Politics

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday said it had concluded all arrangements to conduct its governorship primary on Saturday. The Assistant Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Abiodun Salami, made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Salami spoke to NAN […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is currently holding an emergency National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting at its national Secretariat, Wuse, Abuja. ICYMI: Osun rerun election not free, fair or credible ―CDD The meeting which has in attendance, prominent party leaders including Chief Bode George, former Kaduna state governor, Ahmed Makarfi, ex-Special Duties Minister, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki

A major election monitoring group has dismissed Thursday’s re-run election in Osun State as fraudulent and anti-democratic, calling for an immediate investigation into the roles of government institutions who participated in it. The conduct of security agencies drew the most condemnation and warning from the Centre for Democracy and Development, one of Nigeria’s most respected

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday rose from an emergency meeting with a call on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare its candidate in the September 22, 2018 governorship election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke winner of the election. Describing Thursday’s re-run election as a black day for the nation, the party’s

Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies have revealed their “rigging template” ahead of 2019 general election. Secondus said this in his assessment of Thursday’s rerun election in Osun state. He said INEC and security

Ademola Adeleke, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, has declared himself the governor-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive, saying the margin between the two leading candidates was not significant enough to declare a winner. Adeleke had polled 254,699 votes ahead of Isiaka Oyetola of

Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun election and declare him winner of the governorship election. Speaking with TheCable at his Ede residence on Thursday, the PDP candidate accused INEC of conspiring with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared winner of Polling Unit 012 in Olode Ward of Ife South Local Government Area in the Osun State governorship supplementary poll held on Thursday. In the inconclusive election held Saturday, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 254,698 votes to beat his APC rival, Gboyega

Voting in the Osun State governorship supplementary election has ended. The election which was scheduled for 8:00 am on Thursday, commenced as scheduled, despite a downpour in the early hours of the day and came to an end at about 2:00 pm. ICYMI: Buhari may lose 2019 election, says US Intelligence Agency Sorting and counting of

Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party 2018 governorship election in Osun State, had rejected today’s re-run election as a “charade” which must not be allowed to stand. Adeleke’s position, disclosed in a statement by his campaign office Thursday afternoon, was hinged on the widespread reports of voter intimidation and other forms of