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Fresh crisis brews in Aso-Rock as Aisha Buhari attacks Mamman Daura, Garba Shehu

Aisha Buhari, in a statement which was signed by her and sent to Daily Trust newspaper, accused Mamman Daura of issuing a directive to a presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, not to recognise her office. Mr Buhari had before his election in 2015 said he would not allow for the office of the First Lady. During…

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‘Stop mocking yourself, you’re the Constituted Authority’, Ajimobi tells Makinde (watch video)

The immediate past governor of Oyo state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has told his successor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to stop mocking himself saying he is misconstruing the meaning of Constituted Authority. Speaking on a radio program on Splash FM in Ibadan, the state capital, Ajimobi replied Governor Seyi Makinde over his comment in a viral video…

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Fish out killers of man in Ikere Ekiti during LG poll, Fayemi orders police

From KEHINDE ADEWOLE, Ado-Ekiti The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has directed the police to go after those who killed Mr Dotun Kosedake, the man shot dead during Saturday’s local government poll exercise in the state. The Governor, in a statement, on Sunday night, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, however, expressed…

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Obasanjo to Orji Kalu: ‘You’ll beg me on your kneel’

Orji Kalu and Obasanjo are now sworn enemies after they fell apart sometime between 2003 and 2007. Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu who was convicted of Fraud and sentenced to 12 years in prison did. not just bite the face of the common wealth, he also stepped on the toes of powerful men…

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Makinde jokingly jabs Ajimobi in LAUTECH saying “can you do all these in front of ‘Constituted Authority’? (Watch video)

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde recently during an interaction with students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) jokingly jabbed his predecessor. The governor while laying out his action plan to the students on what would be the panacea for the lingering crisis of the university jokingly jabbed his predecessor, Senator Abiola…

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DSS’ Court invasion to re-arrest Sowore is an attack on democracy, says Oduyoye, Oyo gov’s political adviser

…tasks Presidency, APC on keeping democratic ideals The attempt to rearrest the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS), which led to commotion inside a Federal High Court, Abuja, courtroom, has been described as an attack on democracy and the sanctity of the judiciary. This position…

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Oyo sacked LG Chairmen vows to invade secretariat to stop Makinde from constituting new LG chairmen

The sacked Oyo State Local Government chairmen under the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) has described the proposed appointment of Caretaker Chairmen for the local governments in the state by Governor Seyi Makinde as an act of illegality, executive rascality, an affront to the judiciary and rule of law. ALGON chairman, Prince Ayodeji…

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South West PDP leaders cries out over ongoing plot to upturn Makinde’s victory at Supreme Court

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in South West on Wednesday alleged that there are plots by the Presidency to upturn the electoral victory of the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Supreme Court. The party submitted that the PDP roundly defeated the APC in Oyo state during the last governorship election, winning in twenty-eight…

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Tinubu, Saraki would form party to replace APC, cleric predicts Tinubu, Saraki would form party to replace APC, cleric predicts

As leading political gladiators from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) strategize on how to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 general elections, a prophet has predicted that the ruling party would implode. According to the General Overseer of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Ori–Oke, Irapada, Prophet Christopher Owolabi, “2023 will not be realistic…

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Oyo PDP replies ‘ALGON’, says ‘bye bye, Ajimobi should have conducted election into 33 LGAs

The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described members of the sacked local government chairmen under the aegis of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) as mere noise makers who want to keep benefiting from illegal conducts. The PDP in a statement by its State Publicity Secretaty, Engineer Akeem Olatunji…

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