Category Archives: Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced the candidate of the Accord party, Sen. Ademola Adeleke as winner of the Osun State gubernatorial election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), announced the result at the early hour of Sunday. He said that Adeleke garnered aContinueContinue reading “Breaking: INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun Guber election”

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party (AP) has taken an early lead in the ongoing collation of results from the Osun State governorship election. As of Saturday evening, Adeleke had polled 177,572 votes, representing 50.5 per cent, while his closest challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji, had secured 158,588 votes, representing 45.1ContinueContinue reading “OsunDecides: Adeleke in early lead with 18,984 votes against Oyebamiji”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun uploading polling unit results from the Osun governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). As of 6pm on Saturday, checks by TheCable showed that 2183 results had been submitted to the portal out of the 3,763 expected polling unit results across the state. The uploads followedContinueContinue reading “OsunDecides: INEC uploads 58 percent results on IRev portal”

By Steve Ovirih. Ondo State and Irele born former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Dr.John Kayode Naiyeju has relived a warm and memorable experience of his relationship with the late former governor of the state and cerebral academic, Dr Olusegun Kokumo Agagu. The expert described him as the unique, God sent Chief Executive whoContinueContinue reading “Naiyeju extols Agagu’s vision, congratulates Sen. Faduyile”

Public affairs analyst, Mr Omoyele Olabode, has commended the growing role of women in Nigeria’s political landscape, describing their contributions as critical to deepening democracy and good governance. In a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, Olabode said women have continued to prove their capacity in leadership, advocacy and community mobilization despite structural andContinueContinue reading “Open more slots for women, Olabode urges political parties”

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Media Committee in Osun State has raised the alarm over the alleged mobilisation and movement of political thugs into the Osun State Government House in Osogbo, less than 24 hours to Saturday’s governorship election. The APC alleged that the suspected thugs were brought into the state from Lagos andContinueContinue reading “Osun Decides: Adeleke imports thugs, plotting to disrupt election – APC alleges”

The country director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, says the organisation will name and shame Francis Fadahunsi, senator representing Osun East, across the 150 countries where it operates over his alleged inciting comments. Sanusi made this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday while reacting to Fadahunsi’s controversial remarks ahead of the August 15ContinueContinue reading “Osun: We ‘ll name, shame Fadahunsi in 150 countries over inciting comment – Amnesty International”

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that Dele Ayegbo, a nephew of the party’s governorship campaign Director-General, Oluwole Oke, was killed by suspected political thugs on Wednesday night in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area of the state. The party’s spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, in a statement on Thursday, claimed thatContinueContinue reading “Gunmen kill Osun APC Campaign DG’s nephew”

The Police Command in Osun State has summoned the senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, over his viral comment to ‘kill Accord members’ ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The summons follows the outrage on social media over the senator’s comments, instructing All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters to “kill” members of the Accord PartyContinueContinue reading “Osun Decides: Police summon Sen. Fadahunsi over ‘Kill Accord members’ comment”

The legal battle over the All Progressives Congress (APC), ticket for Ileoluji/Okeigbo/Odigbo Federal Constituency has come to an end after Hon. Mathew Oyerinmade, popularly known as MATO, formally withdrew his suit against Hon. Festus Adefiranye, the incumbent member. The case, which challenged the substitution of Oyerinmade’s name by the APC National Working Committee (NWC) followingContinueContinue reading “APC Primary: MATO withdraws suit against Adefiranye”