Osun election: PDP’s victory dress rehearsal for 2023 – Party

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has described the victory of its candidate in Saturday’s Governorship Election in the neighboring Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as a dress rehearsal for the 2023 general elections. While reacting to the victory in a statement by its Ondo State spokesman, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the party […]

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Osun election: I will respond to Adeleke’s victory – Oyetola

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the state will respond to the result of Saturday’s governorship poll after studying it. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday. Adeleke was returned elected after […]

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Adeleke dedicates victory to late brother, pledges true service to Osun people

“I praise the courage and determination of the good people of Osun State. I commend men and women of goodwill, the young and the old. “I am overwhelmed by your love and support. “Our state has turned a new page. We have launched a landmark path for progress and prosperity of our people. “It is […]

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Osun election: Adeleke’s victory reflects will of the people, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the Osun State governorship poll is a reflection of the will of the people. He said this in his congratulatory message to Adeleke, the candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who defeated Gboyega Oyetola, Osun State governor and candidate of […]

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Osun election: Adeleke wins

Adeleke, Middle; flanked by his his nephew, the global award-winning music superstar Davido, 2nd left; PDP chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, left; and others Candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of Saturday’s Governorship Election in Osun State. According to the result declared by the Independent National Electoral […]

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Four Okada riders remanded for murder of sound engineer

A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, on Wednesday, remanded four motorcyclists over the alleged murder of a 37-year-old sound engineer, David Imoh. Imoh was allegedly murdered by the Okada riders after an altercation on May 12, 2022 , over N100 change. The defendants, Dairus Ayuba, Anthony Chigozie, Susan Moses and […]

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Osun election: Okei-Odumakin urges voters to reject inducement

Groups counsel against vote-buying The President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, on Friday urged the electorate in Osun state to reject any form of inducement by politicians during Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking to newsmen in Osogbo, she lamented that the act of voter inducement and vote buying was gaining ground in the […]

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Osun election: Aregbesola’s faction declares stand

The Osun Progressives, a faction of the All Progressives Congress loyal to the Minister of Interior Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola, has broken silence on the Osun State Governorship election holding Saturday. The TOP’s position was contained in a post shared by a former commissioner in the state, Sikiru Ayedun, on Friday. The group reiterated that it […]

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Nnamdi Kanu not missing in detention – IPOB’s lawyer

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lawyer to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has faulted claims that the embattled IPOB leader is “missing.” He made the clarification in a statement on Friday titled, ‘Important clarification.” The lawyer said contrary to reports, particularly an audio clip circulating online that Kanu was missing, the […]

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Osun election: Soldiers man highways as 33,726 security operatives cover strategic locations

Frisk commuters, vehicle owners Police, NSCDC, FRSC deploy 33, 726 personnel statewide Helicopters on aerial surveillance of Osogbo Ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election in Osun State, Army personnel have mounted check points on major entry points across the state. Soldiers were seen in strategic areas like Gbongon, Shekona, Ede, Abere and Osogbo, the state capital, […]

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