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I’m Confused Over Moving To Senate Or Staying In Tinubu’s Government – Lalong
Simon Lalong, the Minister of Labour and Employment, says he is confused on whether he should move to the senate or retain his position in the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu. Lalong, a two-term governor of Plateau State, had contested but lost the February 25, 2023 election. The Independent of National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Napoleon Bali of the Peoples...
Appeal Court To Decide Wamakko, Tambuwal Fate Today
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja will on Saturday laid the rest the election petition against two former governors of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. This is contained in a statement released by the court and made available to our correspondent by the public relations of the PDP in the state,...
Appeal Court Dismisses Darlington Nwokocha’s Application, Imposes N5m Fine
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Friday dismissed the application filed by Hon. Darlington Nwokocha of the Labour Party, seeking the Court of Appeal to review and reverse its earlier judgment wherein it declared Senator Akobundu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected senator for Abia Central Senatorial District. The court affirmed its judgment declaring Senator...
I Desire To Make All Nigerians Happy, Says Tinubu
President Bola Armed Tinubu has said he is desirous of making Nigerians happy by providing good and responsive governance. He, therefore, pleaded with the people to give him the benefit of the doubt by availing his administration the needed support. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of Senior Executive Course (SEC) 45 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS),...
Ondo Assembly Says It Won’t Investigate Alleged Forgery Of Gov. Akeredolu’s Signature
The Ondo State House of Assembly has said it won’t probe the allegation that the signature of ailing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is being forged by some state actors. There have been allegations from different quarters that the signature of the governor was forged on some official documents of the state. The allegation was first raised by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,...
Edo 2024: Obaseki Not Sponsoring My Ambition – LP Aspirant, Akpata
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Labour Party, LP, Olumide Akpata, has dismissed reports that Governor Godwin Obaseki was sponsoring him. Akpata, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, described the report as unfound and baseless. Speaking with journalists in Benin, Edo State capital, Akpata said those claiming that he was attempting to buy the LP ticket...
Rivers APC Welcomes Pro-Wike Lawmakers, Expects More Defectors
The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has said it is open to receive more defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, describing the defection of the 27 members of the State House of Assembly as a welcome development. Spokesperson for the State APC Caretaker Committee, Chibuike Ikenga, stated this while speaking to our correspondent in Port Harcourt...
CD To Ondo EXCO Members : We’ll Drag Anyone Diverting Govt Fund To EFCC
The Campaign for Democracy, CD, has threatened not only to drag any members of the Ondo state Executive Council EXCO, found diverting state fund to EFCC, but to also put such member to public humiliation. This was part of it’s resolution at a high powered meeting held in Akure, the state capital. A statement issued and signed by its National President,...
Oyo APC Faults Makinde’s 2024 Budget Proposal
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, on Monday, described the 2024 budget proposal of Governor Seyi Makinde as defective and unrealistic. The PUNCH reports that Makinde had, last Tuesday, presented a budget proposal of N434.2bn tagged “Budget of Economic Recovery” to the state House of Assembly. APC, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state...
Ondo: Again Tinubu Invites Deputy Governor, Speaker, Others
President Bola Tinubu has again summoned the Ondo state deputy governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Hon Olamide Oladiji, and others for another meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is scheduled to take place today (Monday). The latest invitation may not be unconnected to the festering political crisis in the state. A reliable source...
