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- APC Crisis Update: Contempt Notice Issued By Court On Oshiomhole, INEC Chairman
- 2019 Election: Peter Obi Gives Insight Into Demolishing Mosque, Snubbing Sultan Of Sokoto
- LATEST: PDP Publicity Secretary Resigns From Party
- JUST IN: WAEC Issues Certificate To Buhari
- 2019 Election: Buhari Meets Obasanjo In Aso Villa.
- 2019 Presidency: Babangida Discloses How PDP Will Defeat APC During Elections
- Kano State Assembly Invites Governor Ganduje Over Bribery Scandal
- 2019 Election: What Federal Government Told United Nation Delegation
| APC Crisis Update: Contempt Notice Issued By Court On Oshiomhole, INEC Chairman Posted: 02 Nov 2018 11:34 AM PDT
The Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has issued a contempt notice on the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole and the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over what it termed disobedience to court orders.The court said Oshiomhole disobeyed its order not to submit the list of Delta APC candidates to INEC, while Yakubu disobeyed its order not to receive and publish such candidates' names from Delta State for the 2019 general elections until the resolution of the case.The court noted that despite its order dated October 17, 2018, Oshiomhole still went ahead to submit names of purported National Assembly candidates from Delta APC to INEC and that INEC also went ahead to receive and publish such names even when the order directed both parties in the case not to do so but to maintain "status quo."Recall that Chief Cyril Ogodo-led executive of the APC in Delta State, had dragged the APC, Oshiomhole, INEC and one other to court in a suit, with No: FA/ASB/CS/76/2018, over the issue of the authentic list of candidates that emerged from the parallel primaries conducted in the state through the two contending State Executives in the state.The primary election conducted by Chief Cyril Ogodo-led Exco produced Prof. Pat Utomi and Olorogun O'tega Emerhor as governorship and senatorial candidates, respectively, while that of the Prophet Jones Erue-led Exco produced Chief Great Ogboru and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as governorship and senatorial candidates, respectively. The fourth defendant in the suit is Prophet Jones Erue and his parallel executives.The court in its sitting yesterday, issued against Oshiomhole and INEC Chairman Form 48, notice of Consequence of Disobedience to court order, and warned that: "Take notice that unless you obey the direction contained in the order, you will be guilty of contempt and you will be liable to prison." Earlier at the court, the defendants failed to file their responses claiming they were not given the statutory time and that the Judge should first rule on their motion on notice challenging the jurisdiction of the court. Maintaining her previous order on all parties to maintain the status quo, the judge affirmed she will not rule separately on jurisdiction but shall take all motions together with the main issues. She subsequently adjourned the matter to November 13 to give extended time to the defendants to file their responses. Source: This Day Newspaper Related Topics: #Oshiomhole #INEC #PatUtomi #GreatOgboru #APCDeltaState Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| 2019 Election: Peter Obi Gives Insight Into Demolishing Mosque, Snubbing Sultan Of Sokoto Posted: 02 Nov 2018 11:05 AM PDT
Mr. Peter Obi, the former Governor of Anambra State and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has denied demolishing mosques when he was governor of Anambra State.He also denied snubbing the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, chasing the Hausa away from Anambra State and shunning the then Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman's attempt at mediation.He made his denial public yesterday while responding to questions from journalists on the sidelines of Southern Sun Summit held in Lagos.Obi said: "As a matter of fact, the mosque at Onitsha was destroyed before I became governor."The irony of this concoction is that I have been a friend of His Eminence, the Sultan right from my first year at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1980 through his tenure as Nigeria's Defence Attaché in Pakistan till the present."The fact is that the visit of his Eminence, during which I was alleged to have snubbed him was purely a courtesy call after which I personally accompanied him to see the Obi of Onitsha, Obi Alfred Achebe with whom he had a meeting. "I also requested His Eminence to visit the Hausa community in the state during which I offered to rebuild and subsequently gave them the funds for that purpose." Related Topics: #PeterObi Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| LATEST: PDP Publicity Secretary Resigns From Party Posted: 02 Nov 2018 10:30 AM PDT
Alhaji Yusuf Babura, the North West Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has resigned his position.Babura told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Thursday that he has also dumped the party.According to him, he left the PDP out of his personal desire.He, however, noted that he is consulting with his supporters on the next line of action.Babura thanked the entire members of his former party for the support and cooperation he received from them."I wish to also appeal to all those that I have offended directly or indirectly to forgive me," he said. Related Topics: #PDP #AlhajiYusufBabura #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| JUST IN: WAEC Issues Certificate To Buhari Posted: 02 Nov 2018 09:51 AM PDT
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has issued an attestation and confirmation of result to President Muhammadu Buhari.WAEC Registrar, Iyi Uwadiae, presented the document to the President on Friday at the State House in Abuja, the nation's capital.Dr Uwadiae was accompanied to the Presidential Villa by the WAEC Head, Nigeria National Office, Olutise Adenipekun; Head of Public Affairs, Abiodun Aduloju; and WAEC Zonal Coordinator (Abuja), Olufemi Oke, among others.Government officials also present are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, and Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.Reacting to the development, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, took to Twitter to fault those who have criticised his principal over his certificate.
