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Oct

27

2020

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Senate President eulogises Kalu’s wife calls her a shining example

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Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Wife of the Chief Whip of the Senate; Mrs. Ifunanya Kalu who clocked a year older on Monday,26th October received tons of ecomiums from family, friends, business and political associates who converged at her Abuja residence to celebrate with her. Notable among the dignitaries who graced the event was the President of the Nigerian Senate ; Senator Ahmed Lawan who described the Mrs Ifunanya Kalu wife of the Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as "shining example" to many women. Senator Lawan who graced the event alongside the deputy President of the Senate ; Senator Ovie Omo Agege &…

Oct

23

2020

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#EndSARS: Buhari’s speech insult upon injury, says Timi Frank

PoliticsEndSARS, President Muhammadu Buhari

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s national address in response to the ongoing protests against police brutality as an insult upon injury inflicted on Nigerians by his bad policies and harsh socio-economic conditions. Frank made this assertion in reaction to the Thursday night broadcast by the President. He accused the President of gross insensitivity for not acknowledging the massacre of scores of Nigerians by soldiers at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos. He said that by not paying respect to the dead, injured and bereaved families, the…

Oct

10

2020

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Ondo 2020: Agboola Ajayi: I’ve not withdrawn from the race – ZLP candidate

PoliticsAgboola Ajayi, Ondo election, ZLP candidate

Ahead of today’s governorship election inn Ondo State, candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, in the Ondo State governorship election, Hon Agboola Ajayi has denied that he had withdrawn from today’s exercise. His Media Adviser, Allen Sowore in a statement said that the letter of his resignation was forged. The statement said “Again, the attention of the Deputy Governor and candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi has been drawn to a forged resignation letter from the Governorship Election holding today, Saturday- 10 October, 2020. The oppositions will not stop at nothing to peddle fake news. “This…

Oct

09

2020

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Ondo Election: Kalu urges Ondo people to spearhead PDP dominance in South-West by voting for Jegede

PoliticsEyitayo Jegede, Ondo election

With the much anticipated gubernatorial election in Ondo State around the corner, well meaning Nigerians and political stakeholders has continued to voice out the necessity it portends for all Nigerians, especially, Ondo electorates to borrow a leaf from the determination against political desperados in Edo state which made the people's votes to count as it is the only tool at the disposal of the people. One of such vocal voices agitating for a free and fair election is the National Coordinator of PDP-Coalition, Dr. Emeka Kalu, who has urged Ondo people to unite and vote overwhelmingly for the victory…

Oct

08

2020

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BREAKING NEWS: Ondo Poll: Mimiko In Secret Meeting With APC Leaders

News, PoliticsAgboola Ajayi, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo governorship election

Shock awaits the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, who is also the governorship candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Agboola Ajayi, in the Saturday election, as his main backer, former Governor Olusegun Mimiko, has struck a deal with APC leaders to back out from supporting Ajayi and throw his weight behind the APC candidate, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Sources close to Mimiko disclosed that the former governor had realised the futility in Ajayi's plan to be elected as governor after the poor showing in campaigns with little or nothing to show as a serious candidate to be given support in…

Oct

08

2020

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Ondo Guber Poll: Ondo Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi Gets N3.6 Billion to work for Jegede

PoliticsAgboola Ajayi, Eyitayo Jegede, Ondo governorship election, ZLP

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Agboola Ajayi is now working against his own interest and that of his new political party, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Saturday’s election as part of a larger plan to sabotage the chances of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu. According to Vanguard, Agboola Ajayi, has allegedly received N3.6 billion from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in order to step down for its candidate, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede and also further malign Governor Akeredolu in an arrangement that he personally admitted will shortchange the people of Ondo State. A…

Oct

04

2020

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Ondo 2020: Photo news: Former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso in Ondo to Campaign for PDP’s Eyitayo Jegede

PoliticsAbba Gida Gida, Eyitayo Jegede, Kwankwasiyya Ondo, Nigeria, Ondo election, Rabiu Kwankwaso

Like he campaigned in Edo state, the former Governor of Kano State and former Minister of Defence, Sen. Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is currently in Akure, the Ondo state capital to mobilize the support of the Arewa Community in the state for the PDP Guber Candidate, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN. He was accompanied by Engr. Yusuf Kabir Abbah, PDP governorship candidate in 2019 governorship election in Kano state. His visit to Ondo State is already sending signal to the camp of Governor Akeredolu and the APC. photos below:

Oct

03

2020

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APC in great danger as Wike and Makinde spearheads PDP/ZLP Alliance in Ondo

PoliticsAPC, Nyesom Wike, Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo governorship election, PDP, Seyi Makinde, ZLP

It appears to be a great danger for the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) are set to forge an alliance ahead of next weekend’s governorship election in Ondo State. The All Progressives Congress (APC), which is the target of the alliance, declared yesterday that it was not perturbed by the talks between the two opposition parties. The APC dismissed it as a reactionary contraption that will not work. Some PDP governors, including Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, are said to be piling pressure on…

Oct

02

2020

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COVID-19: USA Election: Republican in dilemma over Trump’s health

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The health status of US President, Donald Trump just 32 days to the United States presidential election may prompt the Republic Party to consider a possible replacement as its candidate in the November 3 poll. President Trump had announced on Friday that he and the U.S. First Lady, Melania Trump, had tested positive for the virus. The U.S. president’s physician, Sean Conley, had also confirmed the development, saying: “The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence”. The 74-year-old is at higher risk of…

Oct

02

2020

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PDP Coalition Opens Zonal Office In Enugu

PoliticsAll Progress Congress, Nigeria politics, People’s Democratic Party

Peoples Democratic Party Coalition, PDPCO, a pro group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has opened a new Zonal Office in Enugu. Announcing the opening of the office, the group’s National Coordinator, Chief Emeka Kalu said the Enugu office is a further testament of the group’s readiness to consolidate the efforts of the party’s National Working Committee to consolidate and enhance the popularity of the party in the region and beyond. He appreciated the effort of the South East Zonal Coordinator, Chief Emeka Aneke for his foresight and ingenuity in leading the group in the Zone. Kalu said, “Mr Aneke played…