Category: Politics

KOGI ELECTION TRIBUNAL: Gov Bello defeats Natasha, as court awards 100,000 fine against petitioner.   The Kogi State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja has struck out the petition challenging the victory of Governor Yahaya Bello in the November 16th, 2019 gubernatorial election. The candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Apoti Natasha had filed…

I REMAIN A BONAFIDE MEMBER OF PDP, Kashamu tells Secondus, says his statement is a violation of a lawful order   The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun state during the 2019 election, Sen Kashamu Buruji has challenged the national Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus to respect his office and play…

  Bayelsa: *Lagos Blogger lands in Court over false publication on Deputy Governor* A Lagos bases popular blogger Funmi Trends Worldwide,has been requested, within seven days,to tender a public letter of apology and also retract defamatory publication over the certificate of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo or faces Court of law. Lawrence…

Breaking news: Ondo APC Unity Forum adopts Olusola Oke as consensus gubernatorial candidate, as 9 others steps down After months of political meetings, engagement and discussion, the Unity group of Ondo state All Progressive Congress comprising of ten gubernatorial aspirants have finally endorsed the aspiration of Chief Olusola Oke as consensus gubernatorial aspirant for the…

PDP OGUN: THE 8TH MAY 2020 INAUGURATION OF PARTY ORGANS IS TOTALLY LEGAL, VALID AND BINDING ON THE PDP INTRODUCTION: The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has again shown its hands in the enduring struggle in the Ogun State Chapter of the PDP between internal democracy and autocracy. The NWC’s press release of…

ONDO 2020: All Odds Stalked against Governor Akeredolu, as Fayemi’s peace move fails. Tinubu seeks to be neutral for now. As Ondo governorship election draws close, all odds seem to be stalked against Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in his re-election bid. Almost on a weekly basis, the governor’s moves are met with a brickwall,…

UPDATE : Supreme Court Nullifies Orji Uzor Kalu’s sentence  Details shortly 306

KOGI WEST: I Did Not Call Witness Because Melaye Proved My Case, his agents admitted lying on oath In this report, KUNLE OLASANMI looks at the drama in the hearing of the petition filed by Senator Dino Melaye, against the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial election, Senator Smart Adeyemi, at the Kogi State National…

ONDO 2020: Nine Guber Aspirants dismiss purported zoning of ticket, Olusola Oke, others insists on transparent primary election There appear to be some political machinations currently ongoing in the All Progressive Congress of Ondo state, where gubernatorial election is expected to hold later this year. Nine gubernatorial aspirants under the umbrella of Unity Forum have…

Lieing under oath by Melaiye’s witnesses enough to invalidate his petition… Adeyemi’s counsel says, as parties close case     Senator Smart Adeyemi’s counsel Dr Oladapo Otitoju esq has told the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal that there was no need to bring any further witness as the petitioner’s witnesses flawed the substance of his…