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ROYAL OAK, Mich./ATLANTA, Ga., Nov 8 (Reuters)-Americans in closely contested elections on Tuesday decided whether Republicans would take control of Congress, which would give them the authority to obstruct much of President Joe Biden’s agenda over the next two years. Despite Democratic warnings about the erosion of abortion rights and the eroding of democratic norms,…
Obas and leaders of thought in the Yewa axis of Ogun State have declared their readiness to support the re-election bid of the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for the 2023 governorship election in the state, saying that his tenure has brought tremendous development to Yewaland and the Ogun West senatorial district. The Olu of…
Veteran Yoruba film actor, Dele Odule, on Tuesday joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State. Ogun Today reports that Odule joined the PDP at an event held in Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State. Read also: Ogogo’s family rejects Doyin Kukoyi as 3rd wife, says house Odule was received into the opposition party by…
Feelers from the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State have it that plans are in top gear to suspend Chief Derin Adebiyi, the factional Chairman of the party in the state backed by former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, over anti-party activities. Read also: Ogun PDP guber tussle: Sowunmi wins at Appeal Court Multiple sources at…
Tinubu and Wike are allegedly meeting in France for possible collaboration. Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike is reportedly meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu in Paris, France. According to sources, the meeting will also include Benue Governor Samuel Ortom, Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde, Abia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, and other PDP stalwarts loyal…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied reports that he endorsed the presidential ambition of the APC candidate, Bola Tinubu, when he recently visited him in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. In a statement by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, the former president said the statements coming from those claiming to…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State yesterday chastised Senator Tolu Odebiyi of Ogun West for claiming that Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, refused to accept reconciliation within the ruling party. According to the party, the immediate past governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, refused to be reconciled despite the intervention of the revered Awujale…
Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, arrives in Abeokuta for a closed-door meeting with former President Obasanjo.
Ogun APM candidate, Mr Olutosin Jolaoluwa, has said he would not withdraw from the race. In his letter written to the National Chairman of the APM and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Jolaoluwa, the governorship hopeful stated that he remains the authentic candidate of APM in Ogun State. Reports that former Ogun State…
The federal government, yesterday, presented the scorecard of President Muhammadu Buhari, citing 100 core achievements of his administration in 2021. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who listed the achievements, said they were despite dwindling revenues, COVID-19 pandemic, and insecurity in several parts of the country induced by insurgency and banditry. Mohammed, who…
