The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says it will be strange if the ruling party is experiencing “graveyard peace.” He also said it was only morally right for the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign his position as he belongs to the minority party. Oshiomhole, who spoke on Tuesday during […]
Continue ReadingOndo Assembly The sacked speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Bamidele Oleyelogun, leading eight other members, on Monday reconvened a sitting of the assembly, saying his removal and that of his deputy, Hon Ogundeji Iroju, by the Olamide George faction of the house on Friday was illegal. Presiding over the eight […]
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Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oloyelogun and his Deputy, Iroju Ogundeji, have been impeached. They were removed as a result of alleged financial impropriety, incompetence and high handedness.Subsequently, Hon. Olamide George of All Progressives Congress, APC, has been sworn in as the new speaker of the House while Hon. Abimbola Fajolu […]
Continue ReadingAPC leader, Adams Oshiomhole The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has kept sealed lips on the claim that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) quizzed its chairman, Adams Oshiomhole for allegedly collecting bribe from chieftains of the party during the recently held primaries. Spokesman of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu explained that he was not in the know of any […]
Continue ReadingThe People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of shielding the chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole from being prosecuted over allegations of corruption. Oshiomhole was reportedly interrogated for nine hours by the Department of State Service (DSS) after he was accused of receiving a bribe to manipulate the […]
Continue ReadingSenate Chamber • ‘Govt takes beneficiaries’ PVC details, others’ • Chamber rejigs financing of 2019 polls • Slashes N121.2b from power, education, others The Senate yesterday ordered an investigation into an alleged use of the Federal Government’s special intervention project funds for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election. In a motion on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Biodun […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party’s members in the Ekiti State House of Assembly have declared their support for the Senate Minority Leader, Abiodun Olujimi, as the leader of the party in the state. The legislators also said their support for Governor Kayode Fayemi was in line with the directives of the immediate past governor of the […]
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Four members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives, who failed to win renomination to contest in 2019, have announced their defection from the party. The House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara announced the defections on the floor of the House in Abuja on Tuesday. In separate letters, the lawmakers […]
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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has chosen a former Commissioner for Works, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, as the running mate to its governorship candidate in 2019, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Chairman, Lagos APC, Mr Tunde Balogun, officially presented Hamzat on Sunday during a press conference at the party secretariat. The event […]
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The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has urged the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to remain focused and not be distracted by comments from agents of opposition parties. National President of the AYCF, Yerima Shettima, who gave the admonition while speaking to newsmen at the weekend in Kaduna said […]
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