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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council is planning an alliance with smaller parties in a bid to boost the chances of its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. It was gathered that the PCC and the party had been making overtures to…
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Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Atiku, Okowa, Others Receive 160,000 decampees from APC to PDP
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday led chieftains of the PDP including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, the Vice Presidential candidate and Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and National Chairman of PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to receive…
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2023: Wike Sues Atiku, Tambuwal, INEC Over Presidential Primary
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has sued the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal over the party’s presidential primary held in May. Mr Wike is asking the court to determine whether Tambuwal having stepped down for Atiku “during the primaries ought to lose his votes.” In…
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Atiku Challenges Tinubu To One Hour TV Interview
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to an hour-long Television interview. Reacting to the allegation of Tinubu Campaign Organisation that he was not prepared to lead the country because of some of the…
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Wike is a talkative, Babangida Aliyu on why Atiku snubbed Rivers Gov as running mate
Former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has weighted into the disturbing discourse of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s failure to pick Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as his running mate. Aliyu claimed that Wike’s nature as a “talkative” was the main reason the former Vice President snubbed him for the…
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How Wike Defeated Okowa To Emerge As Atiku’s Running Mate
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has been nominated as potential running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike was picked ahead of Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Udom Emmanuel. The committee set up to recommend a Vice-presidential candidate for Atiku Abubakar said Wike was…
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2023: Publish Your Assets, SERAP Tells Atiku, Tinubu, Obi
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to presidential candidates ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, urging them to “urgently publish details of your assets and liabilities, and to publicly commit to rejecting vote buying and electoral bribery before and during the elections.” SERAP said: “While there is no constitutional…
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Wike Visits Atiku As PDP Shops For Southern Running Mate
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday evening, visited Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja. Wike’s visit happened amidst a search by Atiku and the opposition party for an acceptable southern running mate. The PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Walid Jibrin, had on Monday said, “The BoT…
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Flash: Atiku visits Wike after Defeating him at PDP Presidential Primary
The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is currently meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Atiku, a former Vice President, won the PDP presidential primary held Saturday night in Abuja after polling the highest delegates votes. He emerged as winner with a total of 371 votes, defeating other frontline…
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Atiku urges defeated PDP presidential aspirants to work with him
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has urged his fellow contestants in the primary election to work with him for the victory of the party. Abubakar said this on Sunday morning in Abuja in his acceptance speech after he was declared winner of the PDP primary and…