Atiku Abubakar, the presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has congratulated Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke for emerging winner of the Osun State governorship election. Adeleke won the Osun governorship election with 403,371 votes. He defeated his major contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola who polled 375,027 votes. Reacting, Atiku said light has come to Osun State. “Light has come to Osun. Congratulations, Sen. @AAdeleke_01, on a well-fought victory. Also, hearty congratulations to the @OfficialPDPNig family and all stakeholders who came together to make this possible. “Most importantly, congratulations to the great people of Osun State for proving that power…
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Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke has been declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election. Adeleke emerged the winner of the election with 403,371 votes. Announcing the winner on Sunday morning, the returning officer for the Osun governorship election, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe announced that Ademola polled 403,371 votes. He polled the highest vote to win his major contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola who pulled 375,027 and Action Democratic Party (ADP) Kehinde Atanda as the second runner-up. Adeleke won 17 local governments while Governor Oyetola from the ruling party won 13 local governments. The former…
Biden was risking criticism by visiting a country he had vowed to make a pariah for human rights abuses, and there was no guarantee the visit would immediately yield higher oil production to offset rising gas prices. He decided to face the blowback anyway, hoping to use the visit to repair strained ties and make clear to wary Arab leaders that the US remains committed to their security and the region’s stability. His visit to Saudi Arabia was occasionally uncomfortable but, in Biden’s view, ultimately necessary. Although he’s been focused on confronting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and limiting China’s expanding…
Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has sent a message of congratulation to Osun State Governor-Elect, Ademola Adeleke over his victory in the gubernatorial election on Saturday. Senator Mark in a congratulatory message said Adeleke’s victory is a testimony of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) acceptance by the people of Osun State who desire a positive change. He said: “Your perseverance, steadfastness, focus, determination and unwavering commitment to the wellbeing of the citizens of Osun State has paid off. Their votes are investments and trust in you to lead them to the promised Land”. The former…
President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, governors have been accused of attempting to rig the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State. Deji Adeyanju, a socio-political activist, said Buhari did not allow a free and fair election in the Osun State governorship election. He insisted that the president and APC governors tried to rig the election till the last minute. In a tweet, he warned Nigerians to be on alert because APC is not planning a free and fair election in 2023. He wrote: “Buhari did not allow free & fair election in Osun. Both he & APC…
Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom has congratulated the Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke for his victory in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. He praised Senator Adeleke for his steadfastness, hard work and commitment to the welfare of the people which earned him the victory, saying “ the people have spoken”. Governor Ortom in a congratulatory message to Adeleke also praised the people of Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), the media, civil society organizations (CSOs) and the security operatives for ensuring that the will of the people prevailed. He said: “On behalf of myself, the government and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said with his party’s victory in Osun State, the march to reclaim Nigeria’s greatness has begun. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) early on Sunday declared the PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke who scored 403,371 votes winner. The runner-up was the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 375,027 votes. Atiku in a statement on Sunday said he had affection for the people of Osun State for obvious reasons. He said no matter how difficult a situation is men and women of courage and astute…
President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States will not walk away from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile corner of the globe and boost the worldwide flow of oil to reverse rising gas prices. His remarks, delivered at the Gulf Cooperation Council on the final leg of a four-day Middle East tour, came amid concerns about Iran’s nuclear ambitions and support for militants in the region. We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran, Biden…
Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have emerged the winner of Saturday, July 16, Osun gubernatorial election going by the number of votes that have been counted. However, INEC official, Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, who is the Returning Officer for the Osun 2022 gubernatorial election is yet to officially announce any winner. Ademola Adeleke polled a total of 403,364 votes while his close rival, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) also polled 374,827 votes. Adeleke won in 18 local governments as against his opponent who won in 12…
Results from the 30 local government areas of Osun have emerged from the central collation centre. The figures announced by INEC officials showed the Peoples Democratic Party in a clear lead of the election. See results as follows: Atakunmosa East LG APC: 7,449 PDP: 6,992 ============= Atakunmosa West LG APC: 6,601 PDP: 7,750 RA7 There was an infraction in a polling unit. Corps member was axed and has been hospitalized ============ Ayedaade LGA APC: 14,527 PDP: 13,380 ============= Ayedire LGA APC: 7,868 PDP: 7,402 ============= Boluwaduro LG APC: 5,649 PDP: 5,860 =============== Boripe LGA APC: 21,205 PDP: 7,595 ============= Ede…
