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Tribunal admits Adelabu’s exhibits against Makinde’s guber victory in Oyo

The Oyo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has admitted results from 495 polling units and wards in 26 Local Government Areas as exhibits tendered by the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu is challenging the victory of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde, in the March 9 governorship election…

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Updated: Lawan emerged Senate President

Yobe North lawmaker, Senator Ahmed Lawan, has emerged the President of the ninth Senate with 79 votes defeating Ali Ndume of Borno-South senatorial district who polled less than 28 votes The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC met with governors and members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the party on…

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Federal High Court gives EFCC June 28 to re-arraign Fayose

A Federal High Court in Lagos, has fixed June 28, for re-arraignment of an embattled former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, facing charges of N6.9billion fraud. Fayose was arraigned on Oct. 22. 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatotegun, alongside a company, Spotless Investment Ltd, on 11 counts bordering on fraud and money laundering offences. He is…

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Revealed! Oyo new speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin was errand boy to Davido

•As Davido congratulates the new speaker The Popular Hip hop singer, David Adeleke who also known as Davido has described the newly emerged speaker in Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin as his boy. Davido who took to his Twitter page to congratulate the new speaker of the house said three years…

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Buhari signs June 12 into law as official date of Democracy Day

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has signed June 12 bill into law. Presidential aide on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang informed the state house correspondents that with the assent to the amendment, May 29 is no more a public holiday. Buhari assented to the Public Holiday Amendment Act, declaring…

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Fully armed police disrupt bimonthly prayer meeting founded by Ajimobi’s wife at Govt house

Pandemonium said to broke out on Saturday as fully armed policemen swooped on women observing the bimonthly prayer meeting founded by wife of immediate former governor of Oyo State, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi. It was gathered that the bimonthly prayer meeting organized by Women’s Intercessory Network which was founded by the former First Lady was disrupted…

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Why Debo Ogundoyin is apparent next Oyo Assembly speaker?

It is now apparent that the member representing Ibarapa East state constituency in the Oyo state House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin is the Speaker of the ninth Assembly to be inaugurated today. The determinant factors for the 32-year-old Ogundoyin’s emergence is a combination of his party he belongs, zoning consideration and experience. For the…

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Makinde’s CoS, Ilaka alleges Ajimobi left office with 11 government’s new vehicles including Commissioners

The Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Chief Bisi Ilaka on Saturday alleged that the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi left office with eleven newly purchased vehicles belonging to the state government. Chief Ilaka also alleged that Commissioners and other top political appointees in the Senator Ajimobi’s…

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Oyo APC decries plot by PDP to rubbish Ajimobi’s legacies

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has cried out over plot by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to rubbish the legacies of former Governor Abiola Ajimobi. According to the party, the plan which is comprehensive includes using the social media, some radio stations whose staff are partial to PDP and…

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Atiku Vs Buhari: Tribunal resumes hearing Monday, as panel gets new head

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja will on Monday, resume proceedings on the petition challenging the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of the February 23 presidential election. The tribunal had on May 22, adjourned further hearing on the case the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar lodged…

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