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2023: Jonathan Rejects APC Presidential Form

2023: Jonathan Rejects APC Presidential Form

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress purchased for him on Monday by a group of his supporters from the north. Dr Jonathan’s Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, said in a statement hours after the news that the group had bought the form for him broke that the former did not authorise the purchase and consider the move by the group ‘an insult’. “We wish to categorically state that Dr Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorise it,” the statement read in part. “We want to state that if the…
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BREAKING: Northern Coalition Purchases APC Presidential Forms For Goodluck Jonathan

BREAKING: Northern Coalition Purchases APC Presidential Forms For Goodluck Jonathan

A coalition of Northern groups on Monday arrived at the International Conference Centre to purchase the All Progressives Congress’ presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan. Sporting fez caps with the inscription ‘run Jonathan run’, members of the coalition said Jonathan is the most qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Although Jonathan isn’t a member of the APC, speculations have intensified in recent weeks that he is set to switch from the Peoples Democratic Party to contest for President in 2023. Addressing calls for him to contest in April, Jonathan had told a crowd of…
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BREAKING: Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request To Restrain INEC, AGF Over Presidential Ambition

BREAKING: Court Refuses Emefiele’s Request To Restrain INEC, AGF Over Presidential Ambition

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele’s request to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami preventing him from his Presidential Ambition. The CBN Governor on Monday told the Court in Abuja that he can run for the post of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria without vacating his position as the CBN Governor. The CBN Governor through his Counsel, Mike Ozekhome, told the court that Section 84 ((12) of the Electoral Act as amended, 2022…
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BREAKING: Emefiele Seeks Court Ruling To Run For President As CBN Governor

BREAKING: Emefiele Seeks Court Ruling To Run For President As CBN Governor

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emiefele has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he can run for the post of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria without vacating his position as the CBN Governor. The CBN Governor through his Counsel, Mike Ozekhome, told the court that Section 84 ((12) of the Electoral Act as amended, 2022 does not affect him, being a public servant and not a political appointee. Arguing an exparte motion filed due to the urgency of the matter, Ozekhome said his client is the current CBN governor and…
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Family Confirms Death Of Senator Arthur Nzeribe

Family Confirms Death Of Senator Arthur Nzeribe

The family of former Nigerian Senator, Francis Arthur Nzeribe has confirmed his death. The late lawmaker, who died on Sunday morning, was 83 years old. Nzeribe was declared dead at a foreign hospital following an undisclosed ailment. Confirming his death, the family released a statement signed by Ojiabu Francis Anyegbu Nzeribe; Anthony Akpati Nzeribe and Ojiabu Oliver Nwedo Nzeribe. According to the statement, the family has commenced traditional consultations, promising to release a programme for his funeral rites. They, however, appealed to members of the public to respect the privacy of the family to enable them to grieve in peace.…
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BREAKING: Former Nigerian Senator, Arthur Nzeribe, Is Dead

BREAKING: Former Nigerian Senator, Arthur Nzeribe, Is Dead

Former Nigerian Senator, Francis Arthur Nzeribe is dead. The late lawmaker was 83 years old. He died on Sunday morning, a source told SaharaReporters. According to the source, Nzeribe was declared dead at a foreign hospital following an undisclosed ailment. "He died this morning in a hospital abroad. The family will soon release a statement," the source said. In 2017, the photograph of ageing and possibly sick Nzeribe, sitting languidly, with medics around him went viral on social media. He was elected a Senator to represent Orlu first in 1999 but in November 2002, the then-Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim…
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First batch of UTME results to be released next week – JAMB

First batch of UTME results to be released next week – JAMB

The results of the first batch of candidates who took the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Friday and Saturday will be released next week, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocols (PAP), confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday. However, reports say that the Board would begin releasing the results on Monday or Tuesday. Around 1,761,338 people registered for both the UTME and the DE, which began on May 6, 2022, across the country. The examinations, which are being held in 750 Board-approved CBT centers, will conclude on May 16,…
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2023: ‘It will not happen’, INEC Chairman Yakubu debunks joining presidential race

2023: ‘It will not happen’, INEC Chairman Yakubu debunks joining presidential race

CALLS ON THE INEC CHAIRMAN TO JOIN THE RACE FOR THE 2023 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Our attention has been drawn to innuendoes in certain quarters that Nigerians should not be surprised if the INEC Chairman joins the Presidential race or urging him to do so. It is a preposterous proposition. It will not happen. The Chairman remains an umpire committed to free, fair and credible elections. His constitutional responsibilities as the Chief Electoral Commissioner of the Federation and Returning Officer for the presidential election are onerous enough for him to even contemplate straying into extraneous matters at variance with the law,…
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BREAKING: Coalition picks N100m APC nomination forms for AfDB President, Adesina

BREAKING: Coalition picks N100m APC nomination forms for AfDB President, Adesina

The President of the African Development Bank and former minister of Agriculture, Dr Akiwumi Adesina, on Saturday, obtained copies of his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to vie for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket. This is as a coalition of 28 groups consisting of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora One Nigeria Group, Prudent Youth Association of Nigeria, women groups, farmers, people with disabilities and other civil society groups, raised the N100 million fee to purchase the forms for the former minister. The coalition is led by the Head, One Nigeria Group, Mohammed Saleh. The payment acknowledgement slip…
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PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Bisi Akande present as south-west APC leaders meet presidential hopefuls

PHOTOS: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Bisi Akande present as south-west APC leaders meet presidential hopefuls

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Bisi Akande, former interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC); and Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor are currently at a meeting involving south-west leaders of the party and presidential hopefuls from the region. The meeting, which is holding in Lagos, is said to be focused on presenting a united front for the region on securing the party’s presidential ticket. Also present at the meeting are Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, as well as APC governors from the south-west region. See photos below:
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