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Muslim-Muslim ticket, slap on Northern Christians – Philippines-based pastor. A Nigerian cleric in the Philippines, Rev. Tony Marioghae, on Thursday faulted the decision of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pick a Muslim, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate for the 2023 election, describing it as “foolish” and a slap on Christians of Northern extraction. He also warned that Nigeria must get it right in 2023, because “we have moved dangerously closer to the precipice of disaster due to our poor...
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More chieftains resign in protest over APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket. The cacophony of voices, for and against, the all-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) continued to heat up the polity yesterday ahead of September 28, when presidential campaigns are expected to begin, officially for the 2023 general elections. Expectedly, the Muslim-Muslim ticket has attracted a barrage of outcry, leading to the exit of key members from the APC. In sharp opposition to the selection of former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as running mate to Asiwaju...
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BREAKING: APC postpones unveiling of Tinubu’s running mate. The All Progressives Congress has postponed the unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the running mate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. However, no official reason had been given as of the time of filing this report. Also, no new date has been announced for the unveiling. It had been reported that Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate on Sunday, saying the former Borno State Governor was picked to enable good governance. But the APC had failed to officially announce Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate four...
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Breaking: NNPP Presidential Candidate, Kwankwaso Picks Pastor As Running Mate. The party made the announcement on the official Twitter page of its campaign organization on Thursday where it wrote, “Our VP Pastor Bishop Isaac Idahosa from Edo State.” The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has announced that its presidential candidate and former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has chosen Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 general elections. The party made the announcement on the official Twitter page of its campaign organization...
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Tinubu/Shettima ticket is victory for APC, says Gov Buni. Tinubu/Shettima ticket is a victory for APC, says Gov Buni Yobe state Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni has congratulated the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the choice of a worthy Vice Presidential candidate, Sen. Kashim Shettima. The Governor who was the former Chairman APC Caretaker Committee described the Tinubu/Shettima ticket as a victory ticket for the party. He said the choice of Shettima, will enrich the fortunes of the party with bright chances of victory in the 2023 general election. This...
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2023: Kwankwaso, Sowore’s names missing on INEC portal The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that two political parties are yet to upload their nominations for the 2023 presidential election. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, identified the two parties as the New Nigeria People’s Party and the African Action Congress. Okoyo made this known in a statement on Wednesday, reiterating that the political parties still have three days for the nomination of candidates for the election. A former Kano...
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2023: Lagos PDP Not A Serious Party, Governance Not A Circus – APC. The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said governance is a serious business and not a circus, stressing that Lagosians would not allow it to be turned into a needless experiment. The ruling party was reacting to the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to pick comic actress Funke Akindele as its deputy governorship candidate for Lagos State. The PDP governorship candidate in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor had defended his decision to pick a Nollywood actress as his running...
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UK Prime Minister: Nigeria-born Kemi Badenoch, Seven Others Pass First Stage In Race To Succeed Boris Johnson. Also, other candidates who received at least 20 nominations to become the UK Prime Minister include Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat, Liz Truss and Nadhim Zahawi Nigeria-born woman, Kemi Badenoch, and seven other candidates have passed the first stage in the race to succeed the resigned British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Also, other candidates who received at least 20 nominations to become the UK Prime Minister include Suella Braverman,...
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Osun: Police declare war on vote-buyers, and deploy detectives. • Over 23,100 security officials deployed as Osun prepares for gov poll Ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Osun State, the police and other security agencies, including the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, have declared war on vote-buyers and mapped out strategies to checkmate their activities. To curb the malpractices during the poll, the security agencies have deployed detectives, including undercover operatives, to monitor the election and apprehend vote-buyers. The deployment of police personnel...
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Osun election result will be announced within 12 hours –Osun REC, Prof Raji. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun State, Professor Abdulganiy Olayinka Raji, has assured that the results of the Osun gubernatorial election will be announced within 12 hours. Prof. Raji made this known during his welcome address at the INEC Osun election stakeholders meeting on the governorship election on Monday in Osogbo. Raji, while unveiling steps taken by the Commission to ensure a free, fair, inclusive, and conclusive election on Saturday,...
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They will labour to death:’ Tinubu knocks PDP, LP at APC rally in Osun. Bola Tinubu said oppositions of the APC in the July 16 Governorship election in Osun will labor in vain till they die. The presidential candidate of the APC stated this during the party’s mega rally in Osun on Tuesday. He urged the people of Osun to come out massively and vote for APC. Tinubu said: “I ask you to please do the same thing you did in Ekiti. Come out with your PVCs and vote massively for APC. “The voting is now in your hand. Be very...
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Why we can no longer campaign for Tinubu’s presidential bid – Northern APC Christians. CHRISTIANS of Northern extraction in the All Progressive Congress (APC) have said they can no longer campaign for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, because of his choice of a Muslim running mate. They made this position known in a communiqué issued to journalists, on Tuesday, following an emergency meeting of the group in Abuja where the issue of the religious coloration of the APC’s presidential ticket and its implication for the nation was on...
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