APC Primary: My life in Danger, Senator Adeyemi Cries out

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Smart Adeyemi, on Friday, raised the alarm that powerful politicians who wanted to stop his reelection, were after his lifeThe  Senator, however, said details of those threatening his life had been properly documented with the appropriate security agencies. Adeyemi made the disclosure in a statement he personally signed and made available to our THISDAY in Abuj He noted that his perceived enemies actually wanted him to drop his reelection bid to allow someone else to contest the poll, to satisfy a rotation arrangement.Adeyemi said he had no problem with anyone being anointed as

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Obanikoro’s Son Loses Lagos APC House of Reps Ticket to Elegushi

Rep. Babajide Obanikoro (APC -Lagos) on Friday lost his second term bid at the APC House of Representatives primariesObanikoro, son of Musiliu Obanikoro, a former minister of state for defence, lost the APC ticket to Mr Oyekanmi Elegushi, brother to Oba Saheed Elegushi of Ikate Kingdom by two votes. Obanikoro  got 23 votes to Elegushi’s   25 votes at the primaries held at the Iru Victoria Island Local Council Development Area in Lago ‘’At the end of the exercise, Oyekanmi Elegushi scored 25 votes; Babjide Obanikoro scored 23; Adegoke Rasaq scored two. Thank you, ‘’ the APC Electoral Officer, Mr Tolani

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INEC Closes Candidates’ Nomination Portal June 17

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its candidates’ nomination portal for 2023 presidential and National Assembly election will close on June 17. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman.Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okoye spoke at a day INEC Press Corps’ forum on Ekiti and Osun states’ governorship elections. NAN also reports that the forum had, as its theme, “Elections Coverage in Nigeria: A Look at the Grey Areas in the Electoral Act.” Okoye also said that the commission would close that of the governorship

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JUST IN: NASU, SSANU extend strike by one month

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions have extended their ongoing strike by one month. In a circular jointly signed by the national president of SSANU, Muhammed Ibrahim, and the general secretary, Peters Adeyemi, the unions noted that the decision to extend the strike was to give more time for all demands to be met. SSANU and NASU like the Academic Staff Union of Universities had declared a strike following the failure of the government to meet some of the lingering demands of the associations.

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Probe: Amaechi reacts as Supreme Court dismisses appeal

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal filed by a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, against the decision by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to set up a commission of inquiry to probe some transactions during his tenure as the state’s governor. The apex court in its judgment by a five-member panel led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, while dismissing the appeal marked: SC/911/2017, held that the assignment of the commission of inquiry was not to investigate Amaechi in person, and as such it was not about his person. In the lead judgment prepared by Justice Emmanuel Agim,

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2023: PDP Ready For National Convention – Committee Chair

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Convention Organizing Committee (NCOC), Senator David Mark has assured that arrangements have been made for a hitch free exercise on Saturday. Addressing members of the committee of the Convention in Abuja ahead of the programme, Senator Mark assured that the exercise will be smooth and transparent. He told members of the committee to brace up to the challenges to ensure a credible exercise, saying “you must be absolutely transparent.If you have any interest or bias for any of the aspirants, you can excuse yourself from this assignment,” Mark said, as quoted

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INEC may extend primaries’ deadline by one week

Indications have emerged that the Independent National Electoral Commission may bow to pressure from political parties seeking the extension of the June 3 deadline for the conduct of primary elections.   The commission, which had insisted that it would not tamper with the timetable for the 2023 elections, may finally succumb to the demand of the political parties by extending the deadline by one week.   At a meeting with the commission on Friday in Abuja, the leadership of the 18 registered political parties under the aegis of Inter-Party Advisory Council restructured their demand and appealed to INEC to shift

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JUST IN: PDP NWC set to meet presidential aspirants ahead of primary

The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party will meet with presidential aspirants under the party, The PUNCH has learnt. The meeting comes ahead of the party’s primary, which is set to commence on Saturday, May 28, 2022. A presidential aspirant under the PDP disclosed this to our correspondent under the condition of anonymity. Though the purpose of the meeting is not known yet, our correspondent learnt that it was an emergency meeting.We have an emergency meeting with the NWC. We won’t take long. I think they just want us to know some things. I will, however, brief you

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Ajimobi’s ex-aide defects to SDP, picks Reps ticket

A former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, Deji Aboderin, has picked the Social Democratic Party ticket for the House of Representatives seat for Ibadan South-East/North-East in the 2023 general elections. Aboderin had on Sunday contested the primary election for the same seat on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. He complained that he and two other aspirants were chased away by some armed hoodlums in presence of the Deputy National Chairman of APC, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja; Abass Adigun aka Agbowirun; and some aides of Governor Seyi Makinde. However, on Friday, Aboderin

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