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FG carpets EU, says report on 2023 general elections based on rumours, hearsays
The Federal Government has rejected the European Union’s (EU) conclusions regarding the credibility of the 2023 general elections. The Federal Government’s position was contained in a press statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy, Dele Alake. Alake criticized the EU’s assessment, emphasizing the transparency and integrity of the electoral process.…
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I was only elected once as Bayelsa gov, Sylva tells court
Timipre Sylva, the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Novermber 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, says he was never elected as the state’s governor on two occasions. Sylva, the immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum, refuted the allegations that he was previously elected as Bayelsa governor on April 14, 2007, and May 24, 2008. He told Justice…
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Attacks don’t bother me, my constituents’ welfare is my priority-Gbenga Daniel
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A former governor of Ogun State, who is now the senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has revealed that all the attacks and allegations against him don’t bother him, rather the welfare of his constituents remains his topmost priority. Daniel made this known during a virtual interactive session he had with members of…
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Ogun East APC to OGD: Your interview an admission of anti-party activities
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta The Ogun East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at ex-Governor Gbenga Daniel for blaming his political differences with Governor Dapo Abiodun on his purported support for President Bola Tinubu. Rather, the party blamed the “political differences” on the “insatiable greed, sly and duplicitous nature of the former governor, now representing…
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Akpabio appoints Okonkwo, Enyiekere As Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has approved the appointment of Chief Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff. Chief Okonkwo attended Dennìs Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha and he is also an alumni of the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus where he bagged a Bachelor Degree in Law. (LL.B. Hons. B.L) He hails from Ojoto in Idemili South LGA…
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Gbenga Daniel is a serial betrayal, didn’t support Tinubu, Abiodun-Ogun APC
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has slammed the former Governor of the State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, over his latest interview in the media, describing it as ‘drama of absurdity and cocktails of lies’. Daniel, who presently represents Ogun East Senatorial district at the red chamber of the National Assembly, had granted media…
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House of Reps Speaker, Abbas, appoints new aides
Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas has announced the appointment of his aides. This was contained in a statement by the speaker’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi. In all the speaker made 33 new appointments. Read statement below: FRESH APPOINTMENTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of…
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Hamzat denies renouncing Nigerian citizenship
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has denied a viral media report claiming that he took an oath of allegiance in the United States to renounce his Nigerian citizenship. It was earlier reported in the media (not Western Post) that a U.S. Immigration lawyer, Olubusayo Fasidi, claimed Hamzat had renounced his Nigerian citizenship. Fasidi was reported to have mentioned…
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PHOTO NEWS: Atiku closes case at Election Petition Tribunal, receives lead counsel
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25th, 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has closed his petition at the Court of Appeal after calling 25 witnesses out of the 100 he initially lined up. The former number two citizen of Nigeria formally closed his case on Friday. Immediately after the court session, his…
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Ogun Assembly appoints principal officers
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly has announced the appointment of its principal officers for the smooth running of legislative activities for the 10th legislature The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo made the announcement while presiding over plenary at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, disclosing that the announcement followed internal arrangements amongst the lawmakers. The officers are…
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