Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said that the local government election slated for Saturday would hold. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, on Thursday advised Adeleke not to proceed with the election. Fagbemi urged...
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A member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Sen. Olu Alabi, has said nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen in the ongoing local government crisis in Osun. Alabi, in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, said the tragic loss of six lives...
A support group, Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA), says internal disputes within Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not determine former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s fortune in the 2027 general elections. The group, which has been throwing its weight behind Abubakar, the 2023 PDP presidential candidate, stated this in a statement...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Secretary, Alao Kamoru, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on Gov. Ademola Adeleke not to go ahead with the conduct of the Saturday’s local government election. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal in a chat with...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday mourned former Federal Commissioner of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, describing him as a “true defender of the people”. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja, said the death of the nationalist and elder statesman, was...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Osun local government crisis which has claimed no fewer than six lives in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP-Osun) and nine other...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scheduled its governorship primary ahead of the Nov. 8 general elections in Anambra for April 5. Chairman of party in the state, Mr Chidi Chidebe, disclosed this in a timetable made available to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday. The timetable said congress to...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pegged nomination and expression of interest forms for the Anambra governorship election at N40 million. This is contained in a letter by Mr Umar Bature, the PDP National Organising Secretary to the party’s Chairman in Anambra, Mr Chidi Chidebe. The letter was titled:...
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Tajudeen Lawal, has directed the party’s local government chairmen and councillors to vacate their council secretariats. The directive was issued in a statement by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, on Tuesday in Osogbo. Tajudeen said...
Police Command in Osun has confirmed that six persons lost their lives in the crisis over the control of local government secretariats in Osun on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the crisis erupted between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
The national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday told the sacked local government chairmen and councilors in Osun to perish the thought of coming back to office. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja, described the attempt by the council...
There were pockets of violence in some local governments on Monday as members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in skirmishes over control of local government secretariats. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who was at Ife East Local Government...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that its Primary Election Guidelines were compromised by forgery. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the clarification in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ologunagba explained that the party had been made aware of misleading media reports suggesting the Primary...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Osun Chapter, has instructed all members working in Local Government Areas (LGAs) to withdraw their services from Monday midnight. Osun NLC Chairman, Mr Christopher Arapasopo, issued the statement in response to the political tension following a Court of Appeal judgment in the state. He...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are defecting to align with President Bola Tinubu’s bold economic reform agenda. The APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while responding to criticism from former...
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has asked President Bola Tinubu to caution the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, over an alleged plot to create chaos and anarchy in the Southwest state. At a press briefing on Sunday, Adeleke alleged that his predecessor had instructed the police...
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC), said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates have won all the 34 Chairmanship and 361 Councilorship positions contested during Saturday’s election. The Chairman of the commission, Alhaji Lawal Faskari, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Sunday in Katsina. Faskari...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed Hon. Tanimu A. Tahir as his Special Assistant on Youth Engagement and Strategy. A young Tahir, who hails from Marama town, Hawul local government area of Borno state was one time the Special Assistant (SA) on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed sadness over the death of elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, describing it as a national tragedy. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Saturday, the party described Adebanjo as a nationalist and a...