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The Nigerian Army has been in the eye of the storm over the conduct of soldiers deployed to provide security during the 2019 elections. The soldiers have been roundly accused in several quarters of committing infractions, including partisan interference in the electoral process, that seriously undermined the credibility and sanctity of the elections. In fact, in the estimation of many observers, both Federal Government and the Army stand condemned over the undue militarisation of the electoral process. But it is an accusation that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, in this interview with pressmen, dismissed in its entirety. The military was accused of aiding in  election malpractices like snatching of ballot boxes. What is your reaction? Militarisation has to be defined. What do you mean by militarisation? How exactly did the military take part in the elections? Generalisation is not the best. People just use the word militarisation without defining i...

Prophet Iyunade flanked by wife and Pastor Yemisi Bamgbose The General Overseer of Pentecostal Sanctuary Bible Ministries (PSBM) Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Prophet Sunday Dare Iyunade has warned against economic crisis and severe hunger in Nigeria. Prophet Iyunade, whose past predictions came to pass, revealed during an interactive session with the media on the 23rd anniversary of the mission at the church auditorium recently, that the economy of the country will not be bouyant now and that it will continue to depreciate. Iyunade added that God told him that the economic policy of the government would not bring any positive change to the nation's economy. "investors will stay away from our country in protest against the government policy. International organisations will reduce their support for our country in area of donation and funding of charity and development. "The hunger God told me some years ago has not manifested. What we are ...

  Recent move by factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun State, and lawmaker representing the Remo Federal Constituency, Hon. Ladi Adebutu adopting opposition Allied Peoples Movement, APM candidate Abdulkabir Akinlade has drawn the wrath of his (Ladi) biological father who pronounced that he is on his own. In his reaction to the news which he said he received with a shock, Sir Kessington stated that he cannot think of any reason whatsoever why his son took such step without informing him. "I wasn't privy to his meeting with Governor Amosun neither did he inform me. I heard the news like any other individual and wondered what could have gotten over him. According to Sir Adebutu, who is currently out of the country for his medical check up, he has been inundated with several calls by well meaning Nigerians asking if he knows about the unpopular decision of his son to adopt the candidate of the APM. He maintained that he is ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ogun State has described the suspension of the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, by APC’ National Working Committee (NWC), “as long overdue”.  In a press statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday, and signed by the APC Ogun Caretaker Committee’s Publicity Secretary, Tunde Oladunjoye, the party described the action of the National Working Committee in suspending Amosun as “long overdue.” The statement reads: “we received the NWC’s decision wholeheartedly and we say it is long overdue” “Governor Amosun’s actions constitute a huge demonstration of ingratitude and party disloyalty. We are calling on the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party to go ahead and expel Governor Amosun from the party without further delay. This will teach him a lesson and serve as deterrent to people who may want to follow his inglorious path.” It will be recalled that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC announced the...

Senator Kashamu Buruji, who is contesting the forthcoming governorship election in Ogun State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been tipped for the coveted office based on his antecedents. Buruji, representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the red chamber, is said to possess attributes that have endeared him to the people of the gateway state over the years. Sources revealed that a lot of people in the state regard him as a compassionate politician, who had done a lot for the needy under his 'Omo Ilu' Foundation. We were informed that Kashamu has been paying the medical bills of the indigent people in the state many of whom he has never met physically. It was revealed that Kashamu sponsors people for the treatments of ailments such as cancer, fibroid, kidney disorder and many others. A source gave example of a woman with breast cancer in Ota area of Ogun State, whose treatment was sponsored by Kashamu, who has never met her physica...

The current political calculations in Ogun State appear to favour the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Kashamu Buruji as the elections slated for 9th March, 2019 are fast approaching. Reports Indicated that Kashamu Buruji appears to be better placed amongst the four leading governorship candidates in the state. One of the candidates, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka (GNI) of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), we gathered is limited by many factors. It was revealed that GNI, who hails from Ogun West, was in the camp of former governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State as at 2011, but that he shifted to the camp of Kashamu Buruji in 2015 having lost the 2011 governorship election in the state. However, GNI is said to be standing alone now as he has left both Gbenga Daniel and Kashamu and pitched his tent with the newly formed ADC. Sources stated that GNI has a weak political base in Ogun East and Ogun Central, and that in Ogun West...

Election observers under the platform of Independent Foreign Observers have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Nigerians for transparency and credibility of the yesterday's Presidential and National Assembly elections.  They gave this commendation at a press conference this afternoon in Abuja. The team leader, Dr. Stuart Young, an academic and diplomat spoke on behalf of other members of the team at its presentation of preliminary report. The observers in the text  entitled, "A Preliminary report on the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Nigeria" described the conduct of the elections as as fair and an indication of non-interference by the government or any of its agents.  The text read, "In the build-up to the 2019 General Elections in Nigeria, the Independent Foreign Observers mission, a team from the United States of America, United Kingdom, and the European Union (EU), visited Nigeria with a vie...