INEC declares APC’s Gboyega Oyetola winner of Osun governorship election

The electoral umpire in Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday morning declared Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Osun State governorship election. Oyetola was returned winner after he won Thursday’s re-run poll scheduled by INEC after the initial election on Saturday. According to Joseph Fuwape, the Chief […]

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Rivers will teach PDP a lesson if it moves convention venue out of Port Harcourt – Wike warns

The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has warned that there will be consequences if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moves its national convention out of Port Harcourt. The national working committee (NWC) of the party had fixed the convention slated for October 6 for Port Harcourt but some of the presidential aspirants kicked against […]

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PDP drags INEC to court over Osun inconclusive election, demands arrest and prosecution of returning officer

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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#OsunDecides2018: PDP describes INEC’s inconclusive declaration ‘Sordid Robbery’

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has rejected the declaration of the Osun State governorship election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as inconclusive, describing it as “sordid robbery. The PDP in a press statement addressed by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, urged INEC to immediately declare Senator Ademola Adeleke, its […]

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