Proceedings at the governorship election petition tribunal, sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital took another dimension on Wednesday, as some of the witnesses called by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confessed to have used different signatures in their witness statements, other than the one they used regularly on daily basis. One of the witnesses,...
Hon Lukman Olalekan Adeleye is one of Hon Oladipupo Adebutu’s pointsmen who won a House of Assembly seat in Ogun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last general election. Having attained victory through dint of hardwork and massive grassroots mobilisation, the soft-spoken dude prominently known as Senator in...
Ojude Oba readily comes to mind when talking about a festival that has stood the test of time and impacted on life, culture and tradition in Nigeria and beyond. Except for the pandemic period when the festival was suspended twice, Ojude Oba festival, celebrated two days after the Eid El Kabir (Ileya) in obeisance and...
It was another round of legal setback for Ladi Adebutu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday as the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed their application seeking to strike out Governor Dapo Abiodun’s prayers establishing vote buying allegations against them. Previously, Governor Abiodun had made a strong allegation of electoral fraud against...
The ruling All Progressives Congress in Ogun has berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Segun Sowunmi for calling the newly appointed Special Adviser to the President on Security, Malam Nuru Ribadu, to call Governor Abiodun to order on security matters in the State. APC in a press statement e-signed by its Assistant State...
1st June, 2023 The Odole of Ile – ife Sir Adebutu Kessington C/o KAF Building Iperu, Ogun state. Dear Odole Sir, WHY DO YOU HATE OGUN STATE? I write this letter to you in all humility sir. Since I was young, I have been hearing about your name, Sir Kessington Adebutu all over the place....
…expresses joy no one challenged his senatorial election in court The Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Sunday, said he was grateful to God that his recent election to the National Assembly remained the only election in Ogun State not challenged at the tribunal. Daniel, who served as governor of the...
Olayemi Festus Oke Two months after being rejected by the good people of Ogun State, the Ogun PDP candidate, Hon Ladi Adebutu, is still at his devious antics, trying to whip up sentiments where there is none in the course of giving his followers false hope. Like all sore losers, Adebutu is playing to the...
– Says “If wishes were horses, losers will win” The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state has again urged the defeated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ladi Adebutu, to desist from his persistent bullying of the judiciary and cyber-stalking of the Prince Dapo Abiodun Administration. Reacting to yet another propaganda...
By Ibukun Odumefun From Ladi Adebutu’s comical pantomime at INEC’s office in Abeokuta, a disconcerting truth manifests for the umpteenth time: that Nigerian politicians are mostly sore losers. Haunted by hubris, they approach every election with an impossible conviction to win, even when the run of play manifests convincingly to their defeat. ...