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• Osun 2026: Accord Party better platform for Adeleke, not ADC – Oyinlola

  24-11-2025 20:24 via vanguardngr.com
  By Shina Abubakar, OsogboFormer Osun State governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has described the Accord Party as a better platform for Governor Ademola Adeleke to seek re-election, rather than the African Democratic Congress, ADC.Recall that the National Deputy Vice Chairman Southwest of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Kamorudeen Ajisafe disclosed that the current crisis in the party may make it difficult for the party to properly nominate a candidate for the poll, hence, the search for a better
  
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• If Atiku couldn’t build PDP, he can’t fix Nigeria  —  Oshiomhole

  24-11-2025 20:14 via vanguardngr.com
  Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and lawmaker representing Edo North, said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar lacks the capacity to govern Nigeria.Oshiomhole argued that Atiku’s inability to stabilise the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disqualifies him from claiming he can fix the country.Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the APC chieftain criticised Atiku’s political trajectory, noting that
  
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• S-West govs declare ‘Time Is Now’ for state police, launch regional security fund, digital intelligence network

  24-11-2025 20:01 via vanguardngr.com
  By Adeola BadruWith insecurity intensifying across the Southwest, governors under the Southwest Governors’ Forum have declared that establishing State Police “can no longer be delayed,” unveiling a new regional security framework aimed at strengthening protection across the zone.Meeting at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Ibadan, on Monday, the governors—hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde—deliberated on security, economic development, ag
  
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• ADC criticizes Tinubu’s VIP police withdrawal as mere political theatre

  24-11-2025 18:43 via vanguardngr.com
  By Luminous JannamikeABUJA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police officers from VIP protection, describing it as political theatre that fails to address Nigeria’s deepening security challenges.In a statement by the party’s spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the government appears more focused on optics than on implementing a comprehensive strategy to confront terrorism, banditry,
  
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• Breaking: Atiku officially joins ADC

  24-11-2025 13:29 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the coalition-backed party he is expected to align with ahead of the 2027 elections.Atiku made the announcement on Monday through his X handle, posting a photo of himself holding his ADC membership card with the brief caption, “It’s official.” His move follows his July resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which had been mired in a prolonged internal crisis.&nb
  
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• Atiku officially joins ADC

  24-11-2025 13:29 via vanguardngr.com
  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the coalition-backed party he is expected to align with ahead of the 2027 elections.Atiku made the announcement on Monday through his X handle, posting a photo of himself holding his ADC membership card with the brief caption, “It’s official.” 
  It’s official. -AA pic.twitter.com/OBoC6XdmtR— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) November 24, 2025
  His move follows his July resign
  
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• No nation survives on excuses or absentee leadership – Peter Obi

  24-11-2025 11:54 via vanguardngr.com
  By John Alechenu
  ABUJA: The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stated that the ongoing surge in reported cases of violence cannot be divorced from the failure of leadership.He noted that no serious nation survives on a cocktail of excuses, indifference or absentee leadership.Obi stated this after a review of the nationwide security situation over the last 10 days, in a post titled “Is Nigeria cursed, or are we the curse?” on his X handle.The former
  
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• PDP leadership moves to reconcile with Sule Lamido

  24-11-2025 07:17 via vanguardngr.com
  By Ibrahim Hassan-WuyoThe national leadership of Nigeria’s major opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to former Jigawa State governor Alhaji Sule Lamido to sheathe his sword and support ongoing efforts to stabilise the party.The call follows Lamido’s recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service, where he criticised the party’s handling of its leadership crisis and referenced a court case he instituted over the matter.Speaking on the development, Um
  
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