Category: Politics

Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, urged members of the opposition party to join the APC so that their sins could be forgiven. He spoke at the APC rally in Benin, the Edo State capital, on Thursday while receiving some members of the Peoples Democratic Party into the APC during the rally. He said, “We have some PDP defectors. They are, Henry Tenebe, Iluobe….Iluobe means I have done something wrong. Yes, once you join the APC, your sins are forgiven.” Oshiomhole advised the people to vote…

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As the 2019 gubernatorial race hots up, Deltans in UK solely for Great Ogboru; a support group for the All People’s Congress (APC) governorship candidate has released TV and radio commercial jingles for the ongoing campaign of Great Oviedje Ogboru. Ogboru, the governorship candidate of the APC is a major contender of the governorship seat in Delta State, and is believed to be the strongest contender for the seat. An astute politician and successful businessman, Ogboru is expected to battle the incumbent governor, Sen. Okowa for the Osadebe Government House.…

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The suit filed by Ladi Adebutu to challenge the nomination of Buruji Kashamu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state, has been dismissed by a federal capital territory high court on Monday. Kashamu, senator representing Ogun east and Adebutu had been at loggerheads over the governorship ticket of the PDP in the state. In the suit, Adebutu asked the court to declare him the authentic candidate of the party for the March 2 governorship election. While delivering judgement, Ajoke Adepoju, the presiding judge, said…

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No fewer than 11 people were reportedly injured as hoodlums invaded the Agbaji area of Ilorin, where the family residence of the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, is located. The hoodlums reportedly damaged 50 vehicles on Sunday. Also, Solagberu and Aliagan mosques, as well as about five buildings in the area were damaged during the attack. The incident, according to residents of the area, started at about 11.30am when armed thugs stormed the area and shot into the air to scare people away. According to the President of…

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Senator Dino Melaye has been moved to a medical facility owned by the Department of State Service (DSS) in Abuja by the Nigerian Police Force, for further medical attention. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja, said the relocation became necessary due to a complaint from the senator that he was not well. The Police spokesman denied media reports that Melaye was moved by masked armed policemen to an undisclosed location and that his whereabouts was unknown, saying the Police medical team…

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Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has accused Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, of compromising his personal security and endangering his life and called on Nigerians to hold Idris responsible should anything befall members of his family and himself. Addressing an emergency press conference at the PDP Presidential Campaign Office (Legacy House) in Abuja yesterday evening, Saraki alleged that the police is showing undisguised hostility to him and his supporters. He listed some cases that showed that the Police are after him for the wrong reasons. “Yesterday, (Thursday) after the APC…

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The lawmaker representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has directed all his supporters to work with members of the Ladi Adebutu faction in the overall interest of the party. The Lado group is led by a member of the House of Representatives, Ladi Adebutu, who had been locked in a supremacy battle with Kashamu over the control of the state party structure and the Ogun State PDP governorship ticket. In a statement Kashamu personally issued on Thursday, he  said it was better for…

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In line with the existing electoral act 2010 (as amended), there would be manual transmission of results in this year’s elections, this was made known by the National Commissioner in charge of Operations, Okechukwu Evans of (INEC) yesterday. He stated this while presenting the 2019 general elections guidelines yesterday in Abuja, adding that it is empowered by extant laws to use the smart card reader technology for accreditation during the forthcoming polls. It said it has residual powers under the 2010 Electoral Act (as amended) to adopt any accreditation and…

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