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Defections: Ondo Assembly risks becoming rubber stamp, Civil Society Group warns
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Coalition of All Civil Society Organisations in Ondo State (CACSOD) has condemned the mass defection of opposition lawmakers in the state House of Assembly to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a major setback for democracy and accountability. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Alo Martins, and Secretary, Ayomide Jayeiola, the group…
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Nigeria’s support for end to Israel-Palestine conflict fueling ‘Christian genocide’ narrative — Presidency
By Kunle Sanni – The Presidency has dismissed allegations of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, describing them as fabricated narratives by some Western actors in reaction to Nigeria’s principled support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking during an interview on France24 TV in Paris, Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, said the misleading…
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SERAP urges Amupitan to make prosecuting electoral crimes top priority
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan to “prioritise and ensure the effective prosecution of politicians and their sponsors who are suspected to be responsible for electoral offences, including violence, bribery, vote-buying, conspiracy, and undue influence during the general elections and off-cycle elections since…
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Umahi challenges Makinde to public debate over federal road project costs
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has fired back at Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over his recent remarks on the cost of federal road projects, describing the governor’s comments as “ignorant” and “mischievous.” Umahi, who spoke on Saturday while inspecting the Keffi section of the Abuja–Mararaba–Keffi road in Nasarawa State, said Makinde’s statement was…
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No lawmaker bigger than the Senate— Akpabio cautions
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared that the National Assembly will not be held hostage by the “disruptive instincts” of any of its members. A statement issued by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, on Saturday, titled ‘The Trials and Triumphs of a Resilient Nigeria’s 10th Senate’, Akpabio said the legislature’s insistence on enforcing its rules was not about silencing dissent…
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Zamfara PDP suffers fresh blow as by-election candidate defects to APC
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently concluded Kaura Namoda South Constituency by-election in Zamfara State, Mohammed Lawal, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawal, who was defeated in the by-election by the APC candidate, Kamilu Sa’idu, announced his defection on Saturday during a consultation meeting for Zamfara Central organised by the APC support…
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Group demands rotational governorship system in Oyo State
By Adejayan Gbenga – A socio-political group, G22 Renewed Group, has called for the introduction of a rotational governorship system in Oyo State, arguing that the principles of fairness and equity demand that zones outside Ibadan be given the opportunity to produce the next governor in 2027. The group made the call during a press conference held on Thursday at…
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Osun APC alleges N300m fraud cover-up, Adeleke Government denies claim
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration of allegedly covering up a N300 million fraud involving a female Permanent Secretary said to be the wife of a serving commissioner. In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the APC alleged that…
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2027: SDP won’t trade ideals for power- Adebayo
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, during the week spoke with the media on Nigeria at 65, his political thought and plans for 2027 general elections, the state of the economy, and SDP’s ideological politics. Excerpts What has your party, the SDP been doing after the 2023 general elections? Well, what we have…
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Lagos APC mocks PDP over gale of defections
..says party in denial The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has ridiculed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over what it described as a “wave of defections” rocking the opposition party, saying the PDP’s claim that it remains unshaken is a “laughable display of denial and self-deception.” In a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesman, Seye…
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