The Osun State House of Assembly on Wednesday, February 7, suspended the caretaker chairman of Ede South local government area, Lukman Afolabi. The Nation learnt that Afolabi was suspended over gross misconduct and disrespectful and unguarded utterances to the Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Egbedun during a peaceful meeting with local governmentContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has suspended ongoing re-run elections in some constituencies due to what it described as “disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials”. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement issued Saturday in Abuja. affected areasContinue Reading
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has said that despite the state being populated by different ethnic groups, the state remains one united family. Speaking at the Ozoro Country home of former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Leo Ogor, Governor Oborevwori thanked the Isoko nationContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Heavy protest has rocked the ongoing conduct of the re-run election holding in Enugu South Urban State constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Members of the Labour Party, who converged at the Robinson Primary School, Uwani and Uwani Secondary School venues of the election, raisedContinue Reading
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Kayode Egbetokun has ordered restriction of movements in 26 states, ahead of Saturday’s re-run and by-election. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuywa Adejobi on Thursday in Abuja said the restriction applied to all forms of vehicular movement on roads,Continue Reading
Gov. Adeleke calls for closer developmental cooperation among South-West states. By Adewale Owoade Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called for closer developmental cooperation among South-west states. Gov. Adeleke stated this when he joined his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde toContinue Reading
Abuja: Chief Edozie Njoku, National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to obey orders of courts, affirming him as national chairman. Chief Njoku also urged the Attorney-General ofContinue Reading
By By Dr Omo Odigie, (writes from Benin City)‘ Benin City (Flowerbudnews): ‘Calm’, ‘humble’, ‘calculated’ and a ‘goal-focused’ are words that attempt to define the personality of Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, the APC’s frontline aspirant for Edo Governorship. Where he to be in any other major political party, theyContinue Reading
By Celsus Ohain (a veteran journalist, author and historian writes from Benin City). Benin City: (Flowerbudnews): It’s another season of gubernatorial aspirations in Edo State and the league of aspirants is growing by the day, with each of the aspirants moving on with their own ‘Roman mob’. ThisContinue Reading
