Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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A group of Peoples Democratic Party Chieftains loyal to a Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Senator Buruji Kashamu have dumped the party for All Progressives Congress in Ogun state. The Media Adviser to Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly called Yayi, Chief Kayode Odunaro in a statement disclosed that the defectors were from Ogun Central Senatorial…
By Tajudeen Sanusi Even though the last general election was just a year ago, the race to occupy the Oke-Mosan Governor’s office of Ogun State has begun in an unprecedented pace. In what seems like a planned move, potential contenders have started composing campaign teams and many already mapping out strategies on how to clinch…
[quote_center]Tribunal saved Ogun East said the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ogun East Senatorial Election, Prince Dapo Abiodun and described his victory at the Election Petitions Tribunal, as “God’s doing, that is marvellous in our eyes”[/quote_center] Prince Dapo Abiodun, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ogun East Senatorial…
The Election Tribunal in Ogun State has nullified the election of alleged US wanted drug baron, Buruji Kashamu P.M News reports. The tribunal made the decision today in Abeokuta and ordered a rerun. Prince Dapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress,APC Ogun East Senatorial candidate in the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly Election challenged Kashamu’s…
Ogun State House of Assembly has approved all commissioner nominees of Governor Ibikunle Amosun. This was done yesterday Thursday 8, October 2015 after the 18 nominees were screened by the Committee of the Whole House headed by its Speaker, Surajudeen Ishola Adekunbi. According to the Deputy Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, who presented the report of the screening at…
Members of the Remo Youth Association who accused an Ogun State lawmaker, Adeleye Adewale Adebiyi, of forgery and perjury relating to claims he made on his electoral form prior to the 2015 elections where abducted yesterday by the lawmaker and his thugs. One ofthe petitioners being kidnapped on camera by a group led by Adebiyi…
The Ogun State House of Assembly will on Wednesday, October 7, screen the commissioner-nominees on the list sent to the House by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun The Punch reports. A statement by the Clerk of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Muyiwa Adenopo, indicated that the approval of the nominees by the House…
The Governor of Ogun State, Mr. Ibikunle Amosun, has called on residents to be hopeful, noting that the current challenges across the country were but a passing phase. He reiterated his total support for the policies and programmes of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that “they will bring within our reach and attainment the dreams of…
Ogun State House of Assembly has approved the nominees for the Transition Committees of the 20 Local Government Areas sent to the Assembly by the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. The approval was consequent upon the adoption of the report of the Committee set up to vet the list of nominees.The motion to adopt the…
An Abeokuta South local government chairman aspirant, Ekundayo Olusola escaped assassination by whisker as gunmen stormed his residence at the wee hours of Friday in search of him. Olusola, who is the incumbent vice chairman of the local government council is among those eyeing the chairmanship seat in the next local government election. According to…
