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Ondo: Few Days To Election, Appeal Court Sacks Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Ebiseni

Ondo: Few Days To Election, Appeal Court Sacks Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Ebiseni

Ondo: Days To Election, Appeal Court Sacks Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Ebiseni The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked the Ondo State Labour Party’s candidate for Saturday’s governorship election, Olusola Ebiseni. Ebiseni was sacked by a three-member panel of justices, in a unanimous lead judgment read by Justice Adebukola Banjoko. Dune: Part Two (2024)Scream VI: Watch now for freeThe judges ruled in favor of the appeal filed by the Labour Party. The appeal, marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024, was brought against Ebiseni and two other parties, and the court declared the appeal “allowed.” Justice Banjoko also noted that the Certified True Copy…
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Oshiomole’s Son, Others Appointed By The Newly Sworn In Edo Governor Okpebholo

Oshiomole’s Son, Others Appointed By The Newly Sworn In Edo Governor Okpebholo

Gov. Okpebholo Appoints Oshiomole’s Son, Others Into Cabinet The newly sworn-in governor of Edo state, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has made more appointments to his cabinet. Okpebholo has named Barrister Musa Ikhilor as the Secretary to the State Government (SGG). This move comes hours after Okpebholo assumed office on Tuesday and a day after appointing Fred Itua as his Chief Press Secretary. Dr. Samson Osagie, a former federal lawmaker, has also been nominated as the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Meanwhile, Dr. Cyril Oshiomhole, son of former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, has been nominated as Health Commissioner. The senior Oshiomhole is…
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‘One Man Can’t Govern Nigeria’ – Aregbesola Speaks On Call For Parliamentary System

‘One Man Can’t Govern Nigeria’ – Aregbesola Speaks On Call For Parliamentary System

‘One Man Can’t Govern Nigeria’ – Aregbesola Speaks On Call For Parliamentary System Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun, says the parliamentary system of government is most suitable for a populous country like Nigeria. The former minister of interior spoke on Monday at a national dialogue on Home-Grown Parliamentary System in Abuja. “If you go on believing that an individual, no matter how beautiful, no matter how good, could have the capacity to govern 120 million people all alone without checks, we are joking,” he said. So, by that consideration alone, I am opposed to the executive system of government.…
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Trump Issues Strong Warning  To Russian Leader, Putin In First Phone Call As US President-Elect

Trump Issues Strong Warning To Russian Leader, Putin In First Phone Call As US President-Elect

Trump Issues Stern Warning To Russian Leader, Putin In First Phone Call As US President-Elect President-elect Donald Trump had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, where he issued a stern warning not to escalate the war in Ukraine. This call, made from Trump’s resort in Florida, marked their first conversation since Trump won the presidency, according to a report by Washington post. Trump reminded Putin of Washington’s significant military presence in Europe, according to sources familiar with the matter who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the topic. Trump’s relationship with Putin has been under…
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Atiku Not Qualified To Be Nigerian President – Presidency

Atiku Not Qualified To Be Nigerian President – Presidency

Atiku Qualified To Be Nigerian President – Presidency The Bola Tinubu Presidency has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as unqualified to lead Nigeria. In a statement released on Sunday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information & Strategy, asserted that Atiku’s plans lack originality and fail to address the country’s pressing economic realities. The Presidency’s statement accused Atiku who unsuccessfully sought the presidency six times of attempting to undermine his administration. It labelled Atiku’s economic proposals as “grand illusions and fantasies.” The statement went on to say that Atiku’s arrogance and lack of viable solutions to…
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Gov. Otti Hosts Mayors, Pledges To Work With Out-Gone Mayors Who Performed.

Gov. Otti Hosts Mayors, Pledges To Work With Out-Gone Mayors Who Performed.

GOV. OTTI HOSTS MAYORS, PLEDGES TO WORK WITH OUT-GONE MAYORS WHO PERFORMED. Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has hosted the Out-Gone Mayors and the current Mayors and their Deputies in a dinner where he announced that most of the outgone Mayors of the 17 LGAs of the state would be accommodated in his government. Speaking at the event held in the Banquet Hall, Government House Umuahia, Governor Alex Otti appreciated the various achievements of the immediate past Mayors and their Deputies and expressed deep pride and gratitude to them for making themselves available to serve Abians at the grassroots.…
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Peter Obi Can Become President In 2027 – Yunusa Tanko

Peter Obi Can Become President In 2027 – Yunusa Tanko

Peter Obi Can Become President In 2027 – Tanko The National Coordinator of the ‘Obidient Movement’, Yunusa Tanko, has affirmed the possibility of the Labour Party’s 2023 candidate, Peter Obi, becoming Nigeria’s president in 2027. Tanko also noted that electoral malpractice in the 2023 election denied Obi victory, adding that a “new Nigeria” is possible if the people elect the right leaders. He made this statement at a one-day symposium, themed “Repositioning the Obidient Movement for Greater Impact,” organised by the ‘Obidient’ Movement and Anambra State Support Groups at the All Saints Cathedral Auditorium in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday.…
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Obaseki’s Whereabout Unknown, He Fled Nigeria Through Land Borders Ahead Of Tenure Expiration – Edo Gov-Elect Okpebholo Alleges

Obaseki’s Whereabout Unknown, He Fled Nigeria Through Land Borders Ahead Of Tenure Expiration – Edo Gov-Elect Okpebholo Alleges

Obaseki’s Whereabouts Unknown, He Fled Nigeria Through Land Borders Ahead Of Tenure Expiration – Edo Gov-Elect Okpebholo Alleges Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has alleged that the outgoing governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, has fled Nigeria through the land borders. Okpebholo is expected to be sworn into office on Tuesday, meaning that Obaseki will lose his immunity. Obaseki last week said he heard that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was planning to arrest him after the expiration of his tenure as governor. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday and signed by his media…
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President Tinubu To Attend Joint Arab-Islamic Summit In Saudi Arabia

President Tinubu To Attend Joint Arab-Islamic Summit In Saudi Arabia

President Tinubu To Attend Joint Arab-Islamic Summit In Saudi Arabia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. This was stated in a press release issued on Saturday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy. The statement noted that the summit will commence on Monday, November 11, 2024, and is being held at the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It follows last year’s summit in the same…
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President Tinubu’s Loyalist, MC Oluomo Emerges NURTW National President

President Tinubu’s Loyalist, MC Oluomo Emerges NURTW National President

Tinubu’s Loyalist, MC Oluomo Emerges NURTW National President Musliu Akinsaya, popularly called MC Oluomo has emerged National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). MC Oluomo, a former Lagos state Chairman of NURTW is a loyalist of President Bola Tinubu. The Southwest Zone of the union elected Oluomo as national chair during its Quadrennial Delegate Conference at its Zonal Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State. According to Vanguard, delegates from the four states, including Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Ekiti participated in the election. The delegate conference which was monitored and Observed by the acting National President of the…
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