Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has insisted that the Governor of Yobe State, Mr Mai Mala Buni, remained the Caretaker Committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress. He said this in Abakaliki while also vowing to deal with members of the opposition – the Peoples Democratic Party, in the state. Umahi said that there’s no […]
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A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, yesterday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately declare him the governor of Ebonyi State. Igariwey, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) addressed reporters in the wake of the judgment that sacked David Umahi as governor on Tuesday. He said the judgment […]
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A member of the House of Representatives, Iduma Igariwey, has described the continued occupation of the office of the governor of Ebonyi State by David Umahi as illegal, saying he is now a former governor. Igariwey, who the Peoples Democratic Party nominated to replace Umahi after a Federal High Court sacked the incumbent, asked the […]
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All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s optimism about the capacity and future of the ruling party. He saluted the president’s understanding and concern for the perfection of the party’s internal processes to keep faith with progressive tendencies. The eminent politician said in a statement in Lagos that […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; and his wife, Ibijoke, on Thursday, failed to show up at the residence of the family of slain 22-year-old Bus Rapid Transit passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole. Our correspondent who was at the residence of the victim’s family at Oniboli community in the Ayobo area of the Alimosho Local Government Area all […]
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Following the crisis engulfing the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union in Lagos State, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Government has suspended the activities of the union from all parks and garages with immediate effect. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a statement late Thursday. The statement titled, ‘Lagos […]
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The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has said his Yobe State counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, tried to supplant the will of President Muhammadu Buhari. Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, had on Monday, declared that he’s the acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday said there was large scale smuggling of petrol through land borders with neighbouring countries such as Republic Benin. But he said the Service will do everything possible to check the smugglers. Speaking with reporters in Lagos yesterday, the Acting Controller, Federal Operation Unit Zone ‘A’ Lagos, Mr Hussein Ejibunu […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party has presented the Certificate of Return to the winner of the Osun Primary elections, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The presentation took place at the National Executive Council Hall of the party’s national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja on Thursday. This is as the PDP’s National Working Committee shunned Dotun Babayemi who also emerged […]
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Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has expressed optimism that Yoruba can achieve self-determination “without firing a bullet”. He was quoted as saying this in a statement by one of his counsels, Chief Yomi Alliyu (SAN), on Thursday. The Yoruba rights activist also called on his supporters, especially his kinsmen at […]
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