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Fmr. INEC chairman, Prof. Jega joins partisan politics

Former National Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Muhammad Attahiru Jega and other prominent Nigerians have agreed together to reposition the People’s Redemption Party, PRP. In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of PRP, Abdul Gombe, said Professor Jega is to chair the SWOT analysis Committee of the party. According to…

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Alaafin describes 8th National Assembly as corrupt lawmakers, a reason they denied Magu appointment

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III has attributed the failure of the last National Assembly to confirm the appointment of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as a way of hiding the ‘skeleton in their cupboard’. The first class monarch made the declaration in…

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APC threatens to arrest Atiku over alleged felony

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to watch the way he issues public statements as if he is the president. The party accused the former Vice President of committing “felony” for making public statements on issues, which “constitutionally” should be…

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Makinde to Alaafin: your advise gave me electoral victory

Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday during visit to his imperial majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi said one of the secrets of his electoral success at the 2019 governorship election was the advice the monarch offered him. The governor made the visit on his way to inspect the abandoned 10,000 metric tone silo embarked upon…

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Iseyin people express disappointment for exclusion from Makinde’s commissioners’ list

The people of Iseyin community have expressed their anger to the recent announcement of a list of fourteen Commissioners’ nominees sent to the State House of Assembly for screening, describing the exclusion of indigenes from the community on the list as disappointing to them. Governor Seyi Makinde had sent the list of fourteen Commissioners to…

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Senator Abbo to Aregbesola: 7 years ago you donated your salary to me

At the ongoing ministerial screening at the senate on Monday, Elisha Abbo, Senator representing Adamawa north, on Monday narrated how Rauf Aregbesola, the ministerial nominee from Osun state, gave him his one-month salary to contest the chairmanship election in his hometown in 2012. Speaking during the screening at the senate, Abbo said Aregbesola showed him…

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Updated: Appeals court sets aside lower court judgement against Kola Balogun

Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday dismissed earlier judgment in a suit filed by Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi and pronounced by Federal High Court against selection of Sen. Kola Balogun as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recalled that Gbolarumi had challenged the selection of Balogun as the party’s…

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Gov. Makinde Commissions Arosad’s N150m Abuja Mansion

The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has commissioned a N150million worth of mansion in Abuja which belong to his closed associate, Mr Arowosaye Saheed Adeyemi. Arowowaye, who hails from Oyo town and an Abuja-based Housing Estate industrialist has developed many residential estate within and outside Abuja. Some of his estate include Tranquil Garden…

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Slapping Senator Abbo honoured with award, pledges to serve constituents despite assault case in court (Watch Video)

Senator Elisha Abbo who recently made headlines for for assaulting a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja, has received an award of excellence. The Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial district has received an award from members of Inter-community Awareness for Change and Development Initiative in his office in Abuja. The lawmaker, while…

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How Adebayo Adelabu lost Oyo ministerial slot to Sunday Dare

Until the 43-man ministerial list was forwarded to the Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, it was more like a fait accomplished that the urbane and cerebral Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate during the last election in Oyo state will be on the ‘Next…

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