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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 16:38

Deputy gov impeachment: Ondo Assembly suspends two members, as majority leader resigns

Leadership of Ondo state House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers for unruly behavior. The affected lawmakers are Deputy Speaker of the house, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, and another member of the House, Mr Adewale Williams. Ogundeji is one of the lawmakers who dissociated themselves from the impeachment process of Ondo deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi In another development, Majority Leader of the Assembly, Mr Jamiu Maito has resigned. Maito’s letter of resignation was read by the Clerk of the House, Mr Bode Adeyelu, during plenary session on Wednesday. Punch

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 15:56

Ondo assembly commences impeachment proceedings against deputy gov

Ondo State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings against deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi, over alleged gross misconduct. It was gathered that the assembly got into a rowdy session with armed police officers and officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps present at the complex in Akure. Already, 14 lawmakers have supported the impeachment of Ajayi, one of the lawmakers who did not want his name on print told our correspondent. The deputy governor had on Monday dragged the House of Assembly to court over the planned impeachment. He said the decision is to halt…

Sunday, 05 July 2020 05:21

APC asks EFCC to probe PDP leaders’ association with Hushpuppi

All Progressives Congress has linked top leaders of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, to Mr Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi), recently arrested alongside his associates in Dubai for cyber enabled fraud. Abbas, notorious for his lavish lifestyle on Instagram, has been extradited to the United States of America to face trial for alleged cyber-fraud, possibly money laundering, among other crimes. However, APC, in its first reaction since ‘Instagram celebrity’ was arrested accused Nigeria’s former vice-president, Mr Atiku Abubakar; immediate past Senate president, Mr Bukola Saraki; a former speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara; a former senator, Mr Dino…

Sunday, 05 July 2020 05:20

Hushpuppi: APC’s accusation against me irresponsible - Saraki

PRESS RELEASE Former Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki has described as irresponsible and cheap politics the statement credited to All Progressives Congress (APC) and signed on its behalf by one Yekini Nabena in which it tried to link him with a cyber-crime suspect, Ramon Abbas, recently arrested in the United Arab Emirates and extradited to the United States. Saraki in a statement issued in Abuja Saturday stated that he has no form of association with the said suspect, otherwise known as Hushpuppi and neither does he know him in any way. “The statement credited to the APC, the ruling party…

Thursday, 02 July 2020 16:21

Court dismisses suit against Oshiomhole

A High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed against immediate past Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole and three others. The suit, filed by Mr Mustapha Salihu and five others, is one of which the court granted an interim order on March 4, 2020, suspending Oshiomhole from further acting as APC’s National Chairman. Recall that Court of Appeal, in Abuja in a judgment on June 16, 2020, upheld Oshiomhole’s suspension. Parties however were to return to the High Court for determination of substantive suit, when on Thursday, Plaintiff’s lawyer, Mr Oluwola Afolabi moved a motion…

Wednesday, 01 July 2020 05:55

Makinde ‘can never ever ever come close to Ajimobi’, Ganduje’s daughter says in escalating feud between Ajimobi’s family and Oyo govt

Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi, daughter of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, says Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, can never surpass the achievements of the late ex-Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. Fatima, who is married to Ajimobi’s son, Idris, said this in a tweet in response to a post by Segun Awosanya aka @Segalink on Tuesday. Awosanya had tweeted, “I don’t know how many people are glad to know that Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State cannot be guilt-tripped into endorsing a heist wrapped in emotions at the expense of the beleaguered people of Oyo State. I’m personally happy he saw through…

Monday, 29 June 2020 15:51

Taraba declares three-day public holiday for LG poll

Taraba State Government has declared a three-day public holiday ahead of its Local Government election expected to hold on June 30, 2020. This was contained in a statement by Mr Hassan Mijinyawa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku, on Monday. He listed the public holidays as Monday, June 29, Tuesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1. He said this was to enable residents of the state to participate in the election. “The public holiday is to enable civil servants to travel to their respective wards and vote during the local government election slated for Tuesday, June 30, 2020. “The…

