Category Politics

Ondo poll: APC becoming stronger under Tinubu’s presidency

Olatunbosun Oyintiloye

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, on Monday, said the party had gained more strength under President Bola Tinubu’s leadership and predicted more victorious outings for it in the next off-cycle elections. Oyintiloye,…

Abiodun, Adebutu clash as APC clears Ogun LG seats

Ladi Adebutu and Dapo Abiodun

The All Progressives Congress has won all the 20 local government chairmanship and 236 councillors positions in the council elections held in Ogun on Saturday. The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Babatunde Osibodu, announced the results on…

PDP rejects Ondo gov election result, APC kicks

APC and PDP flags

The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the re-election of incumbent Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State, describing the victory recorded by the All Progressives Congress candidate in Saturday’s governorship election as a sham. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,…

Senegal heads to polls

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Senegal votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday, with the new leaders aiming for a resounding majority to see through the promise of ambitious reform that swept them to power eight months ago. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye secured victory in March,…

CSOs decry vote buying, blame parties, candidates

Ondo State map

Three Civil Society Organisations that deployed observers for the Ondo State Governorship Election have condemned the vote trading that tainted the polls across the state. The CSOs—Yiaga Africa, Civil Society Situation Room, and the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD)—highlighted…

Seek Shettima’s forgiveness, Ndume tells Bwala

Ali Ndume

The Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has advised Daniel Bwala to seek forgiveness from Vice President Kashim Shettima. President Bola Tinubu on Thursday appointed Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku Campaign as his Special Adviser, Media and…

Nigeria’s democracy hijacked by thugs, drug barons

Niran-Malaolu

A former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Ogun State, Dr. Niran Malaolu, said that 25 years after, democratic rule has done little or nothing to assuage the pains of citizens Malaolu lamented that the country’s democracy has been hijacked…

NSCDC vows to dismiss personnel caught in electoral fraud

NSCDC

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has stated that it would sack any official found culpable in aiding electoral fraud in the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday. The Corps’ Deputy Commandant General in charge of Operations, Ayuba…