The Campaign Council of Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s re-election has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to set the State on fire by allegedly claiming to win the Saturday gubernatorial election. The Director-General of the Campaign Council of Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s re-election, Senator Ajibola Basiru gave the warning in a statement on Saturday evening. Basiru said the claim by the PDP was capable of setting Osun on fire. He equally called on the security agencies to take appropriate action in dealing decisively “with the peddlers of this false claim as they are setting the stage for violence and chaos.” According…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, mocked the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allegedly rushing to Abuja in the face of the defeat of his party, in Osun State Governorship election. A statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba said Tinubu’s action cannot overturn the will of the people at the polls. According to the statement, the opposition party is already aware that APC leaders are rushing to Abuja in a “desperate move to manipulate the process and frustrate the smooth conclusion of the election, having realized that…
President Xi Jinping has asked officials to step up efforts to uphold the principle that Islam in China must be Chinese in orientation and religions in the country should adapt to the socialist society being pursued by the ruling Communist Party of China. Xi Jinping visited the volatile Xinjiang region, where the Chinese security forces for the last several years have made efforts to control protests by Uygur Muslims over settlements from Han Chinese from outside the province. During his four-day tour of the region which started on July 12, Xi met with officials. He stressed fostering a strong…
President Muhammdu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, on Saturday, said the process that led to the election of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was purely democratic and a reflection of the will of party members. Buhari disclosed this in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu. “When the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) signaled parties to elect their presidential candidates, we had 30 aspirants, mostly ministers in my cabinet and governors,” Buhari said during Sallah’s homage to the Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Kabir Usman. “I…
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called on the leaderships of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to resign their positions and become partisan politicians. In a statement signed by the Cross River State chairman of CNPP, Paddy Allly, he said the two leaderships seem to have lost sight of their main responsibilities and delved into political partisanship. Few days ago, the organised Labour in Cross River State passed a vote of no confidence in Ambassador Ogar Osim, accusing him of autocratic leadership, hoarding information about political processes regarding Labour Party candidates for…
The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, has won his polling unit. He won with 218 votes. Senator Adeleke voted at Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North. His major contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola polled 23 votes while Dr Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord Party has one vote.
Results are already trickling in from Polling Units in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. INEC officials have concluded voting and sorting of results in some Polling Units while ballot counting has also commenced in the presence of the voters. InfoStride News gathered that the Osun State governorship election was keenly contested between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Here are some of the results from Polling Units: Result: Unit 29, Ward 008, Olorunda LGA PDP – 91 APC – 39 ACCORD – 1 YPP – 1 ADP – 3 APM…
The White House says Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine. The administration released the intelligence as President Joe Biden gets set to meet on Saturday with leaders of six Arab Gulf countries, plus Egypt, Jordan and Iraq for a regional summit. Biden is expected to lay out his major statement explaining his vision for the Middle East as he closes out of the final leg of a four-day trip meant to bolster U.S. positioning…
A lawyer in Kaduna State, Barrister Timothy Badmus, on Saturday, condenmed the protest organised by the Christian body on Friday in Abuja, against Muslim-muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Over 10, 000 Nigerians from across the 19 northern States, had on Friday, July 15, 2022, converged in Abuja, to protest the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by Tinubu. Reacting, Badmus noted that as a bonafide citizen of Nigeria, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has a right to choose whoever he wants as his preferred running mate. He said the protest was an infringement on his fundamental human…
Civil Society Organizations have condemned the alleged illegality and unfairness displayed by the leadership of the All Progressive Congress at the recently-conducted senatorial primary elections in Abia Central District where it was claimed the party leadership unlawfully and deliberately substituted the name of a winner, Sam Onuigbo, with that of another aspirant, who lost during the May 26th indirect gubernatorial primary election. The APC had claimed its actions were on the basis of harmonizing interests but the CSOs maintained that such action by the APC negated democratic principles. The Foundation for Natural Justice & Good Governance (FNGG), and the Nigeria…