President Buhari's school result has been a subject of controversy lately after he submitted his nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) without a copy of his certificate. Earlier, the Presidency engaged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a war of words following a suit challenging President Buhari's eligibility to contest the election in 2019 over his certificate. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, had later accused the opposition party of sowing division among the people.
On the other hand, PDP's National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, purported that the Presidency was always fretting whenever the issue of President Buhari's academic certificate was mentioned. He said this confirmed assertion that the President was hiding something from Nigerians and called on the President's handlers to do the needful by placing the certificate in the public domain. Source: ChannelsTV Related Topics: #Buhari #WAEC #Certificate Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| 2019 Election: Buhari Meets Obasanjo In Aso Villa. Posted: 02 Nov 2018 09:49 AM PDT  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Abraham Olujonwo ObasanjoThe meeting, which was disclosed in a tweet by Buhari's Special Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmed held at the State House in Abuja.The tweet read,"President @MBuhari tonight received Olujonwon Obasanjo, son of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, at the State House, Abuja."Mr. Obasanjo is part of #PMB2019 Team."Recall that the said Olujonwo Obasanjo recently declared his support for the re-election bid of President Buhari.A statement by Keyamo had quoted Alajuwon as saying, "Dear Sir, please find attached a statement of my public declaration and support for the 2019 second term re-election bid of our highly esteemed President Buhari"I have taken a personal decision to release the statement and to notify you of my availability to work for the re-election of our dear President Muhammadu Buhari with sincerity and loyalty. "Please accept my assurances of the highest regards." Related Topics: #MuhammaduBuhari #FestusKeyamo #AbrahamOlujonwoObasanjo #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| 2019 Presidency: Babangida Discloses How PDP Will Defeat APC During Elections Posted: 02 Nov 2018 08:05 AM PDT
Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), former Military Head of State, has opined that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would have a landslide victory in the 2019 general elections.Babangida predicted that PDP would have a landslide victory in 2019 with a little bit of work on the electorates.He made the remark on Wednesday when the candidate of the PDP for the Niger East Zone B Senatorial district, Ibrahim Ishaku (SAN), paid him a courtesy call at his Hilltop mansion in Minna area of the state.The erstwhile Head of State, stated that with the crisis that has bedevilled the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the party was behaving as if it was under a curse.Babangida stressed that APC's crisis could pave the way for a massive victory for the PDP in the elections.He said, "The APC, as a political party, appears to have entangled itself into wobbling traps as if it was under a curse. All that the opposition (PDP) needed to do is to stream up more efforts on working on the electorate to have a landslide victory in next year's election." Stressing that the 2019 senatorial election in Niger East (zone 'B') would be a walkover against APC, Babangida said, "The APC, in all three tiers of government, is still embroiled in debilitating crises that are threatening to completely bring down the party and in next year's general elections, all that is required by PDP is to step up efforts with fervent prayers to emerge victoriously." Related Topics: #IbrahimBadamosiBabangida #PDP #IbrahimIshaku #2019Presidency Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| Kano State Assembly Invites Governor Ganduje Over Bribery Scandal Posted: 02 Nov 2018 05:42 AM PDT
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, of Kano State has on Wednesday, been invited by the Kano State House of Assembly to appear before its ad-hoc committee probing videos showing him allegedly taking bribe.Ganduje is expected to appear before the committee on Friday.The Assembly constituted a committee on October 15 to establish the authenticity of the videos.On Wednesday, another video surfaced showing Ganduje dressed in black Kaftan collecting alleged bribe from a contractor.The footage exposed the names of the contractors, projects and the voice of the purported bribe giver.It also has translation in English with dates and timelines. See copy of the letter of invitation below:  Unlike the previous videos released by DAILY NIGERIAN, the latest was suspected to have been released by other parties who could have had access to them after copies were released on request to security agencies and Kano Assembly. Related Topics: #Ganduje #KanoStateAssembly #GandujeBriberyScandal Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||
| 2019 Election: What Federal Government Told United Nation Delegation Posted: 02 Nov 2018 04:46 AM PDT
Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, says President Muhammadu Buhari is absolutely determined to ensure free and fair 2019 General ElectionsOnyeama said this when Mr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), led a delegation to visit him in Abuja."Mr President is determined that each vote must count and eligible Nigerians should have the opportunity to exercise their franchise."We have to practice what we preach,'' he said.NAN reports that the delegation had, in its report, expressed satisfaction that all institutions responsible for delivering free, fair and credible elections were working to achieve the mandate.Chambas, in his remarks, commended the Federal Government for its leadership role in the ECOWAS region.The envoy noted that the Buhari-led administration had helped to ensure political stability in the region. "We believe that the President will fulfill his promise of conducting free, fair and credible elections in 2019,'' he said. Chambas urged all the institutions responsible for successful conduct of the 2019 elections to live up to their responsibility and expectations of the international community. Related Topics: #GeoffreyOnyeama #FederalGovernment #UnitedNations #MohamedIbnChambas Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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