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Allow Peace To Reign, Oyetola Appeals To politicians

Polls: Allow Peace To Reign, Oyetola Appeals To Politicians

May 3, 2022 2:14 am

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has appealed to politicians in the state to play according to the rules, as the campaign for the governorship election billed for July 16 takes shape.

Oyetola, who stated this while addressing journalists after observing the Eid-el-Fitr prayers at Osogbo Central Eid Praying Ground on Monday, also called on them to desist from anything that could threaten the peace of the state.

The governor asserted that politics should not be seen as a do-or-die, hence the need for loyalists and supporters of candidates and political parties to maintain decorum and guide their public conducts before, …

Suspense As Kogi Awaits Supreme Court Ruling On Gov Tussle

Suspense As Kogi Awaits Supreme Court Ruling On Gov Tussle

August 30, 2020 12:54 pm

Palpable apprehension has gripped residents and indigenes of Kogi State over the outcome of legal tussles over the Governorship of the state. There are petitions against Governor Yahaya Bello,’s occupation of the iffice. All things being equal, the Supreme Court will give judgement on the matter tomorrow, Monday 31st August.

The Apex court had adjourned ruling in two cases to the new date last week, after it dismissed the case of the Democratic People’s Party, DPP alleging undue exclusion from the November 16th Governorship poll.

The pending cases are those of candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Engr. Musa Wada …

Taraba Governorship: A.Court Upholds Re-Election Of Ishaku

November 18, 2019 4:10 pm

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the return of Darius Ishaku as Governor of Taraba.

The court also dismissed the appeal by the All Progressive Congress (APC) for being incompetent and lacking in merit.

The APC approached the appellate court to set aside the judgment of the Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which upheld the declaration of Ishaku as the winner of the March 9, governorship election.

The five-member panel presided by Justice Chidi Uwa, in the judgment agreed with the lower tribunal that the appellant had no lawful candidate in the March 9, 2019 governorship …

Appeal Court Restores Lyon As APC Governorship Candidate

November 15, 2019 4:36 pm

 An Appeal Court sitting Port Harcourt, Rivers State as restored Hon David Lyon as the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the November 16 governorship election.

The appellant Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) not to remove Lyon as the candidate of the party based on an earlier ruling by Justice Jane Inyang of the Federal High Court who nullified the governorship primary election that produce Lyon.

The Appellant Court order followed an ex parte motion filed by the Lyon through his counsel challenging the judgment of Justice …

Anambra: Obiano, Bianca Ojukwu And 2021 Governorship

November 10, 2019 9:00 am

The former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and wife of Eze Igbo Gburugburu, the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu is not new to controversy. She is also not cowed by circumstances that could make her not to speak her mind the way it matters to her.

Last Monday, the former beauty queen stirred controversy that has garnered both praise and condemnation from the public, with her description of Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano as an “ingrate.”

The event was the second memorial lecture in honour of her late husband, held inside the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam,

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Verdict on Osun governorship poll cannot stand – Aregbesola

March 27, 2019 9:30 pm

Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has described the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal last Friday, which nullified the election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola as very strange and unknown to law.

Aregbesola, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Sola Fasure, said the report of the split judgment came to every watcher of political events in the state as a rude shock.

In the statement entitled: “This judgment cannot stand,” the former governor said the people of the state and the government have the highest regards for the judiciary and would keep having high regards for the revered …

My life in danger, says Rivers AAC governorship candidate

March 25, 2019 2:54 pm

Barely one week to April 2 commencement of collation of results of March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State, governorship candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Biokpomabo Awara, has alleged his life is in danger.

He also alleged his running mate, Chief Akpo Bomba Yeeh, who  defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, collected N200 million from Governor Nyesom Wike to ditch the AAC.

Yeeh, 67, an Ogoni, was on Monday afternoon received in Government House, Port Harcourt by Wike and other leaders of PDP.

The 38-year-old Awara, an engineer, in an interview with …

Ganduje disagrees with Northern elders’ recall of Fulani

Ganduje wins Kano governorship re-run election

March 24, 2019 2:16 pm

Incumbent governor of Kano State Umar Ganduje has won the supplementary election held in the state on Saturday.

Ganduje, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, polled a total of 45, 876 while his challenger Abba Yusuf of the People’s Democratic Party had 10, 231 votes.

Only 57, 777 voters were accredited for the election out of the possible 131, 073 registered voters, the returning officer for the election Professor Bello B. Shehu said.

The election was held in 207 polling units across 75 wards in 28 local government areas of the state.

Bello declared the first ballot held …

Kano governorship re-run a sham – PDP

March 23, 2019 11:56 am

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has alleged that thugs took over the supplementary election process and described the exercise as sham.

The opposition party has therefore called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the re-run governorship election.

The Acting Chairman of the party, Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, told journalists in Kano on Saturday that there was need for INEC to cancel the election as the process had completely been taken over by armed political thugs.

“Today this charade called re-run election was slated to hold in Kano and other states but unfortunately, what we have in …

APC calls for cancellation of Abia governorship election

March 10, 2019 12:04 pm

Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) on Sunday called for the cancellation of the March 9th governorship election in the state.

APC said the call became necessary because of so many electoral anomalies including cases of snatching of ballot boxes, non use of Card Readers, thuggery and intimidation witnessed in so many LGAs in the state.

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EFCC nabs APC governorship candidate agent with millions

March 9, 2019 9:11 am

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday arrested an agent of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State with millions of naira.

The anti-graft agency said the suspect was arrested in Makurdi, the state’s capital.

The suspect claimed he is an agent of APC governorship candidate in Benue State, Emmanuel Jimeh.

“At the North Bank Area, Makurdi, a man was caught with large bags containing lots of money. While trying to arrest him, officers of the Commission were attacked and vehicles vandalised,” EFCC said

“Information gathered confirms that the money belongs to Emmanuel Jimeh, the gubernatorial …

Revealed! Plan to disrupt Rivers Governorship Election

March 4, 2019 8:57 pm

NDDC, Ministry of Transportation relaese 3 billion naira for Rivers APC illegal protests 

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Ministry of Transportation have jointly released ₦3 billion for the funding of 4-day protests by the Rivers APC against the conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections.

The funds are for the hiring of thugs, sponsorship of army and SARs violence, illegal protests and manipulation of INEC field staff.

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi obtained the approval which compelled the NDDC and his ministry to fund the protests.

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