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Two governorship candidates have emerged on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State on Tuesday. While Senator Demola Adeleke emerged winner of the primaries held at the Osogbo Township Stadium, Prince Dotun Babayemi emerged the winner of the one held by another faction of the party at the Women Development Centre at the state capital. Tuesday’s parallel primaries is a confirmation of the division within the party in the state. While Babayemi said his election is a call to duty, Adeleke said he is poised for victory. At one of the primaries held at the Osogbo City…
Breaking! Akpanudoedehe Resigns as APC Scribe Secretary of the All Progressive Congress Caretaker And Convention Committee , John Akpan Udoedehe has resigned his appointment. His decision is coming a day after Gov Sani Bello assumed office as Acting Chairman of the party. In what has been described as a palace coup, chairman of the convention committee Governor Mai Mala Buni was tactically edged out on Monday. Details later….
Things are looking up for girls education as the government of the United Kingdom, in partnership with the United Bank for Africa and other corporate organisations have initiated a scheme that will spend 20m Pounds in that sector. This was announced on Tuesday as part of programmes to mark the International Women’s Day. UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson who launched a new global partnership with 11 global businesses to improve girls’ access to education and employment in developing countries, explained that the UK Government will contribute an initial £9m, with the partners providing an additional £11m. The programme aims…
Hopes rose for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2018 election in Osun as voting commenced at the Osogbo Township Stadium where his loyalists had gathered on Tuesday. Members of the faction loyal to the former Senator had gathered since the morning of Tuesday to participate in the exercise, which involved delegates. Demola belongs to one faction of the party in the state where it is learnt that Members of House of Representatives, Hon. Wole Oke, Bamidele Salam and the Senator representing Osun East, Sen. Fadahunsi are said to also belong. The other faction is holding…
Oyinlola, Ex-Defence Minister, Others Oppose Adeleke; Back Dotun Babayemi The division in the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State widened further on Tuesday with the decision by former Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola and his former deputy Erelu Olsola Obada, to back a governorship aspirant, Mr. Dotun Babayemi. Apart from Oyinlola and Obada, other chieftains of the PDP in Osun who are holding a separate delegate congress today include former National Vice Chairman of the PDP, Chief Shuaib Oyedokun and a former Senator, Olu Alabi. While a congress is holding at the Osogbo Township stadium where supporters of Senator Ademola Adeleke are…
The lower chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday went back on its decision over the rejection of the gender bill earlier rejected by the lawmakers. The bills slated for reconsideration are those on citizenship, indigeneship and the 35% affirmative action for women. The bill were re-committed to the Committee of the Whole for consideration on Tuesday. They will be considered by the House in the next phase of voting on another set of bills for amendment in four weeks’ time. The bill on 35% affirmation for women had attracted widespread condemnations when news filtered that it has been rejected…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked the Governor of Ebonyi State David Umahi and his Deputy Kelechi Igwe over their defection to the All Progressive Congress. The duo were elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party but defected to the APC last year. The court held on Tuesday that the votes that brought both Umahi and Igwe to offices belonged to the PDP and could not be transferred to any other political party. Justice Inyang Ekwo therefore ordered the Governor and his deputy to vacate offices while asking the PDP in the state to produce replacements…
Bamise: Soldiers, Policemen Take Over Lagos Protest Centre Over Planned Rally Over Killing Security agencies in Lagos State have deployed some detachments of their operatives in the Ojota area of Lagos to forestall a possible protest by angry residents to converge over the death of a Lagos fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola. 22 year old Ayanwola had boarded a BRT bus at Chevron Bus Stop heading to Oshodi in Lagos before she was allegedly killed. She had made a video where she expressed fears that her life was in danger. The discovery of her lifeless body on a Lagos bridge on…
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday announced that it has opened its online application for the 2022 recruitment exercise for 83 Regular Recruits Intake for Non-Tradesmen and Women. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Army said, “This is to inform the general public & all interested applicants that online application for 83 Regular Recruits Intake for Non-Tradesmen & women has commenced. Application starts 7 March & ends 13 May 2022. Application Is Free.” The Army urged prospective applicants to visit www.recruitment.army.mil.ng.
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commiserated with the family of Oluwabamise Ayanwola who was kidnapped inside a BRT bus last week. Bamise has been found dead on a Lagos bridge where her lifeless body was dumped. The Governor said he will leave no stone unturned for the deceased to get Justice. He made this known on Monday night saying that, the driver of the BRT bus involved in this unfortunate incident has been arrested. He explained that the Lagos Bus Service Ltd has been directed to cooperate with security agencies in their investigations. He said the full weight…