Ondo deputy governor debunks defection rumour

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola  Ajayi  has  debunked the rumour  of  his dumping the All Progressives  Congress (APC). In a statement by his  Press Secretary, Babatope Okeowo, Ajayi said that he remains a bonafide APC member describing the rumour as the handwork of those he referred to as ‘attention  seekers’. According to the statement: […]

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Ondo rep, Omolafe debunks reported plan to vie for deputy governor

The representative ofAkure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Adedayo Omolafe, popularly called ‘Expensive’ has dismissed rumours of his intention to join the race for the deputy governorship seat in the state in 2020. He made the rebuttal in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Michael Adeyeye, on Sunday […]

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Deji commends Akeredolu on Akure – Oda road dualisation

Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has showered praises on Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, for embarking on the dualisation of the busy Akure – Oda Road. The royal father spoke at the flag-off of the upgrading and dualisation of the road to a dual carriageway He said the people of Akure, the state […]

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25 jostle for AAUA Vice Chancellor’s seat

At least, 25 professors are eyeing the seat of the Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko. The incumbent, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, would bow out on January 3, 2020 having spent the mandatory five years in office. Out of the applicants, seven are currently in the service of the institution. Also, 11 persons are […]

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Buhari, APC ask tribunal to dismiss Atiku, PDP petitions

President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, have urged the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to dismiss the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar challenging the February 23 general election on technicalities and evidential grounds. The prayers formed the gamut of other requests contained […]

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PDP screens 33 Bayelsa, Kogi governorship aspirants

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will today in Abuja screen governorship aspirants on its platform from Bayelsa and Kogi States. It was gathered that while aspirants from one state will be screened at the party secretariat at Wadata in Abuja, aspirants from the other state will be screened at the party’s complex called Legacy at Maitama […]

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Police shut Soyinka, Falana out of insecurity summit, seal off venue

The police have sealed off the venue of an event where Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, and human right activist Mr Femi Falana, SAN, had been billed to speak. The symposium, tagged, ‘Democracy, State Repression and the State of insecurity in Nigeria,’ had been scheduled to hold at 46, Ibijoke Street, Oluyole bus-stop, Oregun, Ikeja, […]

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Auditor-general indicts presidency, EFCC, NASS of financial indiscipline

accuses agencies of violating accounting rules, failing to submit fiscal reports MDAs without audited reports increased from 148 in 2014 to 323 in 2018 Financial indiscipline blamed on Buhari’s inaction, failure to sign anti-graft bills Almost all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have been indicted for financial wrongdoings in the latest fiscal assessment of the […]

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Nigeria should no longer expect handouts from others – Buhari

“I welcome you all to this meeting whose purpose is firstly, to familiarize ourselves with our colleagues with whom we shall be working closely for the next four years GOD willing; secondly, to reflect and assess the country’s position in 2015 and today; and thirdly, to chart a course for the country for the foreseeable […]

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