Tag: Resign
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Yakassai: Buhari, El-Rufai, Tinubu, other APC bigwigs once asked Jonathan to resign without arrest, intimidation – Falana
Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) on Sunday condemned the arrest of Salihu Yakasai, former special adviser on Media to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The legal luminary said it is no crime for any citizen to call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG…
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Marseille ‘suspend’ Villas-Boas after offering to resign in transfer row
Andre Villas-Boas was “suspended” by Marseille on Tuesday after earlier offering to resign as coach at a press conference in which he revealed the Ligue 1 club signed midfielder Olivier Ntcham from Celtic against his wishes on transfer deadline day. “This protective decision had become inevitable given the recent scheming and attitudes shown which have…
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Togo prime minister, cabinet resign
Togolese Prime Minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government tendered their resignation on Friday, the presidency said in a statement, congratulating the Cabinet for its work in office. A governmental change has been anticipated since President Faure Gnassingbe won re-election in March, extending his 15-year-old rule and a family dynasty that began when his father…
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Ondo Guber: Akeredolu’s aide resigns appointment, hints on joining deputy
Ahead of the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Andrew Ogunsakin, the Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters (South) to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has resigned his appointment. The resignation letter signed by Ogunsakin, dated Sept.18, 2020 was made available to newsmen in Okitipupa on Friday. However, his resignation is unconnected with the forthcoming…
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President Keita resigns, dissolves parliament in Mali coup d’etat
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned. He announced this in a televised address on Tuesday, as the coup in Mali unravelled. He also dissolved the parliament and the government headed by Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. The turn of events followed a mutiny on Tuesday by soldiers, who later arrested him and Prime Minister Boubou…
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Benue Health Commissioner resigns amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Sunday Ongbabo has bowed out from the office of Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Resources. Ongbabo who was also the secretary, State Action Committee on COVID-19, left with immediate effect on Wednesday without stating the reason for his resignation. Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ortom, confirmed the development. Akase…
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Edo 2020: More troubles for Obaseki as campaign director, two others resign
Mr Patrick Iyoha, Director, Obaseki/Shaibu Movement and a member of the state Waste Management Board, has resigned his appointment. Iyoha in a letter dated July 28, addressed to Gov. Godwin Obaseki, said that his resignation was with immediate effect. He said he was leaving for personal reasons. Also, two members of the State Post Primary…
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JUST IN: Three more Commissioners resign from Obaseki’s group, form alliance with Ize-Iyamu
Three Edo state commissioners have resigned from Governor Godwin Obaseki’s government ahead of the governorship election. Prince Emmanuel Odigie, Alhaji Aiwanu Oshiomhole and Osamwonyi Atu representing Edo central, Edo North Senatorial districts respectively are the three Oil and Gas Commissioners in the Edo State Oil Gas Producing Area Development Commission (EDOSOGPADEC) who resigned. It was…
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Presidency fires back at PDP: Buhari will not resign!
The presidency on Friday responded to demands by Nigeria’s main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Muhammadu Buhari to resign his position due to the massive corruption uncovered in some agencies under his watch. According to a statement by spokesman Garba Shehu, the PDP is a party comfortable with corruption and would have rather…
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JUST IN: Senate asks all Service Chiefs to resign
The Senate on Tuesday called for the resignation of all Service Chiefs over recent killing of soldiers and mass resignation from the military. The Senate also resolved that the top hierarchy of the military should brief its relevant committees on the factors militating against the operations of the military to find a way forward. The…