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Sunday, 19 July 2020 05:37

INEC publishes final list of candidates for Edo gov poll

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has published the final list of candidates for the September 19 Governorship Election in Edo State. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Saturday. The list of the 14 political parties published by the commission shows that 12 out of the 14 governorship candidates were male while two female. It also showed that only two of the deputy governorship candidates were female. The two female governorship candidates are Mabel Oboh of African Democratic Congress (ADC), and Agol…

Saturday, 18 July 2020 05:20

APC Rep under attack for calling Buhari ‘weak, incompetent’

All Progressives Congress chapter in Mashi LG, Katsina State has asked the member representing Mashi/Dutsi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Mansur Mashi, to resign over his ‘abusive comments’ on President Muhammadu Buhari. A party official said his failure to do this may lead to his constituency recalling him. Speaking at a press conference, chairman of the APC chapter, Armaya’u Doka, said the comment ”belittled APC and members of his constituency in Katsina, and Nigeria.” In a copy of the chairman’s press statement on Friday, Mr Doka called on the National Assembly to also suspend the member ”for his…

Friday, 17 July 2020 05:20

Niger Assembly impeaches majority leader, deputy

Niger State House of Assembly has impeached its majority leader, Mr Suleiman Nasko, and his deputy, Mr Andrew Jagaba. This followed adoption of a motion by Mr Ndagi Baba, representing Lavun Constituency and seconded by Mr Saidu Tama, representing Edati Constituency during Thursday’s plenary. Speaking on the motion, Baba said the lawmakers had observed that the majority and deputy majority leaders were responsible for the slow movement of activities in the House, adding that the House under their leadership was not progressing. But the Speaker, Mr Abdullahi Wuse, said he was not notified of the decision to impeach them which…

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 05:34

Supreme court dismisses Alaibe’s suit against Bayelsa gov

Supreme court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State, Mr Ndutimi Alaibe, in his bid to unseat Governor Douye Diri. Alaibe, a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), had, by his appeal, sought to, among others, set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which upheld the declaration of Diri as the winner of the governorship primary of the party held on September 3, 2019, for lacking in merit. He had argued, among others, that PDP committed electoral and constitutional illegality by allowing local government chairmen,…

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…

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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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