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On Sunday morning, the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Ademola Adeleke the Governor-Elect of Osun State after scoring a majority of votes cast in the governorship election in the state. The victory came for Adeleke nearly four years after failing by a small margin in his bid to govern Osun State. On Saturday, Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat his …

An Edo State chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, John Mayaki, has blamed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), for the party’s recent struggles and the defeat of the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, on Saturday’s governorship poll. He accused the President of negligent management of party activities and ‘suicidal’ tolerance of anti-party activities within the ranks. Mayaki, …

Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who …

Edo State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has urged Nigerians to ensure that only credible and competent leaders emerge in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Shaibu gave the charge during the 17th convocation ceremony of Benson Idahosa University (BIU), in Benin City, Edo State. The acting governor, who was a special guest of honour at the convocation ceremony, …

Doctors who performed the surgical operation on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to treat the recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg have concluded the procedure and it was successful. Also, the VP is alert and well. Below is the statement released by the Duchess International Hospital, Lagos: “SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL TREATMENT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT “The Vice President …

Ruling All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has left Osun State where a governorship election is holding. According to report by Punch, the APC National Leader met with House of Assembly Speakers from the party on Saturday in Abuja. During the meeting, Tinubu promised the speakers’ active roles in his campaigns ahead of the 2023 general election. Speakers at …

Results from the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission have shown that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is leading in the ongoing Osun governorship election. The results showed that PDP is leading with over 10,000 votes. The portal also showed that over 87 per cent of the results have been uploaded. Among the …

Coalition of North East Elders for Peace and Development (CNEEPD), yesterday, endorsed the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the 2023 poll. This even as the group rejected the Muslim-Muslim ticket by All Progressives Congress (APC), saying the decision did not promote equity and fairness. Its National Coordinator, Zana Goni, in a statement, noted that contrary to …

The counting of votes has commenced in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. Official ward results showed that the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are in a tight race. Oyetola and Adeleke Though 15 political parties participated in the election, the top contenders are the candidate of APC, Governor Gboyega Oyetola and the candidate of the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared that Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) would officially end on July 31, 2022. The Commission announced the extension after deliberations on some concerns around the exercise, among other things. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, also said the Commission …