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Osun state governorship Election Petition Tribunal has been dissolved. The Osun state PDP chapter has therefore stormed the premises of election petition tribunal in Osogbo, the state capital, to protest the sudden disbandment of the panel. Carrying placards of different inscriptions, Barrister Niyi Owolade, a PDP chieftain and former Osun State Attorney General, who addressed […]
Continue ReadingClose to a century of marijuana prohibition came to an end Wednesday as Canada became the first major Western nation to legalise and regulate its sale and recreational use. The change was praised by pot enthusiasts and investors in a budding industry that has seen pot stocks soar on the Toronto and New York stock […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has distanced himself from the video indicting the State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje of allegedly collecting 5million dollars as bribe. Two separate videos had emerged online of the Governor allegedly collecting bribe from contractors in the state. As a result of the videos in circulation, Ganduje’s Commissioner for […]
Continue ReadingThe drama which has been trailing the EFCC invitation of Fayose for interrogation on allegations of corruption while in office as governor continues. Today, he voluntarily walked-in to the EFCC office wearing a vest with inscription, “EFCC I’m here” accompanied by Rivers State governor, Nyeson Wike and Mr Femi Fani-Kayode among others. Watch the moment […]
Continue ReadingDr John Kayode Fayemi has been sworn-in as the new Ekiti state governor. He was sworn-in by the chief judge of Ekiti state. With Fayemi’s inauguration today, APC is now officially the party in power in all the six south west states, the first time since 2003. Except if the court overturn Ekiti and Osun […]
Continue ReadingComptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammed Babandede, has said that the issuance of Nigerian Passport with 10 years validity will commence in December, 2018. Mr Babandede made the disclosure when he visited Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the immigration boss and some […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose was in tears on Sunday as he was about to leave the state for the in-coming governor and to honour his date with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. The outgoing governor, who was consoled by his wife, Feyisetan, showed a lot of emotions at a thanksgiving […]
Continue ReadingIn a chat with Daily Independent in Lagos, Olisa Agbakoba SAN, former president of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who is also the leader of the Nigerian Intervention Movement (NIM) said, based on his performance in the last three and half years, nothing qualified President Muhammadu Buhari to continue for another term in office. In the […]
Continue ReadingFacts have emerged why the PDP governors and leaders in the Southeast are kicking against the choice of former governor of Anambra State governor, Mr Peter Obi as the party’s vice presidential candidate. The Atiku action has torn the South East chapter of the party apart. According to an impeccable party source who pleaded anonymity, the […]
Continue ReadingArchbishop of Canterbury and long time friend of Muhammadu Buhari, Justin Welby, Saturday held an incredible meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja. Such a surprise meeting was interpreted by many to imply that the former vice-president who emerged as the PDP presidential flag bearer in Port Harcourt the […]
Continue ReadingAn Afenifere chieftain, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has disclosed the role played by Yoruba leaders in ensuring the reconciliation between former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Chief Adebanjo was among notable Nigerians who accompanied Atiku to the reconciliatory meeting on Thursday. Other Nigerians who accompanied Atiku to the meeting included the founder […]
Continue ReadingFormer Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, has been picked as the running mate of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the February 14, 2019 election. This is a good pick for Atiku Abubakar and PDP because Peter Obi has been without any blemish all through. He is very modest, […]
Continue ReadingOne time president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba SAN, Thursday, said former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of former Vice-president Atiku Abubakar will go a long way in determining the outcome of the 2019 presidential election. In a chat with Daily Independent, Agbakoba said Obasanjo has been behind every successful presidential campaign in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo says he has forgiven his former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, wholeheartedly, describing him as “president-to-be.” Obasanjo said this while addressing journalists after the closed -door meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate. The meeting held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Complex. Also at the meeting were the Bishop […]
Continue ReadingThe no-nonsense clerics, Catholic Bishop Mattew Kukah and Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, have arrived the residence of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. As well, the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, also arrived the residence of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate for 2019 elections, Atiku Abubakar, is in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Nigeria. Atiku, who was Obasanjo’s vice president between 1999 and 2007 has entered into a closed-door meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The meeting is being held at the residence of the ex-president within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has denied entering into agreement with the organised labour to increase the minimum wage from N18,000 to N30,000. On Tuesday, the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, was quoted to have said that the Federal Government and the Labour leaders had agreed on N30,000 as the new minimum wage which […]
Continue ReadingThe Pan Yoruba Socio-political group, Afenifere, Tuesday, held a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state, over the 2019 polls. Mr Yinka Odumakin, who addressed newsmen on behalf of the group after the meeting, said the group was in Abeokuta to pay a return visit to Obasanjo. The former president had […]
Continue ReadingREPORT OF THE NBA AD-HOC ELECTION WORKING GROUP ON THE RERUN GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION IN OSUN STATE HELD ON THURSDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the Osun Governorship Election on the 22nd day of September, 2018. The election was declared inconclusive by INEC and a supplementary election was held on the 27th day […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, said, the APC chieftain, Senator Bola Tinubu’s proposal that “unoccupied, isolated land can quickly be turned into grazing areas in the affected states.” was unacceptable. Odumakin said: “The attention of Afenifere has been drawn to the statement credited to former […]
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