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Diri Reacts To Bayelsa Tribunal Ruling, Says Lawyers Will Appeal

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1 month ago

August 17, 2020

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Diri Reacts To Bayelsa Tribunal Ruling, Says Instructed Lawyers To Appeal

Shortly after the Balyesa State Governorship Election Tribunal in Abuja nullified the election of Governor Douye Diri as it ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election within 90 days, Diri has reacted saying he will appeal the ruling.

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Earlier, the tribunal had ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) unlawfully excluded the Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) governorship candidate from the November 16, 2019 after the ANDP filed a petition challenging the victory of Governor Diri.

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Diri in a statement by his Acting Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah said he has implicit confidence in the judiciary that he would triumph in the end and has consequently instructed his lawyers to file the necessary papers.

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The governor urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his supporters not to panic and to continue to remain calm and law-abiding.

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30 Injured, 23 Buildings, 15 Vehicles Destroyed In Lagos Explosion – Officials

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3 days ago

September 25, 2020

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30 Injured, 23 Buildings, 15 Vehicles Destroyed In Lagos Tanker-Gas Explosion - Officials

Thirty persons are confirmed injured in a Lagos gas explosion that occurred on Thursday in Iju-Ishaga and Iju-Ajuwon communities in Ifako-Ijaiye council area of Lagos State.

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National Emergency Management Agency southwest coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye says the tanker was trying to enter a gas plant when it exploded.

NEMA says 23 buildings and 15 vehicles were burnt.

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No deaths were reported.

Residents of the area have appealed to the state government to relocate gas plants away from residential areas.

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Ekiti APC Crisis Worsens As Faction ‘Suspends’ Fayemi From Party

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3 days ago

September 25, 2020

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Ekiti APC Crisis Worsens As Faction 'Suspends' Fayemi From Party

The crisis in Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has worsened as the party suspends the state governor Kayode Fayemi for what it called anti-party activities.

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A party statement accused Fayemi of playing a contrary role to the provisions of the party in the recently concluded Edo governorship election.

APC executives claim that five days before the Edo election, Gov Fayemi hosted PDP big wig Femi Fani- Kayode in the government house in Ado Ekiti and planned a coup against Edo APC.

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The party also said governor Fayemi played a role in the gubernatorial election in Oyo state and supported the PDP candidate to defeat that of APC.

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Bauchi Govt Update On Devastating Effects Of Flood, As NEMA Warns State, Others

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4 days ago

September 24, 2020

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Bauchi State governor, senator Bala Abdulkhadir Mohammed, says the recent flooding in the state had claimed at least 25 lives while seventeen others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The governor gave the update when a delegation of the National Emergency Management team, NEMA, visited him at the government house in Bauchi. The delegation was led by NEMA’s director-general, retired air vice marshal Muhammad A. Muhammad.

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The governor said as many as thirty-five hundred houses and more than two thousand farmlands worth nearly one billion naira were destroyed by flooding.

The governor was represented by his deputy, senator Baba Tella who said 16 of the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State experienced flood this year. He said the flooding was caused by unusual rainfall experienced so far.

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The governor has called on the federal government to do more to mitigate the effects of flood.