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PDP’s Oluseyi Makinde re-elected as Oyo state Governor by landslide margin
Governor Seyi Makinde of PDP has been declared the winner of the Oyo state governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC declared him the winner this afternoon, March 19. According to the results released, Makinde polled a total of 563,756 votes to beat his closest rival, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 256,685 votes, while Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord Party secured 38,357 votes.
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Dapo Abiodun wins Ogun Guber election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun of the PDP as the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. Abiodun who is seeking re-election polled a total of 276, 298 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)who secured a total of 262,383 votes. Africa Democratic Party’s Biyi Otegbeye polled a total of 94,754 votes to come…
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Guber Elections: Hoodlums attack Arise TV crew in Oba Elegushi Palace in Lekki
Hoodlums on Saturday attacked the Arise TV crew covering the Lagos state guber and state house of Assembly elections at the Oba Elegushi palace in the Lekki area of Lagos state. The hoodlums attacked the reporter and cameraman, leaving them with bruises and also seized their working tools. According to AriseTV, the hoodlums also prevented the crew members from exiting the vicinity.
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In your desperation for power you send criminals to kill and maim your citizens and tomorrow go to church to call the name of God – Oby Ezekwesili slams politicians
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has slammed politicians in desperate quest for power. She expressed that in their quest for power they have sent criminals and gangs to kill and maim innocent citizens. She said this reacting to various reports of attacks on electorates in different parts of the country. In a tweet she shared via her twitter handle, she stated that these same people still go to church and call on the name…
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Guber Elections: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour loses his polling to Sanwo-Olu
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress Rhodes-Vivour polled 18 votes while Sanwo-Olu won with 29 votes while PDP’s Olajide Adeniran popularly known as Jandor, polled two votes. In the House of Assembly election at the polling unit, the APC polled 34, LP 15, while PDP polled one vote.
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Guber Elections: I still do not believe in INEC – Atiku Abubakar
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has expressed that he still does not believe in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to do better in the ongoing governorship and state house of assembly elections than it did on February 25 when it conducted the presidential election Atiku made the remark around noon Saturday after casting his vote at his Ajiya Ward voting unit in Jimeta, Yola, stressing that he still has…
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”Oga Police was he really joking? Shameless people”- Paul Okoye lambast the NPF over reaction to MC Oluomo’s threat to Igbos
Paul Okoye of the Psquare duo has called out the Nigeria Police Force over its response to a threat by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. Oluomo had, in a trending video, threatened Igbos residing in Lagos State to either come out and vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the ongoing governorship elections or remain in their respective homes Responding to the threat, the Force spokesman, Adejobi…
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Lagos Guber election: MC Oluomo’s threat a joke – NPF
The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to the threats issued by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, against Igbos in the state ahead of the governorship election. In a statement by Adejobi Olumuyiwa, the Force Public Relations Officer, he described Oluomo’s statement as a joke. According to him, nobody has the audacity to tell Nigerians not to come out and vote. Featuring on Channels Television, Olumuyiwa assured…
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Thugs gunned down while attempting to snatch ballot boxes and BVAS in Benue
At least three persons suspected to be political thugs have been killed in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State. The thugs had invaded polling units 026 and 004, Gboko South while electoral processes were ongoing and attempted to snatch ballot boxes and the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS. An eye-witness, Moses Agure-Dam who confirmed the development said military officers gunned down the thugs. He said, “The thugs invaded the polling units and disrupted the…
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I am not congratulating someone that has his mandate from voter suppression and intimidation – Lagos LP Guber candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
The Lagos state Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has claimed that there are incidences of vote suppression by thugs supporting his opponent. He has vowed to seek redress in court if the outcome of the ongoing election does not favour him. Speaking shortly after casting his vote at his polling unit 045, Oshifila/Abule Igbira in Anifowose, Ikeja, he said he would not congratulate anyone that has his mandate from voter suppression and…
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Desmond Elliot reacts to attack on his LP counterpart Olumide Oworu by thugs allegedly loyal to him
Actor cum politician Desmond Elliot has reacted to the attack on his Labour Party counterpart, Olumide Oworu by thugs allegedly loyal to the APC lawmaker on Tuesday. On Thursday, March 16, Olumide tweeted that thugs invaded his campaign rally, which held on Tuesday, March 14, at Iponri, Surulere. The attack was confirmed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin. ”I can confirm that but I don’t have all the details yet, he…
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My brother’s death and his family opened my eyes to see the wickedness of this country and our leaders. We spent millions before the Govt released their corpses – Woman who lost her brother, his wife and children in Ojuelegba container accident, writes after burial
The sister of a cleric, Pastor Emma Okoli, who was killed alongside his wife and their two children in the Ojuelegba container accident, has claimed that the family spent millions of Naira before the Government released their corpses for burial. The cleric, his family, and nine other passengers died when a container-laden truck fell on a commercial bus at Ojuelegba bridge in Lagos on January 29, 2023. The remains of the family were laid to rest…
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