By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Popular civil society group, Yiaga Africa, has commended the people of Osun State for their resilience and commitment to a non-violent election, encouraging the voters to sustain their participation in the electoral process beyond the elections by holding political parties and candidates accountable for...
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Mr Adeniyi Adegbomire, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ondo Central Senatorial District, says the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, is not a religious bigot. Adegbomire, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure on...
Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo (PDP – Ondo South) says the outcome of the governorship poll in Osun is a good beginning for the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) ahead of 2023 general elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Sen....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Benue State Governor Dr. Samuel Ortom alongside the former Senate President, David Mark have congratulated the Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke for his victory at the Saturday’s gubernatorial election. They praised Senator Adeleke for his steadfastness, hard work and commitment to the welfare...
Jubilant at the entrance of Sen. Ademola Adeleke in Ede town after INEC declared him winner of Saturday’s governorship election Senator Ademola Adeleke, says he has accepted his election as Osun state governor. In his acceptance speech on Sunday in Ede, Adeleke said he was overwhelmed by the love...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, was on Sunday declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election to cheers from allies and supporters. Adeleke, 62, was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after polling 403,371 votes, to defeat his closest rival...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorcha Ayu has congratulated the party’s candidate in Osun governorship election, Sen. Ademola Adeleke on his victory, saying the people of Osun has spoken. Senator Ayu in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said that the...
The Campaign Council of Gov. Gboyega Oyetola re-election, has described the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that it has won the Saturday’s governorship election, still being collated, as irresponsible The Campaign Council of Gov. Gboyega Oyetola re-election, has described the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
The candidate of the PDP, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the Osun governorship election, held on July 16. Announcing the results at the INEC Collation Centre on Sunday in Osogbo, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who was the returning officer, said that Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat...
Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated Governor Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun Government House. Adeleke polled 117 votes at Agowande/ Oshogbo GRA/ Governor’s office polling unit, while Oyetola garnered 106 votes. The polling unit is in Olorunda Local Government Area. The results of the votes...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said the process that led to election of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was purely democratic, and a reflection of the will...
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Saturday, won the election at his polling unit at Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School Popo, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun, polling 545 votes out of a total 622 valid votes cast. INEC ad hoc official that announced the results,...
The People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has won his polling unit at the ongoing election in the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that Adeleke who cast his vote in ward 2 , unit 9 , Abogunde /sagba area, in Ede...
The Chairman of Labour Party in Osun, Mr Adebayo Bello, has denied the report that the party’s candidate, Lasun Yusuf, has collapsed his structure to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ademola Adeleke. Bello told newsmen in Osogbo that the party could not and would...
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cast his vote along with his wife in the Osun State governorship election. The couple voted on Saturday at about 11:04 am at polling unit 2 Ward 1, Local Authority Primary School in Boripe Local Government Area of the...
A third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos how electronic tools used for accessing compromised credit card information was found on the laptop of the defendant. The witness,...
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Governorship Candidate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cast his vote at exactly 8.50 a.m at Ward 2 polling Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government area of Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the BVAS initially rejected the thumb print of Adeleke....
The Vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima has broken his silence on the controversy surrounding the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the ruling party ahead of forthcoming general elections. Shettima was recently announced as the vice-presidential candidate of the APC by the party’s flagbearer and former...
A video clip showing popular Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) sexually assaulting a minor went viral on social media. The 14-year-old is a foster daughter of actress and comedienne Damilola Adekoya (alias Princess). On the same date, Princess reported a case of sexual assault of a minor...
The Presidency says no classified report against the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election by the Department of State Service (DSS) has been submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that an online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, on Friday...