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Governor of Ogun State Ibikunle Amosun and his Imo State Counterpart Rochas Okorocha have been suspended. Their suspension was perfected by the national working committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress . The decisions to show them the way out of the party were taken at the NWC meeting on Friday afternoon in Abuja where allegations of “anti-party activities” were levelled against the governors. The NWC is said to have recommended the for possible expulsion pending the approval of national executive committee (NEC). The decision was equally said to have been confirmed by the party’s spokesperson, Lanre Isa-Onilu. Both Amosun and Okorocha were elected senator on the platform of APC during the just conducted February 23, 2019 general  election. The two governors are backing governorship candidates outside their party, APC. Adekunle Akinlade of Allied Peoples Movement (APM) is Goverrnor Amosun while Imo state governor Okorocha is working for Uche Nwosu of Actio...

As claims and counter-claim continue to trail last weekend’s presidential and NASS polls, National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has stated that INEC connived with the Akwa Ibom state government to rig Senator Godswill Akpabio out. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, he said the electoral umpire deliberately employed government officials as election agents with instructions to deliver victory to PDP candidates. Oshiomhole said elections in Akwa Ibom state were not close to free and fair, stating that the APC has evidence of altered figures of senatorial election results that affected the former Minority leader of the Nigerian Senate. His words, “Akpabio was rigged in the last week’s elections. How would one explain altered figures against Akpabio which we have in our custody? “The Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom employed Akwa Ibom state officials as electoral officers who manipulated figures ...

Ibrahim Egungbohun, the big spender more popularly known as Dende is very interested in who becomes the governor of his state. Dende who is the chief executive officer at mega money business concern IBD Impex is from Ogun state. And he is said to be intensely backing candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka to become the next governor of Ogun state. Dende is said to be backing the gubernatorial candidate more popularly known as GNI with funds and ‘’manpower. Societynow.ng gathered that Dende who is a friend to quite a number of top players in the entertainment world is backing Isiaka to become the next governor of Ogun state because they share the same roots. "They are both from Yewa axis of Ogun state and have very good rapport" societynow.ng gathered. The added revelation available to societynow.ng revealed that Dende has been a consistent backer of the gubernatorial ambition of the GNI who is an acknowledged serial contender for t...

It has come to our notice that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Mike Igini, has said that the total votes cast for Senator Godswill Akpabio in his home local government area, Essien Udim, should be subjected to a revalidation by using the Card Reader. This is a welcome development. But we would insist that the exercise be replicated in all the three senatorial districts in the State and should apply to all candidates irrespective of their party affiliation. Senator Godswill Akpabio should therefore not be isolated for this investigation by INEC if it wants to maintain its impartial status. It is also a known principle that all laws must have universal application, as whoever goes to equity must go with clean hands.

The sensational trial of Danish citizen, Mr. Peter Nielsen continued yesterday 20 February 2019 before Justice Okikiolu-Ighile sitting at the High Court of Lagos State, Igbosere, accused of killing rising pop star wife and daughter. The Nigerian trial being followed by the international media where Prosecution was led by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey and the Defence was led by Mr. Olasupo Shasore SAN, a former Attorney General of Lagos State where he challenged the two police witnesses about diligent investigation, particularly in a trial showcasing Nigeria’s justice system to the international audience. The trial is attended every time by the Danish Ambassador and embassy staff with danish television crew in attendance. The prosecution called Inspector Babashola Afolayan of Ikoyi division and Prosecution called its eighth (8th) witness, Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Gafar Oderinde. Even though the state c...

The National Coordinator, Presidential Support Committee, Senator Godswill Akpabio has insisted that considering the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari -led administration in office,  Nigeria has no other better alternative than to give him another term. Akpabio, who spoke with Journalists  in Abuja, urged the South South people to reconsider their stand in planning to vote for the party that wants to sell the Nigeria National Petroleum Coporation(NNPC), and its other assets. Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate, has vowed to sell the NNPC, if voted into power, to break what he called ‘mafia’ in the corporation.  But Senator Akpabio said it will not be in the interest of the Niger Delta people for NNPC to be sold. “Yes I believe Nigerians can compare the difference between apple and orange. The reality is that this president has done very well considering the fact that he was able to take Nigeria out of recession. “He met ongoing proj...

With the arrest of Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, a lawyer and aide of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, earlier in the week, the camp of the former vice president has been in disarray. Uyi, as he is popularly known, is a silent force behind the former Vice President.  One of Uyi’s runners was allegedly caught with $2million cash, allegedly meant for the prosecution of the presidential election. If the Atiku camp has rallied and re-strategised on how to raise money elsewhere, his close friend and partner, Supo Shasore, SAN, and former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State under former Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, has known no sleep. Supo and Uyi are partners at the Africa Law Practice, a Nigeria-based, Africa business-focused firm that prides itself as delivering the very best of African legal and advisory services. He was in their Onikan, Lagos office w...