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Ondo 2020: Political violence erupts in Ondo, 10 injured

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments ‘political, NewsEdge, Ondo, violence

…20 vehicles destroyed, motorcycle burnt Jegede: PDP candidate, and former Attorney General and Akeredolu: APC Candidate and former Attorney GeneralBy

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APC nullifies suspension of Fayemi, Ojudu, others

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments APC, Fayemi, NewsEdge, nullifies, UPDATED

The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress has nullified all suspensions, noting that it was yet to receive any

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PMB, Ghanaian President Meet In Aso Rock

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Ghanaian, NewsEdge, President-

President Muhmmadu Buhari yesterday held a closed-door meeting with the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo. The meeting was held at

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Edo victory means we can win in Lagos 2023 – PDP

September 20, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments EdoDecides, NewsEdge, Obaseki

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared that Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress Candidate, Osagie

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Nigeria faces total collapse, extinction, Soyinka warns

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Faces, FG, NewsEdge, Nigeria, Soyinka

Writer and Africa’s first Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has warned that Nigeria is “teetering on the

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Nigeria Fast Drifting To Failed, Badly Divided State Under Buhari –Obasanjo

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Buhari, Drifting, NewsEdge, Nigeria, Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that Nigeria was fast drifting into a ‘failed and badly divided state’ under

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Abiru, Saheed emerge APC candidates for Lagos East, Kosofe 2 by-elections

September 3, 2020September 4, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Abiru, APC, Lagos, NewsEdge, Saheed

Former Group Managing Director, Polaris Bank Limited, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, who retired from the bank on August 31, and Obafemi

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Ex-Nigerian Minister, Fani-Kayode, Verbally Assaults Journalist Over Question At Press Conference

August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Ex-Nigerian, Fani-Kayode, Minister, NewsEdge

Former Minister of Aviation in Nigeria, Femi Fani-Kayode, has attacked a journalist working with Daily Trust newspaper for asking the

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Femi Fani-Kayode threatens to leave PDP

August 12, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Fani-Kayode, NewsEdge, PDP

Former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has threatened to leave the party

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Ondo deputy governor Ajayi dumps PDP after 50 days

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments deputy, Governor, NewsEdge, Ondo State

Ondo State deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, has resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Ajayi announced his resignation

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Buruji Kashamu: 10 Things You Should Know About The Late Ogun Senator

August 8, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Kashamu, NewsEdge, Senator

Senator Buruji Kashamu died on Saturday due to COVID-19 complications at a Lagos hospital. Below are some things you should

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BREAKING: Senator Kashamu Dies Of COVID-19 Complications in Lagos

August 8, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments COVID19, Kashamu, Lagos, NewsEdge

Former member of the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu is dead. His death was announced on Twitter by his former

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Governor Makinde: We will retrieve N96 billion ‘stolen’ during Senator Ajimobi’s tenure

August 6, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Ajumobi, NewsEdge, Oyo State

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde says his administration would retreive the state’s funds allegedly looted by officials of the administration

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BREAKING: Edo Assembly impeaches deputy speaker, Idiaye

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Assembly, BREAKING, Edo, NewsEdge

The Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Yekini Idiaye, has been impeached, The PUNCH has learnt. He

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Malami: Nigeria Won’t Sign off Its Sovereignty for Any Loan

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Malami, NewsEdge, Nigeria

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Says contentious clause would be resolved Iyobosa Uwugiaren,

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[BREAKING] Ondo 2020: Akeredolu picks Lucky Ayedatiwa as running mate

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Akeredolu, BREAKING, NewsEdge, Ondo

The hope of no fewer than ten chieftains of the All Progressive Congress in Ondo state eyeing the deputy governorship

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BREAKING: APC Thugs attack Obaseki’s campaign [PHOTOS]

July 26, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments APC, NewsEdge, Obaseki, PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC of sponsoring thugs to attack its members at the

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BREAKING: Dogara dumps PDP for APC, meets Buhari

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments APC, BREAKING, Dogara, NewsEdge, PDP

Yakubu Dogara, former speaker of the house of representatives, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives

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APC Screening Committee Clears Rotimi Akeredolu, 11 Other Aspirants For Ondo Governorship Primary Election

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments committee, NewsEdge, Screening

The All Progressives Congress governorship nomination screening appeal committee for Ondo State primary election of the party has cleared Governor

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Lagos State Assemble Lawmaker, Tunde Buraimoh, is dead

July 10, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Lagos, Lawmakers, NewsEdge

The lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Tunde Buraimoh, is dead. The PUNCH gathered that

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Name Ibadan Airport after Ajimobi, Senate tells FG

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments Airport, Ajumobi, Ibadan, NewsEdge, Oyo

THE Senate on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to immortalise late former governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi who

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BREAKING: Oyo deputy governor and 2 Commissioner denied access to Ajimobi’s 8th day fidau

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

There was a mild drama on Sunday at the Oluyole, Ibadan residence of the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola

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2023 presidency: Falana, 29 others form political movement ‘National Consultative Front’

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Worried over what it described as the failure of the past leaders to address the problem of the country, Ghali

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BREAKING: Giadom Hands Over To APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Buni

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Victor Giadom, former Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has handed over to the Chairman of the party’s

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Tinubu speaks on alleged rift with Buhari, APC caretaker committee

June 27, 2020June 28, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu on Saturday showed support for the formation of an

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Obaseki emerges PDP governorship candidate in Edo

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on Thursday emerged the governorship candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state

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Former Governor of Oyo State Ajumobi died weeks after he slipped into coma

