Category: Politics

Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar. As the 2019 general elections glide slowly, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday assured that if given the mandate as the nation’s president come 2019, he would maintain the principal charter of equity in appointments in the six political zones of the country. The former vice president stated this in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on a one-day visit to the state. Atiku, a  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant visited Ebonyi to consult…

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Imo deputy gov, Eze Madumere. The Speaker of the  Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, has set up a six -man committee to investigate petition brought before the Assembly by 13 of the 27 members of the Assembly against the Deputy Governor of the state, Eze Madumere. The Assembly had about two weeks ago suspended four of its members for what the members referred to as “unparliamentary conduct” by the suspended persons. The House has majourity of the…

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Governor Okorocha of Imo State. A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri on Thursday nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC), ward congress held in the electoral wards in Imo on May 5, 2018, before the national convention. The ruling on the ward congress affected the outcome of the Local Government Congress. Reacting to the judgment, the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, in a statement immediately issued and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, hailed the judgment, stressing…

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APC candidate, Kayode Fayemi. Following the meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ekiti State congress with the Candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) Dr. Kayode Fayemi  over the July 14,  2018 gubernatorial poll  in Ekiti State, the union has declared that it can not be threatened by any person of establishment for holding the meeting with the candidate, saying “it is our civic rights” The labour group urged workers in the state to go out for the…

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Moyo Sode, Ado, Ekiti Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday swooped on a popular secondary school in Ado-Ekiti, Ola Oluwa Muslim Grammar School and arrested some officials forcefully collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from teachers. The DSS men who were believed to be acting on a tip-off stormed the school around 9.00 am and arrested two officials who were collecting PVCs from the teachers. The Principal, Mr. Sunmonu Olaoye, did not make himself available throughout…

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Obiano, Anambra State governor. By Titus Onye, Abakaliki Piqued by renaming of Abakaliki Street in Awka, Ebonyi State House of Assembly has given a seven day- ultimatum to  Anambra State Government to reverse it, saying that failure to do that,  the House will mandate Government of Ebonyi State to rename all structures named after Anambra people and towns with immediate effect. This was the resolution of the House after its plenary, where they also resolved that Anambra State Government…

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By Gbenga Sode  Ado EkitiThe All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the July 14 election in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday gave God the glory that he and others were not killed during the gunshot that occurred on Friday at a rally organised in his honour. Fayemi who said it was God who saved him from being killed during the incident revealed that he alongside Ondo State Governor, Mr. Olurotimi Akeredolu ,  ex-minister of Works, Prince…

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By Gbenga Craig, Ado Ekiti. The Deputy  Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly,  Hon.  Adesegun  Adewumi has been impeached. The House,  at its plenary on Thursday also removed it’s Chef Whip,  Hon.  Akinniyi  Sunday. Hon.  Animasaun Adesina,  representing Ekiti West Constituency 11 was elected as deputy speaker to replace Adewumi while Hon. Onigiobi Olawale,  representing Ekiti South West constituency 1 was appointed as the new Chief Whip. Hon.  Adewumi was removed as deputy speaker after a motion…

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  President Muhammadu Buhari (right) and Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki is on his way to meet President Muhammadu Buhari to relay to him an alleged plot by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to implicate him. He is to lead the leadership of the upper legislative chamber to meet with President Buhari over the alleged plot which Saraki disclosed on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday. Saraki had raised the…

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