The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the Osun electorate; Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); security agencies and relevant stakeholders over the conduct of Saturday’s inconclusive governorship election in the state which was largely peaceful despite some reported irregularities. In a statement signed by the Ag. National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, the APC said, “While we continue to improve on ...

Frontline presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Nigeria’s Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that the people of Osun State have freely given their mandate to Senator Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party, urging the Independent National Electoral Commission to resist any and every temptation to be used to tamper with the will of the people ...

…sets to install additional 10,000 LED lights The Lagos State Government has so far effectively installed street lighting in about 1300kilometres across the State, with a projection to deliver another 82kilometres by the end of the year, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Olawale Oluwo has said. Speaking to journalists while inspecting ongoing projects in the sector with his ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The new Anambra state Executive of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has been inaugurated by the state Chairman, Dr Webster Okonkwo. Inaugurating the Exco at the SDP state Secretariat office, Udoka Housing Estate, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka at the weekend, Dr Okonkwo said with the inauguration, the party is ready for the 2019 general elections as it ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka A non-governmental organization known as G23 has urged Ndigbo at home and in the diaspora to invest in President Muhammadu Buhari and desist from relegating themselves to the background. The independent organization posited that Ndigbo should rally round the president and ensure his re-election in 2019 to pave way for an Igbo president in 2023. Chief convener ...

Sets September 27, 2018 for rerun Latest report from Osun State indicates that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Osun governorship election inconclusive. The Punch reported that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, had polled 254,698 votes to defeat that of the All Progressives Congress, Gboyega Oyetola. Adeleke had 353 votes more than his closest ...

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is leading the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola in the total number of votes scored in the results announced so far. Out of the results of the 15 local government areas announced so far, Adeleke polled 126,475 votes while Oyetola trails him ...

The Minister of Water Resources Engr. Suleiman Adamu has told the Federal High Court in Lagos to “grant the Ministry more time within which to compile and furnish Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) with information on the spending on water, and locations of specific projects, in view of the high volume of the information involved.” Mr Adamu said, “It is not ...

Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed shock over the sudden suspension of plans by the Federal Government to float a new national carrier to be known as Nigeria Air. Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who unveiled the airline with fanfare on July 16 at the Farnborough International Air Show in the United Kingdom, ...

Isokan LG ADC = 56 ADP = 682 APC = 7, 297 PDP = 9,048 SDP = 3,460 No registered voters = 45,903 Accredited voters = 23, 314 Ila LG ADC: 96 ADP: 183 APC: 8403 PDP: 8241 SDP: 3134 Irepodun LG  ADC: 158 ADP: 2564 APC: 6517 PDP: 8058 SDP: 4856 Oriade LG  ADC: 109 ADP: 1224 APC: 9778 PDP: 10109 SDP: 2265 Ilesa West LGA ADC: 127 ADP: 2363 APC: 7251 PDP: 8286 SDP: 2408 Boripe Local Govt  ...