Bukola Saraki has condemned the conduct of the Osun governorship rerun election on Thursday, accusing the ruling All Progressives’ Congress (APC) of committing electoral fraud that puts Nigeria’s democracy in danger. The state’s rerun election took place on Thursday, September 27, 2018, just days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the original September 22 election to have been inconclusive. This was because the victory margin of 353 votes of first-placed contestant, Senator Ademola Adeleke (254,698 votes) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), over APC’s second-placed Gboyega Oyetola (254,345 votes) was less than the 3498 votes cancelled in seven…
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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, has urged party supporters in his ward to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. Enang made the call during the monitoring of primaries in Ward 2, Ididep clan in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Friday. He reminded them that President Buhari had done enough in terms of infrastructure development and appointments of indigenes of the state into political offices. He said the party had put in place an Appeals Committee so that aspirants dissatisfied with the outcome of the gubernatorial primary…
David Mark, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, on Friday promised to tackle the security challenges facing the country, if he emerge as the PDP candidate and wins the 2019 presidential election. Mark said this in Minna while on consultation visit to solicit support from the PDP delegates in Niger. ” I understood the challenges of our country and in better position to address them once and for all if given the mandate. ” Senseless killings among Nigerians must be stopped once I became President of the federal republic, “he said. He promised to introduce security measures that will…
Adams Oshiomhole has denied giving a dime to former Senator Iyiola Omisore. Oshiomhole said that the party did not offer Senator Iyiola Omisore any financial inducement to gain his support during the supplement election conducted on Thursday, September 27. New Osun State Governor-elect, Gboyega Oyetola, has thanked the people of the state for granting him victory in the state’s recently-concluded governorship election. The Osun State governorship rerun election took place on Thursday, September 27, 2018, just days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the original September 22 election to have been inconclusive. This was because the victory margin…
Ademola Adeleke has vowed to use both physical and legal means to upturn the results in his favour. He alleged that he was robbed at the polls, assuring that no effort would be spared in the effort at upturning the results. The PDP flag bearer urged the people not to be low spirited, adding that the defeat was a temporary setback, which would be a victory, at last. The senator said he sympathised with those wounded during the election, promising that those arrested would be released soon. He also expressed gratitude to the domestic and international observers for their impartial…
Timi Frank has called for the resignation of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, over the conduct of the Osun Governorship election. His words: “We saw it in Ekiti State. We have seen it in Osun State. Democracy in Nigeria has been hijacked by demagogues. The open electoral robbery in Osun is a clarion call to all Nigerians to rise up and defend democracy in the country beginning with the demand for the urgent restoration of the mandate of the Osun people freely given to the PDP on September 22. “We must rise up to…
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Osun governorship election, has rejected the result of the rerun poll. Oyetola scored a total of 255,505 to defeat Adeleke who scored 255,023. Adeleke, however, alleged that voters were deliberately refused access to polling points at gun points while those allowed to voting centres were forced to vote for APC. He said PDP party agents were arrested, beaten up and shut out of polling centres while the roads were blocked to stop voters and observers. “Applying all standards, today’s supplementary poll is a non-event as all norms of the…
Damilola Adegbite will give marriage another shot and this time, she has revealed the qualities she will be looking out for. The actress told Punch that she would be giving marriage another shot but this time, the man needs to have some qualities. “Of course, why not? I never say never. This time, I will be looking out for a man; he has to be a man (in the real sense of the word). I don’t try to foresee things as I prefer to live in the moment,” she said. Speaking on her crashed marriage to Ghanaian actor, Chris Attoh,…
Cossy Orjiakor craved a one night stand on Friday, September 28, 2018. The actress made public her craving in a late night Instagram post. With a racy picture, she wrote, ” Am so fu**ing horny tonight….am at Slay lekki 1,….where are u… Hope ur not lousy just chop and clean mouth. if u talk! ama do all ya friends. Hmmmm #mood #tonight.” She teased her 109,000 followers on Instagram on Sunday night, July 22, 2018 when she posted a video of herself dancing erotically in a swimsuit. The actress flirted with her fans in the video where she also twerked…
Sir Shina Peters is so proud of Tiwa Savage and we know why. The veteran Nigerian singer says he’s super proud of the mother of one for displaying the rich Yoruba culture when she knelt down to greet him at an event. “This is what I always preach. Tiwa Savage showed that she is very humble and respectful and that is how it is supposed to be,” the Afro Juju star said. Continuing, Sir Shina Peters said he wasn’t totally surprised when Tiwa knelt down to greet him because she had always accorded him such respect whenever they meet at…
