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Today's Headlines: Don't Brag Over My Loss Because You Lost- Atiku tells aggrieved PDP Governors , Wike Receives APC Defectors

Don't Brag Over My Loss Because You Lost- Atiku Tells PDP Govs

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The Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign council has lambasted the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, warning them not to gloat over his loss in the February 25 general elections since some of them also lost their senatorial elections.

The Spokesperson for the PDP Council, Dino Melaye, stated this on Tuesday, while noting that the governors could not claim glory for Atiku’s loss since they also failed to deliver their senatorial election.

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Wike Receives APC Defectors

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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has expressed assurance of the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship and state house of assembly elections on Saturday.

Wike spoke on Tuesday, while receiving some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ahoada East Local Government Area (LGA), led by a former House of Representatives candidate in the area, Eric Apia.


Gov Wike Owes Pensioners 15 Months In Rivers State- NLC

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The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has said Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State owes pensioners in the state no less than 15 months unpaid pensions.

The representative of Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, Uche Ekwe, in Birnin Kebbi, disclosed this during the Kebbi State NLC delegates’ conference yesterday in Birnin Kebbi.


Vote For Our Candidates In Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Others – Obi Tells Obidients

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Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Tuesday urged the Obidients to campaign for the party’s governorship candidates in Nasarawa, Lagos, Enugu, Abia, Delta, Edo, Rivers, Plateau, and Borno States.

Obi urged the Obidients to vote for LP candidates in all the states during Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections.


LP, NNPP Disagree As Police Bar Dogs From Polling Booths

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The Nigeria Police Force, on Tuesday, said it has deemed it necessary to educate and caution Nigerians on the use of pets, especially, dogs, at the polling units on election day, adding that such act runs contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, as amended.

This followed reports and plans by some electorate and groups to go to the polls on Saturday accompanied by their dogs as a form of protection against intimidation from political thugs and ballot box snatchers.

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