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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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Bye-Election: I’ve what it takes to make Surulere a better place, says LP candidate
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Surulere federal constituency 1 bye-election, Engr. Adeola Adebanjo, has boasted that he has the capacity to win the election and change the fortunes of the constituents for better. WesternPost reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would be conducting a bye-election in the constituency on February 3, 2024, following the appointment of…
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Abiodun: DACA convener, Akintunde hails judiciary over S’Court verdict
By Kolawole Olayinka Abeokuta Convener, Dapo Abiodun Continuity Agenda (DACA) Armstrong Akintunde has described the Supreme Court judgement which upheld the election of Dapo Abiodun as the governor of the state as another big boost to entrenching good governance and democracy. Akintunde, in a statement by his Media Consultant, Oluseun Joshua, disclosed that Abiodun’s victory at the court has further…
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Our S’Court victory, an impetus to do more- Abiodun
..…tells Adebutu to get set for his re-run in 2027 By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration would keep its eyes on further development of the state, following his Supreme Court victory on Friday. The governor said that all attempts to distract his administration have failed, noting that the Supreme Court victory…
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APC welcomes Supreme Court decisions on guber cases
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Supreme Court decisions in election petitions challenging the outcome of 2023 governorship elections in six states. The apex court affirmed APC’s gubernatorial mandates in Gombe, Ogun, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Kebbi states. In Delta State, the court decided in favour of the opposition. APC in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix…
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S’Court Verdict: APC Southwest Women Leader congratulates Abiodun, Salako-Oyedele
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The All Progressive Congress (APC) Southwest Women Leader, Yetunde Adesanya, has described the judgement of the Supreme Court Panel that affirmed Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun and his Deputy, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele’s victory as a “welcome one”. Adesanya said the judgment has finally settled the legal battle over the March 18th, 2023 Governorship election held in the…
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Ogun APC applauds S’Court verdict, congratulates governor, deputy
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state has applauded the judgment of the Supreme Court, describing it as a long awaited judgment. The party said that the judgment “served the course of justice and sounded the death knell on the vaunting and forlorn serial governorship ambition of Ladi Adebutu.” A statement issued in Abuja by…
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Supreme Court upholds election of six governors
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday affirmed the election of six governors who contested the March 18, 2023 governorship polls in their respective states. The apex court dismissed the appeals filed by the candidates of the opposition parties who challenged the victory of the governors at the tribunal and the Court of Appeal. The six governors whose elections were…
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