Sunday, 28 June 2020 06:18

Legally done or not, I accept my removal as APC chairman - Oshiomhole

Sacked national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says he has accepted the decision reached at the party’s controversial National Executive Committee on Thursday. At the meeting attended by President Muhammadu Buhari, the party sacked its National Working Committee and appointed a 13-member caretaker committee to manage the affairs of the party untill the a national convention is held. Speaking to journalists on Saturday, Oshiomhole, in his first public reaction to the development, said he has accepted the decision, but would not talk about the legality or otherwise of the decision. “A special NEC meeting…

Sunday, 28 June 2020 06:13

APC crisis: Buhari, Tinubu remain together - Presidency

PRESS RELEASE The very essence of the requests put to the Emergency National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, which were unanimously approved aim to pull back the party, faced with an existential crisis from the brink of collapse, follow the constitution and take everyone along. While this action has been widely accepted with great relief by lovers of democracy and the rank and file of the membership, we are concerned that political vulturism masquerading as “smart analysis” is selling the commentary that this is a Buhari-Tinubu ‘showdown.’ Nothing can be farther from…

Sunday, 28 June 2020 06:10

To run or not? I’ve not yet decided on 2023 presidential contest - Tinubu

Mr Bola Tinubu says he has not taken a decision to run for president in 2023 contrary to speculations, maintaining that he was more worried about the health and economic challenges facing the country at the moment. In a statement released on Saturday afternoon, he commented for the first time on the ouster of the Adams Oshiomhole-led national working committee (NWC) of All Progressives Congress (APC). NWC was dissolved on Thursday by the party’s national executive committee (NEC) at an emergency meeting. This was seen as a blow to Tinubu’s rumoured presidential ambition because of his closeness to Oshiomhole. “To…

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Sunday, 28 June 2020 06:02

I nearly gave up seeking re-election - Obaseki

Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, revealed on Friday that he contemplated quitting the battle for his re-election bid but support from his family, friends and colleague governors gave him the courage to fight on. He also declared that he would be governor again for another four years by defeating on September 19, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Obaseki made these declarations in his acceptance speech at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin in the early hours of Friday, after emerging victorious in the indirect governorship primary election involving delegates from the 192 wards across…

Sunday, 28 June 2020 06:00

Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi’s presidential vote

The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent leader. Mr Lazarus Chakwera’s victory late Saturday was a result of months of determined street protests in the southern African nation, and of a unanimous decision by the Constitutional Court that widespread irregularities in the May 2019 election — including the use of correction fluid on ballots —could not stand. President Peter Mutharika, who had sought a second five-year term, earlier Saturday called the rerun of the election “the worst in Malawi’s history.”…

Saturday, 27 June 2020 05:19

Buhari meets new APC acting National Chairman, others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met a delegation led by newly appointed caretaker chairman of All Progressives Congress, Mr Mala Buni. Buni, also Yobe State governor and a former national secretary of APC, was on Thursday appointed acting chairman of the ruling APC after the dissolution of National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Kebbi State Governor, Mr Abubakar Bagudu, who addressed State House correspondents on behalf of the delegation, said the meeting was convened to introduce the interim chairman to the president. Bagudu said the president was enthusiastic that the party has “one less distraction” because he is “conscious…

Friday, 26 June 2020 15:35

PDP blasts Buhari, Malami for holding APC NEC meeting inside FEC chamber

PRESS RELEASE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) berates President Muhammadu Buhari for violating his oath of office by using the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Chambers and government resources to conduct the affairs of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Our party describes this action of Mr. President, in using public facilities and resources for APC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, as the height of corruption as well as a desecration of the sanctity of the seat of power and our national values. PDP says never in the history of our nation has governance been so devalued to the extent of using…

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