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OCTOBER 1 PROTEST: OGUN COURT RESTRICTS PROTESTERS TO MKO ABIOLA STADIUM, THREE OTHER VENUES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 October 1 protest: Ogun court restricts protesters to MKO Abiola Stadium, three other venues A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has restricted members of the #FearlessInOctober protest groups in the state to the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu; Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode, and Ansar-Ud-Deen Comprehensive High School, Ota. The court presided by Tajudeen. A.Okunsokan gave this order following an application brought by the Attorney-General of Ogun State in suit no AB/667/2024, and with Messers Afolabi Adeboye, Ifemosu Michael, Lekan Soneye (for themselves and members of the#FearlessInOctober protests); Bestman Okereafor (on behalf of the Progressive Students Movement), Francis Adeyanju (on behalf of the National Association of Nigerian Students) and Thomas Kehinde (on behalf of the National Association of Ogun Students), as respondents. Other respondents listed in the suit are Yinka Folarin (on behalf of the Committee for the Defence of H

IS BODE GEORGE GOING ON EXILE AFTER BUHARI WON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?

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                                   Bode George who was the former Deputy National Chaiman of the Peoples Democratic Party {PDP},said to Vangard newspaper that ''What will i be doing here? i can decide to go and live anywhere.Look at everyone surrounding him {Buhari}.So i am not joking about it,what will i be doing here?.At 70,what will i be doing here?.All we have been doing to restructure the country has been lost.We have been trying to ensure balance in the polity but all that,has gone,then what else will i be doing here?.NTA even tweeted that Bode might go on exile now that Buhari won.Read NTA tweet below.                                                                    

READ ORUBEBE'S APOLOGY SPEECH TO NIGERIANS BELOW,AFTER HE ACCUSED JEGA ON NATIONAL TV OF COMPROMISE.

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                                 Godsay Orubebe,who was a former Niger Delta Affairs Minister,challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC} Chairman Attahiru Jega during the collation of election results in Abuja,accusing Jega of compromise.Orubebe took hold of the micro phone at the centre and sat on the stage while criticizing Jega's handling of the results collation.But last night after it was obvious that Buhari had won,Orubebe said during a 30 minutes press briefing in Abuja that he regretted his action for allowing his emotion to overwhelm him.Orubebe pleaded with Niger Delta youths not to perpetrate violence because of the election of Gen Muhammadu Buhari.''Election is a passionate thing and i really regret what took place during the results collation.I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level.I want to apologise particularlyto young Nigerians that took up to take politics as a career to say that what happened was not intended to cause