The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Osun State gubernatorial election, Ademola Adeleke, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun election and declare him winner of the governorship election. Adeleke accused INEC of conspiring with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the state is currently under siege, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has made arrangement to take the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court over the declaration of the declaration of the Osun State governorship election as inconclusive. The PDP confirmed this in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Monday in Abuja. According to the opposition party, […]
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The spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, Jimoh Moshood, says the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari not to invite Ademola Adeleke, governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun, has not been exonerated him. Recall that Wednesday, the police invited Adeleke to appear at the force headquarters over an alleged malpractice while sitting for the […]
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Reports have emerged that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Ibrahim Idris, the Inspector-General of Police, not to summon Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the Osun gubernatorial election, until after Saturday’s exercise. The police had earlier on Wednesday, asked Adeleke to immediately appear before it at the force headquarters, Abuja, over alleged […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied freezing the bank accounts of Sen. Ademola Adeleke and those of his family members, including popular musician, Davido. Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the September 22 governorship election in Osun. Spokesman of the commission, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Sunday, said […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he will never do or say anything to demean the people of Osogbo in Osun state. Recall that while speaking at the palace of Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olanipekun on Saturday, the former Lagos state governor was quoted as saying “Osun doesn’t have […]
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The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA-Africa), on Friday in Abuja said it would deploy 561 observers ahead of the Osun governorship election to monitor pre-election environment and the election. A statement by Mr Moshood Isah, the Media officer, YIAGA Africa, said the group’s “WatchingTheVote (WTV) project’’ was making adequate arrangement to monitor […]
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Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Saturday, won the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the September 22, 2018 Governorship election in Osun State. Adeleke polled 1, 569 votes to beat his closest rival, Akin Ogunbiyi, who scored 1, 562 votes, a difference of seven votes! A recount of the votes was required before […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over vote-buying during elections in Nigeria, vowing to crush the trend in Osun state. The two major parties – All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – in the Ekiti state gubernatorial election which held on Saturday induced voters with money. Mohammed Haruna, a […]
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The governments of some states in the South West of Nigeria have have declared June 12 as a public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by the late M.K.O Abiola. The states that have made announcement of public holiday include: Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo […]
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