A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a ruling which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. The court held that the Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction by nullifying Diri’s election. In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of the court said the Advanced […]
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You can’t ditch Jegede’s ambition halfway, PDP chieftain tells Mimiko ‘PDP, ZLP should team up to defeat APC’ Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has flayed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for meddling in his strained relationship with his former friend and predecessor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. He wondered why the PDP was sulking over the statement […]
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The Governor Bala Mohammed-led Peoples Democratic Party 2019 Election Review Committee has held separate consultative meetings with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former military dictator, General Ibrahim Babangida and former Senate President, David Mark. Mohammed and members of his team, which include former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido; and his Niger State counterpart, Babangida Aliyu, met […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission said it had learnt from the Edo State governorship election that a credible election would be possible in Nigeria with the cooperation of all stakeholders and high level of compliance with the extant electoral laws. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, stated these in an interview. […]
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By Banji Ayoola Former Ondo State Governor and National Leader of Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the weekend described his successor in office, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, as a disappointment to the people of the State. He spoke in Ile-Oluji in Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government during the campaign tour of the state’s Deputy Governor […]
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Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to steer clear of the October 10 governorship election in the state. Wike had on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Friday declared that Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party will win the Ondo Governorship election. The Rivers governor claimed that the […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies to compromise the October 10 Ondo Governorship poll. He told Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday that the APC would do everything possible to win the Ondo poll having lost the Edo […]
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PDP cautions against compromise Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says sensitive materials for Ondo State governorship election will arrive Akure on October 5. Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during an interaction with the media in Akure on Thursday. He said non-sensitive materials for the election had been delivered. “We have delivered all, but a […]
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The internal crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress in Ekiti took a new dimension on Friday as some statutory members of State Executive Committee (SEC) suspended Governor Kayode Fayemi over alleged anti-party activities. According to the allegations against Fayemi, the SEC members said he worked against Edo APC candidate, Pastor Ize Iyamu and supported […]
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As the nation’s political attention shifts to Ondo State for the October 10 governorship election, some candidates in the poll participated in a debate on Thursday evening to share their vision and sell their objectives to the people of the state. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, 17 political parties fielded candidates for the […]
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