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APC chieftain warns coalition leaders to stop heating up polity

13 July 2025

The former lawmaker gave the warning while addressing journalists in Osogbo. The APC chieftain said that the utterances and actions of many opposition leaders had started causing unnecessary tension across the country. Oyintiloye said that while the general elections were still almost two years away, the tension being generated in the country was becoming worrisome […]

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Bode George slams PDP defectors, calls motivations self-centred

12 July 2025

Speaking in an interview on National Television, George questioned the sincerity of these politicians, particularly in light of the current economic hardship faced by Nigerians. George, who has a long-standing figure within the PDP, expressed dismay at the exodus of members, including those who once held prominent positions within the party. He argued that their […]

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“Coalition Good To Prevent Descent Into One-Party State” – Gbajabiamila

12 July 2025

Gbajabiamila made this known while speaking to journalists after casting his ballot in the Lagos State local government elections in Surulere. According to him, “It’s a welcome development with the coalition. It’s not the first time we’re seeing this. It’s a welcome development. In every democracy, we must have some level of opposition otherwise we’ll […]

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Ireti Kingibe resigns from LP, defects to ADC

12 July 2025

While addressing journalists, Kingibe described her move as a calculated and deliberate political decision, noting that her formal induction into the ADC would be marked with “fanfare.” “I’m totally and completely committed to ADC, but, as the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, don’t expect me to just take a lunch break and go collect […]

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Leadership crisis hits Benue ADC

12 July 2025

A fresh wave of crisis has erupted within the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benue State, as over 500 members who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have made a U-turn, abandoning the ADC and returning to their former party. The defection and counter-defection come barely days after the ADC appointed former Senate […]

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Lagos council poll: “Why we’re absent” – NNPP

12 July 2025

Report has it that the election is being held across the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas, LCDAs, in the state. The NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ogini Olaposi, said the decision was regrettable but necessary, citing limited options available to the party at the time. “We regret to inform all members […]

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“Coalition not a threat to PDP” – Gov Makinde

11 July 2025

He made the declaration at the South-West PDP Caucus meeting held at the party’s South-West zonal secretariat in Ibadan, Oyo state. It was reported that the meeting focused on critical issues affecting the party in the region, especially the urgent need for the Federal Government to release withheld local government allocations for Osun State. Makinde […]

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“We are not part of coalition” – South-West PDP

11 July 2025

This formed part of the communique read by the Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party, Sanya Atofarati, after the meeting held at the PDP Zonal Secretariat in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was reported that a coalition of opposition parties in Nigeria has adopted the African Democratic Congress as its platform for the 2027 […]

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“Tinubu has no hand in opposition crisis” – Presidency

11 July 2025

The Presidency has dismissed allegations that President Bola Tinubu is behind recent disruptions faced by opposition parties in the country, calling the claims unfounded and politically motivated. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, stated this during an interview on National Television. Onanuga denied reports that the President was interfering […]

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ADC denies coup plot against Tinubu’s government

11 July 2025

Interim National Publicity Secretary of ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in a statement while reacting to a tweet by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He said that Onanuga had alleged that the opposition was planning to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu government before 2027. Abdullahi described the allegation […]

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