Lani Baderinwa, a former Commissioner for information in Osun State and Secretary, The Osun Progressives, TOP, a faction in Osun State All Progressives Congress’ chapter says that the loss of the recent election by Governor Gboyega Oyetola was self-inflicted. The TOP leader who was the Chief Press Secretary to Chief Bisi Akande, governor in 1999-2003,…
Edo North Politics: Oshiomhole’s Senate Ambition Threatened As Massive Defections Hit APC
Scores of members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Edo North senatorial district of Edo State, including many political heavyweights, have dumped the party for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. They were received into the party on Friday by the state deputy governor, Philip Shaibu on behalf of his principal, Governor Godwin…
Impeachment Move Against President Buhari Almost Unanimous – Senator Bulkachuwa, APC, Bauchi North
Contrary to the impression that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP acted outside the resolution reached at a closed session of the Senate when the minority leader, and senator representing the federal capital territory, FCT, Phillip Aduda, announced an impeachment move against President Muhammadu Buhari, if he failed to arrest the worsening insecurity in the country…
Insecurity in Nigeria is Leadership Failure – APC Senator, Sani Musa Indicts Fed Govt
…Says NSA has failed and should resign. The senator representing Niger East senatorial district at the National Assembly on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Sani Musa has strongly indicted the country’s leadership over the precarious security situation in the country. Musa attributed the security challenges facing the country to “leadership failure”,…
Impeachment Threat: Presidency, Minority Caucus Trade Words
…Your threat is mere bravado – Adesina The Presidency Wednesday night called the bluff of the minority caucus of the Senate to impeach the president, Muhammadu Buhari, if within six weeks he failed to redress the worsening insecurity in the country. Reacting to the impeachment threat when he appeared on Channels Television programme, Politics Today…
Fake Bishops Attend Shettima’s Unveiling in Abuja
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, confirmed Wednesday that people dressed like bishops who attended the unveiling of Kashim Shettima, immediate past governor of Borno State, and serving senator representing Borno Central senatorial district, as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were fake. Rev. Joseph John Hayab, vice president of CAN…
It’s Official, Adeleke Is Osun Governor-elect
Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has emerged winner of the Saturday governorship election in the state. He won in 17 of the 30 local government areas in the state, polling a total of 403,371 votes to beat Gboyega Oyetola, the incumbent. The latter who is of the All Progressives Congress, APC…
PDP Claims Victory Ahead of INEC Final Collation of Results
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Osun State has announced that it has won the Saturday governorship election “overwhelmingly going by the results” at its disposal. A statement signed by Akindele Adekunle, chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party in the state said the party had called the attention of the electoral commission to,…
Osun Decides: Mixed Reports As Governorship Election Holds
There are positive reports as well as stories of sharp practices as the electorate vote on who runs the affairs of Osun State for the next four years. First, there are reports of large turnout, particularly in places like Ede and Iragbiji, towns of Ademola Adelekeand Isiaka Oyetola respectively. The latter, who is running on…
APC’s Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Polls
Abayomi Oyebanji, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been declared winner of the Saturday June 18, governorship election in Ekiti State. He scored 187,057 votes to defeat his closest rival Segun Oni, a former governor of the state who ran on the platform of the Social Democratic Party, SDP who scored 82,211 votes…
