Zenith Labour Party Presidential candidate, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has shelved his presidential ambition to contest the Ondo central senatorial seat in 2019. This was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mr John Paul Akinduro, who said his principal announced his withdrawal from the race while meeting with the party faithful and some national leaders […]
Continue ReadingChief Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken a swipe at politicians who use other people’s children as thugs while shielding theirs from trouble.The denunciation came amid concerns that parts of the nation may experience violence during the 2019 general elections. He made the condemnation on Wednesday while delivering a paper at the inauguration […]
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday adjourned its plenary session for the day over faulty microphone system. The House had on Tuesday adjourned plenary to Wednesday due to the same reason. Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, said the problem has not been fixed because it can only be done by the manufacturers of the […]
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Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has described the statement credited to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, asking him to resign his Senate position on a moral ground as a joke. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday during Islamic prayers for his late father’s sixth remembrance anniversary, the Senate President […]
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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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