LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, submitted his long-awaited ministerial list to the Senate, ahead of the constitutional deadline of 60 days set in March earlier this year. TRIBUNE ONLINE learned there were speculations about the list’s contents, with some political analysts expecting individuals who played vital roles in Tinubu’s victory in the…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President-elect, Bola Tinubu; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; a former Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and an associate, Oladipo Eludoyin, have been allegedly linked to 20 properties bought in the United Kingdom when he (Tinubu) was serving as Lagos State governor. According to…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Friday set aside the judgement of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal that annulled the victory of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party during the July 16, 2022, Osun State governorship election. The Osun tribunal had annulled Adeleke’s victory and affirmed Gboyega Oyetola of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Assets Recovery Panel of the Osun State Government has directed former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, his wife, Hajia Kafayat Oyetola and other former appointees to immediately return assorted vehicles valued at N2.9 billion presently illegally in their possession. The former officials had gone away with various models of vehicles without any legal…
LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola may engage no fewer than 50 lawyers, including senior advocates, to challenge the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. A member of the governor’s legal team, Kunle Adegoke, gave this indication in an interview with…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The governor of Nigeria’s Osun state has escaped what officials call an”assassination attempt” when armed people attacked anti-police brutality protesters in the state capital Osogbo. After marching with the protesters, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola was addressing them when shots were fired. Mr Oyetola was not hurt but some of his aides were wounded….
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil rights organisation, Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPILA) has expressed concern over the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed the victory of governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the organisation, by that action the apex court has “substantially spat in the face…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday burst into celebration after the judgement of Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal on Governor Gboyega Oyetola. The supporters at the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja jumped for joy and started jubilating at the end of the court proceedings. Delivering the lead judgement…