After months of controversy and uproar, Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, bit the bullet on Monday when he officially declared to run for the 2024 governorship election in the state. In a pre-recorded speech aired today, Shaibu, who has been the deputy governor of the state since 2016, said he would run for…
…praises Appeal Court On Verdict Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Friday said the judiciary has once again shown its commitment to upholding the rule of law in the country. Prince Abiodun also appealed to his opponent, Ladi Adebutu, to stop running around and join hands with his government in the task of making…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Sunday, nullified the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, held that Mutfwang was not validly nominated and sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to participate in the gubernatorial contest…
…describes victory as resounding success for APC An All Progressive Congress political group in the 2023 presidential elections, Bola Campaign Organization (BCO), commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) and the security agencies for the peaceful conduct of elections in Imo and Kogi states. The group in a statement signed by its National Patron,…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Governor Yusuf was not a valid candidate in the gubernatorial election that was held in the state on March…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday urged the Court of Appeal to dismiss the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Ladi Adebutu against the judgment of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed…
Protocol Gentlemen of the Press, Fellow Citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I consider it important to address and report to you today on issues that define the future of elective government and legitimate leadership in our country. Political leadership and active citizenship matter because they are ways through which we…
A Political Support Group; Bola Campaign Organization (BCO) on Saturday, called those aggrieved politicians scheming to disrupt the peaceful transition of power from the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari to the President – Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to bury their ideas in the collective interests of the nation. BCO specifically appealed to Nigerians to…
. Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has solicited the support of the Christian Community in OTA, Comprising mostly of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN and Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria PFN Ota Branches, to re-elect Governor Dapo Abiodun for a second term in Office in the Gubernatorial Election, come Saturday. Engr. Salako-Oyedele who…
On Saturday March 11, 2023, the people of Ogun State will go to the ballot to choose their next governor who is expected to transform the state for the better. The people of Ogun State, who are educated, cerebral and exposed politically, have always been conservative in electing their governor since the return to…
The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, has enjoined sons and daughters of Yewaland to support the reelection bid of the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun. The monarch stated this when he received Governor Abiodun and his campaign train at his Palace in Ilaro, at the weekend. According to…
It was carnival-like on Sunday in Abeokuta as political loyalists of late Senator Buruji Kashamu and former PDP governorship aspirant in Ogun state, Otunba Jimi Lawal endorsed the second term ambition of Governor Dapo Abiodun. The groups said they pulled out of PDP to support the second term bid of governor Abiodun due to…
A grassroot mobilization group, Democratic Forum, has advised electorates to channel their voting strength towards electing credible, trustworthy and dedicated candidates that will address the challenges affecting human and national development. The Convener of Democratic Forum, Omo’ba Sodrudeen Ayodeji, handed the advice in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Friday, during former inauguration of…
…Our Discussions High Yielding, Says Tambuwal Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state led a high powered delegation to confer with the former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state The closed door meeting, which lasted for more than two hours, was held at the precinct…
As electioneering campaigns have taken the center stage, Nigeria’s Former and Current Lawmakers of the six south western state’s have drummed support for the Presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima to ensure their victory in all legislative constituencies across the state in 2023. Speaking during the…
There were hot arguments before the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, as the panel compelled the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the nomination form and academic certificates of Senator Ademola Adeleke used for his nomination in the 2018 governorship election. The order of the…
All candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who took part in the just concluded Osun local government election have been declared elected unopposed. Chairman of the Osun Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, Segun Oladitan made this known in Osogbo while presenting certificates of return to all the winners in the local government election on Sunday….
A group consisting of indigenes of Ogun State in the Diaspora, the Ogun State Diasporans, has endorsed Prince Dapo Abiodun for re-election as the governor of the state in 2023. The endorsement was contained in a communique issued from Vienna, Austria by the coordinator of the group, Engineer Oluyemi Ogundele. The group asserted that, after…
A federal high court, Abeokuta, has dismissed an application filed by the Ogun State PDP, to stay the Execution of the last September 28 court’s order, cancelling its primary elections for the 2023 polls. Justice Oluwatoyin Oguntoyinbo in the September 28 judgement, also ordered the state PDP executive committee to conduct fresh primaries within 14…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said he is not disturbed over the decision of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun to support the ADC candidate, Biyi Otegbeye in the state 2023 governorship poll. Amosun during a BBC Yoruba interview, had reiterated his decision not to work for Governor Abiodun to realize a second term in…