Michael Orodare

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Lessons Have Been Learnt: What the 2023 elections taught us about Nigeria

Young Nigerians spent the years after the historic EndSARS protests of October 2020 preparing for…

‘Lagos has chosen competence and experience’ – Sanwo-Olu says in acceptance speech

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said his re-election as Lagos state governor is a confirmation that the…

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INEC declares Babajide Sanwo-Olu winner of Lagos governorship poll, opposition kicks

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Monday, March 20, 2022,…

Full Result: Seyi Makinde records commanding win in Oyo governorship poll

Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde recorded a commanding win in the Saturday, March 18,…

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No Structure: How young Nigerians led a revolution that disrupted the political status quo

It all began in October 2020 when young Nigerians started to gather in tens at…

Bola Tinubu – The kingmaker’s tumultuous journey to achieving his lifelong ambition

“It’s been over 25 years now that I’ve been serving them…bring the presidency. It’s my…

Why NPC hold Peace Accord for Presidential candidates
‘Let’s team up to put broken pieces together’ – Bola Tinubu tells opposition candidates amid call for poll cancellation

Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu has extended an olive branch to his opponents in the 2023…

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‘I agree to be your servant and not leader’ – Tinubu declares in acceptance speech

Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that the mandate given to him by the…

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Bola Tinubu polls lowest votes by a Nigerian presidential election winner since 1999 to emerge 16th president

Four days after a hotly contested presidential election in the world’s most populous black nation,…

By the numbers: What we have learnt from the 2023 presidential election
Here’s what lawyers are saying about Section 134 as Peter Obi’s big win in FCT divides citizens

As results from the 2023 presidential election continue to trickle in, Section 134 of the…

Prof Charles Adias – Rivers collation officer suspends process, alleges threat to life

The Collation Officer for the Presidential election in Rivers State and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of…

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Presidential Poll: ‘There’s no point progressing in error’, Opposition parties say, walk out from collation centre

A coalition of agents of Nigerian opposition parties at the national collation centre of the…

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The fact that I narrowly lost Lagos to Labour Party should not call for violence – By Bola Tinubu

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of…

Photos: ‘We are doing this to ensure we don’t face hardship for another 4 years’ – Voters in Jos

Young and old voters in Hwolshe, Jos North local government area of Plateau state, on…

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He was preparing for interview: How Simon Ekpa was arrested a week after Nigeria summoned Finnish Ambassador

Simon Ekpa, the factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who have…

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In Photos: Tinubu ends presidential campaign in Lagos where he first won election as Senator in 1992

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, ended…

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How Iyalode Wuraola Esan Became Nigeria’s First Female Senator

Sixty years ago, a Yoruba woman – Wuraola Esan became the first woman in pre-…

Adegoke Adelabu: Remembering the great Penkelemes politician who died tragically at 43

The word ‘Penkelemes’ will always resonate with members of the political class in Southwest Nigeria…