June 25, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Senator Abiola Ajumobi, the Ex-Governor of Oyo state and Chairman, All Progressive Congress, Southwest, has died today, after being on

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Edo 2020: Three councillors remove house leader over non-defection to PDP

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

THE drama hallmarking the build-up to the Edo State governorship election continued Tuesday as three councillors in Uhunmwonde Local Council

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BREAKING: Court restrains PDP from excluding Obaseki in its primary

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

A high court in Ekpoma, Edo State, has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from excluding Godwin Obaseki, governor of

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Court Stops Obaseki From Participating In Edo PDP Governorship Primary

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has stopped the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, from

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Successful Edo primary, APC presents a model for voting during pandemic

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Ohuan ward 9 in Uhunmwode Local Government Area When INEC, Nigeria’s electoral body, announced that it was releasing a new

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Fayemi signs N91.1bn supplementary budget in response to COVID-19 pandemic

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Ado Ekiti — The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has signed the N91.1 billion Supplementary budget passed by

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BREAKING: Appeal court affirms Oshiomhole’s suspension as APC national chairman

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

A three-man panel of the court of appeal has affirmed the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the

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Just In: Senator “Peperito” Representing Lagos East Senatorial District is dead

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Senator Adebayo Osinowo @SenatorOsinowo famously known as “Pepperito” died today at First Cardiologist Hospital, Ikoyi. This was confirmed by close

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BREAKING: APC panel disqualifies Obaseki from primary election

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for the Edo governorship primary has disqualified Godwin Obaseki, the governor. Jonathan Ayuba,

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Kaduna lawmakers fight dirty shortly after impeaching Deputy Speaker (Video)

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Members of the Kaduna State House of Assembly have fought dirty over the impeachment of Deputy Speaker, Mukhtar Hazo. Following the impeachment of Hazo who

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BREAKING: Senate Passes N10.805trn Revised 2020 Budget

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

A file photo of lawmakers during plenary in the Senate Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. Members of the

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Obaseki Was Our Student, Graduated in 1979, Says UI

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Godwin Obaseki APC insists gov’s sworn affidavit that claimed he graduated in 1976 still an issue Burden of proof could

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Tinubu: Why we disbanded political groups in Lagos APC

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the disbandment of all political groups within the party

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Nigerian Lawmaker, Nwaoboshi, Disowns 11 Companies Used For Fake Contracts In NDDC

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP Delta North), has refuted claims that he collected contracts from

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APC Releases Edo Governor, Obaseki’s WAEC Result, Five Others Ahead Of Party’s Governorship Primary

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The All Progressives Congress has made public the certificates of all six governorship aspirants seeking the party’s ticket in Edo

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Atiku will contest 2023 presidency – Son

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, son of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 Presidential election, yesterday said

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APC Chairman shot dead In Katsina State

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Abdulhamid Sani Duburawa, has been killed by suspected bandits. Daburuwa was

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Tribunal Affirms Election Of Yahaya Bello As Kogi Governor

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of incumbent Governor, Yahaya Bello. The petition

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Our party a nest of lawlessness because of Oshiomhole, says APC deputy chairman

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Lawal Shuaibu, deputy national chairman (north) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the lawlessness of Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman

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Nigeria’s School Feeding Programme During COVID-19, Ploy To Steal N13.5bn —PDP

May 14, 2020May 15, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The People’s Democratic Party has accused the Nigerian Government of planning to steal N13.5bn while disguising the plan as feeding

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Kano Governor Ganduje Sack Commissioner over Comment on Abba Kyari’s Death

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

  Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje, has sacked the state’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mu’azu Magaji, for celebrating the

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Obaseki hails Buhari on pardon for ex-Bendel Gov Alli, Enahoro

April 10, 2020April 11, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki thanked President Mohammadu Buhari for the president’s pardon given to the former governor of Bendel’s

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Asiwaju to Oshiomhole at 68: You Still Have A Lot to Contribute to Nigeria

April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, hosts praised the get-together’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomhole, as he

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Onyeama denies attempting out clear to COVID-19

March 30, 2020March 31, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has denied attempting out clear to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The minister in an announcement

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APC regrets inconveniences caused by Coronavirus

March 27, 2020March 27, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

.As PGF DG seeks cooperation of Nigerians for Govt’s initiatives By Omeiza Ajayi The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has

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Oyo APC faction describes Ajimobi’s reconciliation c’ttee as unimaginative on arrival

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

A faction of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo Narrate, identified as the APC reformers, which contains of former political

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Kaduna Imposes Nightfall to Morning time Curfew

March 26, 2020March 27, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Kaduna Impart, Nasir El-RufaiIn a allege to curb the unfold of the coronavirus in Kaduna, the order government has announced

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UPDATED: Obasa lifts suspension of four lawmakers

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

  The Lagos Explain Dwelling of Assembly on Thursday lifted the suspension on four of its participants. The Speaker, Hon.

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BREAKING: Reps adjourn plenary indefinitely

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Dwelling of Representatives will after a transient sitting as of late adjourn plenary indefinitely as coronavirus

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Take care of rumours surrounding Osinbajo, Bakare tells Presidency

March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Lagos-essentially essentially based preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has asked the Presidency to address the rumours surrounding Vice-President

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Bauchi PDP Local Govt. congress hitch-free, restful

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Local Government Congress of the Peoples’ Democratic Social gathering (PDP) in Bauchi is being done hitch-free Sunday, reports Info Company

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Wike to PDP Chairman: Execute mistakes, I fight you down

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 News Edge 0 Comments

Rivers Advise Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike By Egufe Yafugborhi GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike, the day prior to this, vowed to make

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