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Buhari Would Have Lost Presidential Election Fourth Time In 2015 If Not For Me – Tinubu

He spoke at the presidential lodge in Abeokuta, the state capital, while addressing the APC delegates ahead of the party’s primaries. Former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has publicly taken credit for the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s president in 2015. He made this known at

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Tambuwal Violated The PDP Convention Rule, I Could’ve Disrupted The Primary-Wike

Wike said allowing Tambuwal to announce his withdrawal to delegates at the last minute violated the procedure of the convention. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), violated the guidelines of the convention by allowing his Sokoto state colleague, Aminu Tambuwal, to make a speech shortly before

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Atiku Gets PDP Presidential Ticket Again

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election. In a dramatic and keenly contested presidential primary election held in Abuja, Atiku polled 371 to beat his closest rival, Governor Nyesom Wike, who polled 237 votes. Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki finished

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BREAKING: Oyo 2023: Adelabu Dumps APC 

Former Deputy Governor (Operations) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Adebayo Adelabu, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was recalled that Adelabu was the gubernatorial candidate of APC in 2019. Adelabu made this announcement on Sunday. Our correspondent recalls that Adelabu was one of the gubernatorial aspirants who contested the APC primary

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UPDATE—Shekarau Dumps APC For NNPP

Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau, a former Kano State Governor, has officially dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). This was confirmed on Tuesday via a terse statement on the official Twitter account of the NNPP. The statement, which reads: “Finally: Sen Ibrahim Shekarau Join Us”, was shared alongside a

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2023: APC Governors, Senators Draw Battle Line Over Ahmed Lawan

Ahead of the presidential convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, indications have emerged of a battle of supremacy between state governors and senators over the party’s choice of a presidential candidate. Trouble started with the senators’ rejection of a request by President Muhammadu Buhari to expunge an aspect of the Electoral Act 2022

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