Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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Advocacy for Peace and Good Governance, a civil society organization, has expressed its appreciation for the decision reached by the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal regarding the gubernatorial election held on March 18 in the state. The tribunal, in a unanimous decision on Saturday, upheld Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory and dismissed all the claims…
On Sunday, Tolu Bankole, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress and the National Working Committee, extended his congratulations to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. This congratulatory message came after the state election petitions tribunal upheld Abiodun’s victory in the governorship election that took place on March 18. Bankole also conveyed his congratulations…
Suspected individuals involved in land grabbing, including some Chinese nationals, stand accused of allegedly damaging more than 700 stands of robust hybrid palm trees in the Ogere Remo area of Ogun State. This incident reportedly occurred on July 18, 2023. According to information obtained by PUNCH Metro, one of the family members, identified as Adeleke…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, has expressed strong disapproval of the ongoing attacks on its officers by suspected smugglers. They are urging young people to assist in putting an end to this problem. Ahmadu Bello Shuaibu, the Area Controller, revealed that these attacks have resulted in loss of lives and severe…
ABEOKUTA – Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Ogun State governorship election held on March 18, has expressed his disapproval of the recent ruling by the election petitions tribunal. The tribunal upheld the victory of Dapo Abiodun from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the…
Abdulkabir Akinlade, the Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 23, 2023, governorship election in Ogun State, has announced plans to appeal the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal, which was sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, the state capital, recently struck out the petition filed against the state governor,…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has characterized his triumph at the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal as a victory not only for himself but also for democracy, the rule of law, and the judiciary. Governor Abiodun made these remarks in response to the Tribunal’s decision to uphold his victory in the March 18 governorship election.…
The impeached chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area in Ogun State is currently facing legal proceedings in court. The charges against him stem from his accusation that the governor had been withholding the statutory federal allocation meant for local governments in the state over the past two years. The African Centre for Media and…
The Hamidu Kunaza-led three-man tribunal struck out the petition filed by Ladi Adebutu for being “incompetent”. After an exhaustive 11-hour examination of the governorship election dispute between Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the three-member election petition panel delivered its verdict on…
Wale Adedayo, the former chairman of Ijebu East Local Government in Ogun State, has been released from the Ibara Correctional Centre in Abeokuta, just two days after being remanded there. The Ogun State Police Command had brought charges against Adedayo in a Magistrate’s Court in Abeokuta, the state capital, based on a petition filed against…
