Politics

AGAIN, EX-KOGI GOVERNOR, YAHAYA BELLO, SNUBS COURT OVER MONEY LAUNDERING ALLEGATION Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the alleged money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, until October 30, 2024. The adjournment came as Bello moved to the Supreme Court …

TINUBU WILL SOON RESHUFFLE HIS CABINET – PRESIDENCY The presidency has stated that President Bola Tinubu will soon reshuffle his cabinet. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, told state house correspondents on Wednesday that “the president has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it”. “I don’t know whether he wants …

OBEY COURT ORDER REINSTATING ME AS DEPUTY GOVERNOR – SHAIBU TO OBASEKI The outgoing Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has been told to take the path of honour and obey the subsisting court judgement reinstating his estranged deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu as the duly elected Deputy Governor of Edo State. Shaibu made the call in a statement issued by …

THE AUDACITY OF “GO TO COURT”: A THREAT TO FREE, FAIR ELECTION IN NIGERIAIt is no more news to Nigerians who are exposed to the media that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has encouraged aggrieved politicians in Edo State to seek resolution through the judiciary following the recent governorship election. While this call might have emphasized the importance of utilizing legal …

OBA OF BENIN COUNTERS OSHIOMHOLE: I NEVER ADVISED AGAINST OBASEKI’S GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATURE The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Sunday, publicly denied a claim by former Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, that he advised against the 2016 gubernatorial candidacy of Governor Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole made the assertion during a visit to the Benin palace, following the All Progressives …

SWEAR WITH QURAN YOU’VE NO CONNECTION WITH BANDITS – MINISTER CHALLENGES GOVERNOR The Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle, on Tuesday challenged the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal to swear an oath with the Quran that he has no hands in banditry affecting the state. Matawalle gave the charge while rejecting the governor’s claim which linked him to banditry …

WE’LL USE EDO TEMPLATE IN ONDO, ANAMBRA – GANDUJE National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has said the party would use its template in Edo State governorship election to win the November 16 election in Ondo State. Ganduje, a former governor of Kano State, also said the party would use the same template …

FEDERATING, CONFEDERATING OR RESTRUCTURING THE NIGERIAN SPACEThe idea of a confederated republic is from a reflection on the perennial crises bedeviling the Nigerian federation since the amalgamation of the numerous nations within the geographical space we now have. The word “confederation” like its newer baby morph “restructuring” is now viewed with horror, a signal of a veritable Nigerian Armageddon ! …

WE’LL MOVE AGAINST NON-LAGOSIANS IN 2027 ELECTION – MAJ. GEN. OLANREWAJU Former Minister of Communications Maj. Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju has announced plans to ensure that non-Lagosians are excluded from elected offices in the upcoming 2027 elections. Speaking as the Alternate Chairman of the De Renaissance Patriots Foundation in Ikorodu, Olanrewaju criticized existing political parties for denying indigenes the opportunity to …

SACK EFCC CHAIRMAN NOW – KOGI ASSEMBLY The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the immediate removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, over his unprofessional handling of the case against the immediate past Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The legislators, during plenary in Lokoja, the state capital, on Monday, …