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2023: Zoning Agreement Should be Honoured – Fashola
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2023: Zoning Agreement Should be Honoured – Fashola

Former governor of Lagos State and Minister of Works, Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said zoning agreements must be honoured. Fashola who disclosed this while addressing journalists covering the affairs of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Abuja said that although the agreements were not backed by law, it was crucial for them to be respected. He said, “First let’s talk about law, let’s talk about agreement, the law is the Constitution. The Constitution decides the age at which you can contest certain offices and there is nothing in the Constitution that says zoning. All are political parties, political parties are clubs where you write agreements just like a social club and we can decide that it is the youngest person who will be the Chairman of the Club or we can decide ...
BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Bayelsa Governor, Deputy
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Bayelsa Governor, Deputy

A seven-man panel of the Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa State. In a unanimous judgement by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, the apex court dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta, in his judgement, predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal of the six appeals by lawyers of the appellants. The appeals dismissed were filed by the Alliance for Democracy, Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party and Labour Movement, according to a report by Channels Television which was monitored by AfricanNewsToday. Accord Party against Diri and Ewhrudjakpo was also dismissed. Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party came second in the last year’s governorship election in the s...
More Opposition Governors to Join APC After Umahi – Gov Uzodimma
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More Opposition Governors to Join APC After Umahi – Gov Uzodimma

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has hinted that more opposition governors are set to join the All Progressive Congress (APC) train after the defection of Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi in a few days. He disclosed this while interacting with member of the press after a c meeting with the Chairman of the Caretaker and National Convention Panning Committee of the ruling party, APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, and other key members of the committee. Uzodimma who spoke at the National Secretariat, Abuja said his visit was to make his own contribution to the party’s strategy towards ensuring victory for its candidates in the December 5 Senatorial bye-election. Two candidates, Frank Ibizem and Senator Ifeanyi Ararume are jostling for APC’s ticket o contest the Imo North Senatorial di...
2023: Beware of APC’s False Promises – Wike
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2023: Beware of APC’s False Promises – Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has claimed that administration’s giant strides have muted the All Progressive Congress (APC) and other political parties in the State. Wike said that the “APC has again started making false promises”, ahead of the 2023 general election among which are to build a University of Transport, develop a deep-sea port and industrial park in the State. The governor made this known during the reception put together by the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to welcome scores of APC members that decamped to the PDP. Among the defectors were Henry Ogiri, former Director of Finance and Administration of the Niger Delta Development Commission; GloriaBoma, APC South-South administrative officer; Mr. Lolo Ibieneye, and Alhaji Hassan Dou...
Obaseki, Shuaibu Inaugurated For Second Term
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Obaseki, Shuaibu Inaugurated For Second Term

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, were on Thursday inaugurated for a second term in office. The ceremony was held at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital. The Oath of Office was administered by Chief Judge of the state, Justice Esther Edigin. Dignitaries in attendance include governors of the Peoples Democratic Party like Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State; among others. Governor Obaseki won the gubernatorial elections under the platform of the PDP.
INEC Lauds Media Role in Ensuring Violence Free Polls in Edo/Ondo
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INEC Lauds Media Role in Ensuring Violence Free Polls in Edo/Ondo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commended the media for its role in everting violence during the Edo and Ondo governorship elections. INEC on Wednesday said the sustained advocacy by the media against electoral violence contributed immensely and played key roles in the seamless conduct of the polls. This was disclosed by the commission’s acting Chairman, AVM Ahmed Mu’azu (retd), during its quarterly meeting with media establishments in Abuja. “On the Edo and Ondo elections, the commission must place on record, the tireless and sustained campaign by the media against electoral violence, before, during and after the elections. That level of campaign was unprecedented in our recent electoral history. “The media did not only keep the imperative of peaceful ...
INEC Chief, Yakubu, to Hand Over to an Acting Chairman Today
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INEC Chief, Yakubu, to Hand Over to an Acting Chairman Today

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is expected to transfer control of the commission to an acting chairman on Monday (today) pending the ratification of his reappointment by the Senate. A n invitation sent to newsmen by Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi, Yakubu’s Chief Press Secretary disclosed that the handover is billed to take place at the conference hall of the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday. Yakubu was first appointed to the position of INEC chairman in October 2015 but was officially sworn in on November 9, 2015. President Muhammadu Buhari had on October 27, 2020 reappointed the INEC boss for a second term in office at the expiry of his first five years tenure, subject to confirmation by the senate. Reports suggest Yakub...
We Lack Power to Disqualify Obaseki – INEC
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We Lack Power to Disqualify Obaseki – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it lacks the power to investigate or disqualify candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo during the September 19 election of Governor Godwin Obaseki, over alleged forgery of the University of Ibadan’s (UI) certificate. The electoral commission noted that only a court order could disqualify a governorship candidate from participating in an election. INEC stated that it could not investigate the originality, authenticity, or otherwise of the disputed UI’s first-degree certificate presented to the commission by Edo Governor because it was beyond its responsibility. The electoral commission, as the first respondent in the petition filed by Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its governorship candidate, I...
Trump Thanks Nigerians in Onitsha Who Marched for Him, Describes it as ‘A Great Honour’
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Trump Thanks Nigerians in Onitsha Who Marched for Him, Describes it as ‘A Great Honour’

United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday thanked a group of Nigerians in Onitsha, Anambra State who held a campaign in his honour. Trump took a break from his presidential poll to repost a video of the rally on his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday with the tag, “A parade for me in Nigeria, a great honour.” https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1323680963310866435   A group in Onitsha held a pro-Trump rally during which they rallied support for the incumbent president who is seeking a second term in office against opposition candidate, Joe Biden in the ongoing election. The group wore white and blue uniform as they waved the United States flag alongside banners with varied messages such as, “Make America Great Again”, “President Trump: America Needs A Man ...
I Won’t Resign – Ondo Deputy Governor
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I Won’t Resign – Ondo Deputy Governor

The deputy governor of Ondo state, Hon. Agboola Ajayi has debunked rumors in some sections of the media alleging his resignation from his position as the deputy governor of the state. Ajayi, a former member of the All Progressive Congress had defected to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) under which he contested the October 10 governorship election which he lost. A statement by Ajayi’s Media Adviser, Allen Sowore in Akure debunked the claims that his principal was planning to resign this week. Sowore in the statement said: “The news that Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi is set to resign this week by some national newspapers is false and a figment of the imagination of the writers. “The Deputy Governor was elected together with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN by the g...