Month: July 2022

BREAKING: Senator Adeleke wins Osun election

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Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the early hours of today, emerged the winner of Osun State governorship election.   Adeleke beat his closest rival, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to emerged winner.   The election was held across the 30 local government areas of the state amid tight security with political parties adopting new methods of vote-buying.   It also witnessed huge turnout of voters as the electorate trooped out enmass to cast their votes.   The…

PEACE KEEPING: Liberian Army Chief eulogizes Nigerian Armed Forces , seeks more support ,collaboration

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The Chief of Staff (COS), Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL), Major General Prince Charles Johnson III has showered encomium on the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) for playing a vital role in the restoration of peace and stability in Liberia. He also paid glowing tributes to late Lieutenant General LN Yusuf and Major General SA Abdurrahman, who served as the first and second COS of the new AFL before handing over to an indigenous COS.   Major General Johnson gave the commendation and tributes on 15 July 2022 when he…

Osun Guber Election: Adeleke still leading Oyetola as more results trickle

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Ede South LGA Final Result No of Reg. Voters: 54,872   No of Accred. Voters: 26,306   Fidelity Leaderboard APC: 5,704   PDP: 19,438   TOTAL VALID VOTES: 25,691   REJECTED VOTES: 546   TOTAL VOTES CAST: 26,237   Final compilation for Olorunda LGA   A: 208 AAC: 95 ADP: 460 APC: 18709 APM: 40 APP: 23 BP: 19 LP: 63 NNPP: 17 NRM: 30 PDP: 21350 PRP: 56 SDP: 46 YPP: 51 ZLP: 20   Registered Voters: 104700 Accredited Voters: 42009   Total Valid Votes: 41187 Rejected votes: 737…

Don’t set Osun on fire, APC campaign council warns PDP

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The Director-General of the Campaign Council of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s re-election, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, on Saturday, faulted the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that it has won the election which result is still being collated, describing it’s claim as irresponsible.   In a statement, Senator Bashiru, who noted that the claim by the PDP was capable of setting Osun on fire, warned the party to desist from making frivolous and unsubstantiated claim about an election.   He said: “It has come to our knowledge that the PDP in…

Former NBC DG, Prof Armstrong marks 60th birthday, launches Six Books to Promote Journalism

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By Abubakar Yusuf.       The former Director General, Nigeria Broadcasting Commission NBC , Professor Armstrong Idachaba who clocked 60 years has launched six books to promote journalism practice in Nigeria.   The two events was held at Chida Hotel Abuja on Saturday, June ,16 to mark the occasion.   Professor Armstrong Idachaba was prominent while holding forth at NBC having fought Endsars protesters in Nigeria, Twitter ban, political hate speech and misinformation on COVID, the dreaded world ravaged ailement that shook the world to standstill with lockdown.  …

ASUU STRIKE: The Issue At Stake; Mr. President, Enough Is Enough By Associate Professor Anthony Danladi Ali

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Mr. President, the issue at stake is, pay ASUU their arears of salary, increase their pay, and furnish the universities for quality education, then the strike will be called off. Remember, your days in office are numbered for enough is enough for the hell fire Nigerians have suffered since May 29, 2015. Mr. President, the issue at stake is that you should ask God to teach you what to do because enough is enough for all your political appointees who are not telling you the truth but deceiving you by…

JUST IN: Adeleke leading Oyetola with Over 10,000 Votes On INEC Portal

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The Hovernorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, is taking an early lead in the ongoing Osun gubernatorial election. According to results posted on the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Adeleke is leading the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with over 10,000 votes.   Counting is still ongoing.

Osun Gov’ship Election: EFCC arrests 3, for vote buying

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested three persons for alleged vote-buying in the ongoing Osun State election. The suspects are Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir, and Abidogun Ismail. They were arrested at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, Osogbo. Meanwhile, CLEEN Foundation alleged that security agents deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, looked the other way while political party agents openly buy votes for as low as N3,000. This is contained in the preliminary statement of the foundation’s Election Security Support Centre (ESSC) on…

OSUN GUBER ELECTION: NYSC DG applauds corps members’ conduct

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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah has commended the patriotic zeal of the Corps Members that participated as adhoc staff in the Osun State Gubernatorial Election.   He described them as positive agents of national unity who have imprinted their names in the political history of the State as good ambassadors of democracy.   General Fadah stated this today in Osogbo, the Osun State capital during his monitoring of Corps Members on election duty across different Local Government Areas of the State.…