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Thugs Invade Ondo Assembly Amid Speaker Impeachment Crisis

Suspected thugs on Thursday morning invaded the Ondo State House of Assembly complex amid the ongoing impeachment proceedings against the Speaker, Hon. Olamide Oladiji. Sources within the Assembly alleged that the group was from Ondo town, the constituency of the embattled Speaker. According to staff members, the suspected hoodlums moved from one office to another […]

A Federal High Court ruling has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidacy of Yakubu Danladi Salihu in Kwara State. The court held that the claimant, a civil society organization, lacked the necessary legal standing to contest Danladi's nomination. The suit, which sought to invalidate the APC's decision, was also dismissed on its merits, as the court found the claimant's interpretation of the law to be flawed.

The court also awarded the defendants N10 million in costs. This decision came after the APC's gubernatorial primary, which resulted in Danladi Salihu's nomination as the party's candidate. The ruling ended one of the legal challenges following the primary contest.

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