Tag: Ogun
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I won’t stop working as Ogun governor till 12 mid night of May 28 – Amosun
Outgoing Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday said he would hands off governance of Ogun state by 12 midnight on May 28, 2019 with the inauguration of projects executed by his administration. Amosun added that he would also continue to work assiduously to deliver on his campaign promises till the last minute in office, reiterating that…
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Ogun gov’rshp poll: Tribunal directs INEC to grant Akinlade, APM access to election materials
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, on Monday directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to grant the candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Adekunle Akinlade and the party, access to the documents used for conduct of March 9 gubernatorial election in the state. Justice Chinwe Onyeabor-led three…
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Ogun produced highest tonnes of solid minerals in 2018 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed Ogun produced the highest tonnes of solid minerals in the country in 2018. The NBS disclosed this in its State Disaggregated Mining and Quarrying Data for 2018 posted on its website. The bureau said the state produced 16.49 million tonnes of solid minerals, representing 30 per cent…
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How I was rigged out of Ogun guber poll – APM candidate, Akinlade
…heads for tribunal …writes US, UK, EU to monitor process The governorship candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Adekunle Akinlade said he was strategically rigged out of the March 9 governorship election in the state to pave way for the emergence of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dapo Abiodun Akinlade also…
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Ogun guber election: Court fixes March 8 for judgment on APC candidate’s eligibility
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Friday fixed March 8 for judgment in a suit challenging the eligibility of the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate in Ogun State, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, to contest in the forthcoming March 9 election in the state. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi fixed the date for…
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1 person dies as Ogun SSG survives auto crash
The Secretary to Ogun State Government, Mr Taiwo Adeoluwa, was on Friday involved in an auto crash on Abeokuta – Sagamu Road in which one person died. Adeoluwa, who sustained some injuries, was taken to the Federal Medical Center, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed…
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Ogun PDP crisis: Again, Adebutu loses to Kashamu in Court
The Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State has refused the application of a member of the House of Representatives, Oladipupo Adebutu and others seeking to prevent the Governorship candidate of the PDP in Ogun State, Senator Buruji Kashamu and others from being joined as “necessary and interested parties” in a suit pending before the…
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2019: Obasanjo holds private meeting with parties, security agencies in Ogun
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday held a closed-door meeting with security chiefs and some political parties in Ogun State. As of the time of filing this report, the state Chairman of the Action Democratic Party, Wale Egunleti, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Gboyega Isiaka, a zonal director of the Allied…
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I regret spending all my money on Amosun to emerge Ogun gov – Osoba
A leader of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has said he regretted working for the emergence of the incumbent Ogun governor, Ibikunle Amosun, in 2011. Osoba said this on Friday while addressing leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ogun State Chapter, during a visit of the governorship…
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2019: Ogun APC candidate, Dapo Abiodun admits dropping out of OAU
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has said the contention over his academic credentials is an attempt at mudslinging, adding that he never claimed to have graduated from the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife). A suit filed earlier this month at a High Court in Abuja…