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BREAKING: Court Disqualifies Binani As Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate

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8 months ago

October 14, 2022

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BREAKING: Court Disqualifies Binani As Adamawa APC Governorship Candidate

Faulting the process of Aishatu Binani’s election, the Federal High Court sitting in Yola has nullified the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State.

In a ruling on Friday, the court presided over by Justice A.M Anka asked Binani to desist from parading herself as the APC candidate in the state.

Justice Anka ruled that the primary election was void due to the issue of over-voting and fielding of delegates from Lamurde Local Government Area where a congress was not allegedly conducted.

A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, who contested at the primary with Binani, had filed a suit, seeking the nullification of the primary conducted on May 27, which was won by the senator.

Ribadu, who hinged his suit on alleged votes buying, over-voting and delegate inducement, asked the court to disqualify Binani and declare him the candidate of the APC in the state.

He sought an order restraining APC from submitting Binani’s name to INEC as the governorship candidate of APC on the grounds that she had emerged from an invalid and unlawful exercise.

READ ALSO: Adamawa House Of Assembly Removes Member For Defecting To APC

In his response to APC and Binani’s notice of preliminary objections, Ribadu’s counsel, Mathew Burkaa (SAN), urged the court to dismiss the notice of preliminary objections.
He further submitted that the commencement of the suit marked FHC/YL/CS/12/2022, was done by the rules of the court.

But in their separate replies to the motion on notice filed by Ribadu, APC and Binani through their counsel, Sule J. Abul and Sam Ologunorisa, filed a notice of preliminary objections and counter-affidavits.

While APC is challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the matter, Binani in her preliminary objection argued that Ribadu’s suit was not properly constituted.

She described the suit as incompetent, contentious, rancorous and contained allegations of fraud, commission of a crime, and that it cannot be heard or determined by way of the originating summons.

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BREAKING: Court Okays Death Sentence For Hilton Hotel Owner Adedoyin For Murder Of OAU Student Adegoke

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20 mins ago

May 30, 2023

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Dr. Adedoyin

Dr Rahman Adedoyin, the owner of Hilton Hotel Ile-Ife, where Timothy Adegoke, an Obafemi Awolowo University postgraduate student was allegedly killed, will die by hanging.

This was the ruling of the Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo.

Earlier, the court found Adedoyin culpable of murder.

The Chief Judge in her judgement said the owner of the hotel and two of his workers, based on the circumstances of the case established by the prosecuting counsel, Femi Falana, SAN, are found culpable of conspiracy to commit murder, and unlawful killing of the deceased.

Adegoke had lodged in Hilton Hotels and Resorts at Ile-Ife upon his arrival from Abuja on November 5, 2021, to enable him to arrive early for his examination at the OAU Distance Learning Centre, Moro, Osun State, on November 6 and November 7, 2021.

He later went missing and was found dead buried in a grave following a police investigation of the hotel owner, Dr Rahman Adedoyin and its workers.

After Adegoke was declared missing, the police were invited and seven suspects were arrested after which an investigation commenced.

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Tinubu Names Dele Alake As Spokesman

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19 hours ago

May 29, 2023

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Dele Alake

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced Mr Dele Alake as his Presidential Spokesman. He also appointed his SA on Digital Media and the State Chief of Protocol.

Ambassador Victor Kunle Adeleke is the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP) to the President while Olusegun Dada is SA Digital Media.

This were the first set of appointments by President Tinubu as the 16th Commander-In-Chief of the Army Forces in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Dele Alake is a journalist and editor. He was a commissioner for information while Tinubu was a governor in Lagos State.

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BREAKING: Pioneer Private TV Station Founder Raymond Dokpesi Is Dead

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20 hours ago

May 29, 2023

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Chief Raymond Dokpesi

Founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, died in Abuja on Monday.

Dokpesi who was also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71.

He was the owner of the AIT and Raypower FM media platforms.

A family source confirmed his death.

The source said: “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of High Chief Raymond Aleogho Anthony Dokpesi (Ezomo of Weppa-Wanno Kingdom) who passed away on May 29th, 2023.

“High Chief Dokpesi was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

“High Chief Dokpesi was also a respected and accomplished businessman, a pioneer in the media industry, and a philanthropist who dedicated his life to the service of his country and his community.

“His legacy will live on through the impact he made on the lives of many.”