Category: Politics

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been restrained from infringing on the fundamental human rights of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former Kogi State Governor by a High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State. In a two hour judgment delivered on Wednesday, at the High Court 4 and presided over by Hon. Justice I.A Jamil, in suit no HCL/68/M/2020, the court restrained the EFCC from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the applicant except as authorised by the Court. This is a definite order following the earlier interim injunction given. The judgment followed…

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Embattled deputy governor of Edo state, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has been impeached by the Edo State House of Assembly. The impeachment, Monday, followed the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the Assembly to probe allegations of misconduct against Shaibu. The impeachment proceedings culminated in a dramatic vote that saw Shaibu ousted from his position. The proceedings were initiated earlier this week. The seven-man panel investigating allegations of constitutional breaches against the Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu on Friday concluded its sitting without Shaibu…

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The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached Mr.Philip Shaibu, the embattled deputy governor of the state. The impeachment was consequently as a result of the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the state Chief Judge to probe allegations of misconduct against Shaibu. The panel was headed by Justice S.A. Omonua (retd.), and it ended its sitting on Friday after Shaibu failed to appear before it. He was probed on allegations of perjury and leaking of government’s secrets. The panel had adjourned till Thursday…

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Paul Akintelure, one of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, is dead. Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. He had expressed hope that the situation would improve over time but sadly, it escalated as the APC governorship primary election scheduled for April 25 approached. Akintelure in a statement released by his spokesperson, Oladapo Akintelure, on Thursday, March 21, 2023, said, “Initially, I hope these incidents would dissipate over time, yet regrettably, they…

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Three candidates have emerged as APC flag bearers as controversies trails Saturday’s Edo State governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Few hours after the primary election held in 192 wards of the state, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, who is the chairman of the seven-man election committee for the exercise declared Dennis Idahosa as the winner. However, the Returning Officer of the process, Dr Stanley Ugboajah declared Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner at the private residence of one of the aspirants, who earlier stepped down…

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The Presidency last night responded to former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 25, 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Presidency said that the former Vice President has assumed the position of opposition-in-chief to President Tinubu and his government. It also said that Atiku’s claim that the government’s policies have created intense cost of living pressures are not grounded on facts, claiming that recent comparative cost of living indices showed that Nigerians still enjoy…

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Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known by his stage name, K1 De Ultimate, has told President Bola Tinubu that Nigerians are suffering and angry with his government due to the current poor state of the economy. K1 said this in a video recording that surfaced on Thursday during one of his recent stage performances. Before K1, his daughter, Dami Ayinde, lent her voice on Wednesday to the current economic situation, which she said wasn’t what the All Progressives Congress promised. On her Instagram stories, the young lawyer said the APC was…

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The office of the acting leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, being occupied by Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has been annulled. This was as the organisation reiterated its call for the formation of state police amid the rising insecurity in the land. Afenifere, which appointed Adebanjo as the acting leader of the group in 2022, said the position had been abrogated and formed another group named Afenifere Elders Caucus, with Adebanjo a member and Fasoranti as leader. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the monthly…

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