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BREAKING: Lagos PDP Chairman, Philip Aivoji Kidnapped
Chairman of the Lagos state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Philip Aivoji, has been kidnapped along Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday while returning from a stakeholders’ meeting in Oyo state. This was confirmed by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Hakeem Amode. Meanwhile, the party had called on the security agencies and government authorities at all levels to intervene…
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‘Come to APC,’ Ganduje woos Kano gov Abba Yusuf
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged Abba Yusuf, Kano governor to defect from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and join the ruling party. Ganduje said this on Thursday after a meeting with the state governor in Kano. He also urged Abba that the doors of the APC are open to all those who want…
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Ogun Assembly: Abiodun proposes resignation option for Oluomo as lawmakers agree plea
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Governor Dapo Abiodun has appealed for the former Speaker of Ogun State, Olakunle Oluomo, who was ousted, to be given the opportunity to resign instead of facing impeachment. Sources told Western Post that during a meeting with the lawmakers on Wednesday, the governor urged them to reinstate Oluomo as Speaker, but the lawmakers rejected the instruction,…
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Ogun Assembly: Abiodun, lawmakers partners in building future agenda- Akinmade
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Special Adviser on Media to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Kayode Akinmade, has said the state’s Assembly members and the governor are partners in building the future agenda, saying that the government would prioritise the issues that affect the lawmakers. Akinmade, in a statement issued on Thursday, said that the governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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Group flays billionaire Adebutu over moves to reconcile son with Abiodun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A group, Progressive Movement for Social Justice (PMSJ), has described the letter written by the billionaire businessman, Chief Kessignton Adebutu, seeking reconciliation of his son, Honourable Ladi Adebutu, with Governor Dapo Abiodun as a ruse. PMSJ said that genuine reconciliation ought to have come before the Supreme Court judgment affirming the governor’s mandate. The group urged…
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KWSIEC to flag off activities for council polls in February
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has said it would flag-off the activities leading to the conduct of local government elections in February 2024. This was contained in a statement issued by the commission’s Chairman, Okanla Baba, on Wednesday in Ilorin. The commission applauded the Kwara State House of Assembly for the amendments to the law…
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INEC chairman seeks security for by-elections, re-run
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has urged security agencies to provide a safe environment for the by-elections and re-run elections that will take place in some parts of the country. Yakubu made this appeal on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, where he met with the inter-agency consultative committee on election security (ICCES).…
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BREAKING: Ogun Lawmakers impeach Oluomo as Speaker
Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday impeached the Speaker, Rt (Hon) Olakunle Oluomo. The lawmakers during plenary session replaced Oluomo with Hon. Oludaisi Elemide (Odeda). A lawmaker, Hon. Adegoke Adeyanju (Yewa North 1) moved the motion for Oluomo’s impeachment, while it was seconded by Hon. Ademola Adeniran (Sagamu II). Adeyanju had entered the assembly chamber with…
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Edo Guber: Why Akhaine deserves APC ticket- MURIC
As the race for the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket intensifies, the Muslim Right Concern (MURIC) has thrown its weight behind Prof. Odion Akhaine. Akhaine is seeking for the APC’s ticket to contest in the 2024 governorship election. The Executive Director of the Group, Prof Ishaq Akintola said that Akhaine deserves the ticket because of his role…
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Northern Senators reject FAAN, CBN relocation, alleged lopsided budget distribution
Northern senators have rejected the planned relocation of some federal agencies from Abuja to Lagos just as they alleged lopsidedness in the distribution and allocation of resources in the 2024 budget against the North. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in an internal memo last week announced plans to transfer some of its departments to Lagos State, citing congestion at…
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