of 2023, was present at the reception for newly elected and reelected governors held on Thursday in Abuja. On Thursday night, he tweeted images from the event along with the statement, “This afternoon, I joined other party leaders at the welcome reception for newly elected and returning governors, as well as send-forth for outgoing governors of our great party, the #OfficialPDPNig. “While congratulating...

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Tinubu inauguration: Buhari Relocates to Glass House

2 years ago933 min

Preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu are in high gear, as President Muhammadu Buhari has moved into the Glass House at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The iconic residence is said to have served as a transitional abode for the outgoing president and their spouse during the handover period. The Glass House has also traditionally played an important role in power transitions, serving as a symbolic and practical space for the outgoing president...

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Godswill Akpabio: Against Tinubu, 5 APC senators declare war with reason

2 years ago786 min

The All Progressives Congress (APC), the party in power, has been shaken by the micro-zoning of the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, and five senators have threatened to rebel in opposition to the party’s and the president-elect Bola Tinubu’s decision. At a meeting with the APC leadership and members of its national working committee in Abuja on Thursday, May 11, The Punch reported that senior senators and candidates for the position of the next...

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Senate presidency: Adamu tells Orji Kalu, Yari to hold fire as they present him with letter of grievance

2 years ago1123 min

Senate Chief Whip Uzor Orji Kalu, senator-elect Abdulaziz Yari, and senator representing Niger East Mohammed Musa have all protested the All Progressives Congress (APC) nominations for senate leadership positions. The party had nominated Godswill Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, and Senator Barau Jibrin of Kano North as Senate President and Deputy. Yari expressed dissatisfaction with the arrangement during a meeting with APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu on Thursday in Abuja. Former Zamfara...

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Breaking: Atiku, Obaseki, Fintiri, others attend at PDP’s reception for new, returning governors.

2 years ago1202 min

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for president of the Peoples Democratic Party in the election of 2023, Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, Darius Ishaku, and Ahmadu Fintiri, the governor of Adamawa State, are among the early arrivals at the welcome and reception ceremony for new and returning governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. The ceremony is currently ongoing. Attendees at the event, which will take place at the Transcorp Hilton...

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APC to revisit controversial zoning arrangement for 10th Assembly – Umahi

2 years ago6115 min

Governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) would review the contentious zoning template for the 10th National Assembly despite continued vehement opposition from Senators and House of Representatives members. No Nigerian can be asked to be patriotic if they have been willfully left out of the country’s larger plans, according to the governor of Ebonyi State, who is also a senator-elect. At the ongoing...

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Female Rep Faults APC, Laments Exclusion Of Women: 10th NASS

2 years ago6134 min

Adewunmi Onanuga, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who represents the Remo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has spoken out against her party’s decision to leave women out of the zoning formula that was released in advance of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly (NASS). Onanuga made her remarks on Thursday as a guest on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics. She stated that the APC did not provide any opportunities...

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INEC to publish names of candidates for governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi

2 years ago1113 min

The Independent National Electoral Commission announced that the list and personal information of candidates for the governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi State will be released on Friday. This was said in a statement released on Thursday and signed by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee. The statement claims that 17 political parties nominated candidates for Bayelsa and Imo States and all 18 political parties done...

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