Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has officially unveiled Kashim Shettima as his running mate. Speaking at the unveiling event held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, Tinubu who justified his choice of Shettima despite opposition to the Muslim-Muslim ticket, stated that “true leadership is not…
Senator Ademola Adeleke has received certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission. The governor-elect of Osun state received the certificate on Wednesday. Musician, Davido took to his Twitter page to show off the photo. He wrote: It’s been a long battle fought !! We put our Family name on the line , I…
Following Davido’s inquiries, the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, has responded. The commission has up to 14 days to provide the Certificate of Return to the election winner, according to the electoral authority (CoR). After Ademola Adeleke had won the Osun State governorship election and had been in office for 48 hours, the DMW…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, turns 61 today, Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential contender, has congratulated him. Atiku wished Obi a happy birthday and prayed to God to give him strength and health. In a tweet, the former Vice President described the former Anambra State governor as his good friend. He tweeted: “On…
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the newly elected governor of Osun state, has admitted that some of Rauf Aregbesola’s allies worked for him during the just-concluded election, in which he won. Remember that Adeleke won on Saturday in the APC stronghold, a result that many linked to the conflict between Aregbesola and Governor Gboyega Oyetola. In response…
Following Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the governor’s race in Osun state, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka responded. The All Progressives Congress (APCloss )’s in the recently held Osun governorship election, according to Soyinka, is “the voice of Bola Ige ringing from the grave.” This was contained in a statement Soyinka released on Sunday. Ademola Adeleke of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says its operatives on election monitoring duties arrested three persons suspected of vote buying in the Osun gubernatorial election. The spokesperson for ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, made this known in a statement on Saturday, July 16, in Abuja. “At Ife North & Central Local Government…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been declared the winner of the Osun governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the incumbent,…
Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has emerged victorious in Osogbo Local Government Area, defeating incumbent governor Gboyega Oyetola in the crucial precinct that encapsulates the state capital. Mr Adeleke garnered 30,401 votes out of the total 54,997 votes recorded in Osogbo LGA, while Mr Oyetola garnered 22,952 votes for the…
Award-winning Nigerian music star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has expressed hope that the ongoing governorship election in Osun State would be free and fair. In a tweet on his verified Twitter handle, he revealed that the electorates are rejecting monetary offers from parties intending to buy their votes. The Fem crooner said…