Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has said the attack on his convoy was carried out by soldiers and not Boko Haram insurgents. Recall that Zulum’s convoy was attacked last Wednesday in Baga, while on his way to visit internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Kukawa Local Government Area of the state. The attack was initially […]
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There seem to be no end in sight to the series of drama in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria. In a fresh twist to the leadership controversy of the APC, a Rivers State High Court on Friday, granted an ex parte order restraining Mr Victor Giadom from parading himself as national chairman […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, has officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The announcement was made on the official Twitter handle of the PDP on Friday afternoon. “Breaking News! The governor of Edo State, H.E. @GovernorObaseki has defected to our great Party, the @OfficialPDPNig. The declaration was made this afternoon at the state Secretariat […]
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obaseki met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday before announcing his decision to quit the party. Speaking with journalists at the presidential villa, Obaseki said he would pursue his second-term bid on another platform. On June 14, the governor […]
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The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki on Sunday said he will meet President Muhammadu Buhari before revealing his “next move”. Kokomansion recalls that a seven-member screening committee constituted by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, disqualified Obaseki from contesting in the party’s primaries billed to hold on June 22. He was disqualified on Friday […]
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, and Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, had an argument over the first degree certificate presented by the governor from the University of Ibadan. Oshiomhole, in Abuja at the inauguration of the APC’s screening and appeal committees for its members contesting governorship primary in […]
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A federal high court sitting in Abuja has issued an interim order restraining the governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki from arresting and prosecuting Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Recall that in January, Obaseki set up a panel to probe the construction of the Edo specialist hospital and supply […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, says the state is considering full reopening of the critical sectors of its economy soon. The governor disclosed this at a media briefing on Sunday at the state house in Marina, noting that the plan will not be implemented in a hurry. Sanwo-Olu said the state government would be […]
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Lagos State Government has announced the discharge of six more COVID-19 patients from its isolation Centre after they were declared free of the virus. Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this on this social media pages on Monday. According to the Governor, the discharged patients include one female and five males. With the discharge of the […]
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced that he has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to self-isolate,” Mr Makinde wrote on his Twitter handle and verified Facebook page. “I have designated Prof Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical […]
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