Toke Makinwa has revealed the real value of her private part and it has kept tongues wagging. The radio presenter and media personality revealed, in a reply to a reaction of her tweet, that her private part is worth more than N50 million. Toke had replied a Twitter question which read: Take this 50 million naira and leave my child alone. Reply as a boyfriend/girlfriend. She wrote, “Just 50 million naira??? Oga iz like you are on a mad something Mshewwww. I will get pregnant and have a child so I can remain in your lives forever. 50 million dollars…
She says she’s a “black Bill Gates in the making” who “ain’t never seen a ceiling in my whole damn life”. So it’s hardly surprising that Beyoncé has been named music’s most powerful woman by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. The superstar came first in a list of the industry’s 40 most influential women, thanks to her feminism, activism and empowering musical messages. Taylor Swift, Adele and Dua Lipa were also included on the power list, which was unveiled as part of BBC Music Day. The top 40 didn’t just recognise big-sellers and global stars, making room for the unsung…
Big Brother Naija star, Cee-C has refuted claims that she’s in a romantic relationship with fellow reality TV star, Leo Dasilva. In a video interview, Cee-C said she’s not in any relationship at the moment neither is she having an affair with Leo. ”I am single, No, I am not dating Leo. He is my best friend” she said. She went further to explain that she merely had a spiritual bonding with Leo but was perceived a romantic affair by many of her fans and the general public.
Cardi B conjured up all kinds of interesting visuals in the minds of her listeners when she released the YG-featured track called “She Bad.” One of the most notable quotes from the track had fans imagining the rapper having a threesome with Rihanna and Chrissy Teigen. Although Teigen had acknowledged the mention of her name with humor, she has finally addressed the proposition more seriously. Teigen was put on the spot during her appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. A question was phoned in by a caller: “What was your reaction when you heard Cardi B rap…
Kcee has dropped a colourful and vibrant video for his latest song, ‘Psycho’ featuring Wizkid. Days after teasing his fans with both pictures of him and Wizkid and snippets from the video, the ‘Limpopo’ singer has now released the full visuals to his latest collaboration with the Starboy. The duo who first teamed up on the 2013 hit song ‘Pull Over’ are back working together and have created another banging joint in ‘Psycho’. The melodic love tune which has all the makings of a hit has a colourful and smooth visuals to enhance its appeal. The video is directed by…
In the wake of the Osun State re-run election that saw the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Mr Gboyega Oyetola emerge winner, the presidential media team has invited sensational singer, Davido to perform at the thanksgiving party of the new governor-elect. Davido who was in active support of his uncle and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Adeleke had expressed his displeasure with the cancellation of the initial polls that took place last weekend with claims that APC planned to rig the governorship election hence the re-run. The APC group however rubbished OBO’s claim calling him an ‘uninformed…
Young Thug shared a brief snippet of his upcoming project Barter 7 on his Instagram story. Thug announced that he was planning to release the album, sharing a photo of disgraced comedian Bill Cosby surrounded by women. The name is a continuation in his series of trollish releases that needle Lil Wayne. The rapper made the decision to name his debut mixtape for a major label Barter 6 way back in 2015, when the feud-cum-legal-battle between Birdman and Lil Wayne was at its peak. Although Thug said that he considers Wayne an “idol” at the time, it was hard not…
Chief of Staff to the President Abba Kyari has commiserated with a pilot of the ill-fated Nigerian Air Force fighter jet that crashed in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday. He was accompanied by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu during their visit to the Defence Intelligence Agency’s Hospital in Abuja. They were briefed by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar. The surviving pilot was placed on drips as he lay on the hospital bed. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the that…
Months after decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Godswill Akpabio, has taken the campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari reelection to Akwa Ibom state. In a Facebook post by his media aide, Anietie Ekong on Friday, September 28, 2018, Akpabio was seen campaigning for Buhari with the President’s official portrait. The lawmaker urged members to vote massively President Buhari in the 2019 presidential election. Akpabio recently said the APC would take over Akwa-Ibom in 2019 like Adolf Hitler.
A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has directed his supporters to stay away from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary billed for Sunday. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan by Jeremiah Akande, the Head of New Media and Public Affairs of Alao-Akala Campaign Organisation. The statement, which described the scheduled primary as a sham, said the former governor would boycott the exercise. The statement quoted Alao-Akalaas calling on the national leadership of APC to save the Oyo Chapter from collapse. “I am calling on the national leadership of APC, President Muhammadu…