South West

A Qadi of the Kwara State Shari’a Court of Appeal, Justice Abdurraheem Sayi, has dismissed the objections to Shari’ah arbitration panels in the Southwest as an expression of Islamophobia. Justice Sayi said the approval of state…
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The Presidency has denied the allegation that the current administration is favouring the South West at the expense of other regions in terms of appointments in the security sector. It could be recalled that the appointment of Major…
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By Ahmad Bala Abdullah Gaduwama Rightly or wrongly, it is gradually assuming an accepted Nigerian political tradition, members of the ethnic community of the eventual winner of elections, see his victory, as "their turn, to enjoy…
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Scores of Labour Party (LP) members in the South West, on Monday, tore their membership cards into shreds and defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to work for the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the February 25 presidential…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West has called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, spoke on behalf of the PDP South-West region at a meeting…
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“He (governor) was targeted and there is no question about that. “It was not an accident and it passed a massage to the rest of us. That is why I’m here. I want the governor to know that we have received the message. “We understand it and…
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Few days after Asari Dokubo, a former Niger Delta Militant declared the formation of Biafra Customary Government (BCG), a self-acclaimed Yoruba Freedom Fighter, Sunday Igboho has also declared South-Western Nigeria a “Yoruba Nation,” urging…
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I was amazed and made angry by some people's response to the Federal Executive Council approval of $1.9billion for the construction of a rail line that will link, Kano-Daura-Jibia-Maradi in Niger. The approved rail project was conceived in…
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By Biola Adebayo Senate President Bukola Saraki flagged off the Peoples Democratic Party campaign in Kwara on a note of scare-mongering, alleging a plan by the All Progressives Congress to ‘annex the state to the South West. The…
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