Governorship Election – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:55:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Governorship Election – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Osun APC, Tinubu’s Hand and The Ides of March by Abiodun Komolafe https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-tinubus-hand-and-the-ides-of-march-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-tinubus-hand-and-the-ides-of-march-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 14 Dec 2025 11:55:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=473463 Ahead of the 2026 Osun governorship election, it is incontrovertible that a consensus candidate has been chosen for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). While Oyebamiji’s emergence signals a strong, focused start for the APC, it might be interpreted – or perhaps, misinterpreted – that the disqualification of seven [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-tinubus-hand-and-the-ides-of-march-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Oyebanji: Res ipsa loquitur! By Biodun Debanwi https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-res-ipsa-loquitur-by-biodun-debanwi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-res-ipsa-loquitur-by-biodun-debanwi/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:14:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467120 On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja. This event was far more than a formality; it was a collective endorsement of a leader whose performance has left [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-res-ipsa-loquitur-by-biodun-debanwi/feed/ 0 Adegboyega Oyetola: Reflections on Leadership and Legacy https://www.theinfostride.com/adegboyega-oyetola-reflections-on-leadership-and-legacy/ https://www.theinfostride.com/adegboyega-oyetola-reflections-on-leadership-and-legacy/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:47:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=390326 My first encounter with Adegboyega Oyetola, then Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, occurred in 2014 during the buildup to the Osun governorship election, where Aregbesola sought reelection on the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket. Today, Oyetola serves as the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy. “And reckon (people) by the number of years, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/adegboyega-oyetola-reflections-on-leadership-and-legacy/feed/ 0 Edo Guber Poll: We are confident of Okpebholo’s Victory – Edo Leaders https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-guber-poll-we-are-confident-of-okpebholos-victory-edo-leaders/ https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-guber-poll-we-are-confident-of-okpebholos-victory-edo-leaders/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2024 20:05:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388694 Notable personalities in Edo State, including leaders of ethnic and youth groups, political parties, former council chairmen and past political appointees on Saturday resolved to build a united front for the September 21 governorship election. “Edo is urgently in need of salvation, purposeful leadership and efficient government. Eight years of wasted opportunities are enough. The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/edo-guber-poll-we-are-confident-of-okpebholos-victory-edo-leaders/feed/ 0 2024 Guber Race: Edo Women Root for Okpebholo https://www.theinfostride.com/2024-guber-race-edo-women-root-for-okpebholo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2024-guber-race-edo-women-root-for-okpebholo/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:18:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386769 Women in Edo State have opted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flag bearer, Senator Monday Okpebholo, as their candidate of choice in the September 21 election. “We just have a government in Edo State that can’t seem to get the job done.” The women said they found Okpebholo to be credible, patriotic, a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2024-guber-race-edo-women-root-for-okpebholo/feed/ 0 Monday Okpebholo is the next Governor of Edo State – Esan Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/monday-okpebholo-is-the-next-governor-of-edo-state-esan-youths/ https://www.theinfostride.com/monday-okpebholo-is-the-next-governor-of-edo-state-esan-youths/#respond Sun, 07 Jul 2024 08:35:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=382780 Youths in Edo State on Saturday explained that the issue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo winning the September 21 governorship election was a foregone conclusion. “There is no alternative to Monday Okpebholo in the September 21 governorship election.” They said Okpebholo’s governorship was an idea whose time had come. “It is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/monday-okpebholo-is-the-next-governor-of-edo-state-esan-youths/feed/ 0 Ekiti, Osun: Getting The Battle Lines Drawn by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-osun-getting-the-battle-lines-drawn-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-osun-getting-the-battle-lines-drawn-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 09 Jun 2024 20:54:48 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380161 Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 2026 Ekiti and Osun governorship elections are less than 27 and 28 months respectively. In Osun State, it is believed in the All Progressives Congress (APC) family circle that former Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s tendency worked for the then Candidate, now Governor Ademola Adeleke and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-osun-getting-the-battle-lines-drawn-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Ogun Governorship Election Tribunal’s Appeal Court Judgement, A Conviction That There Is Hope for True Justice https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-governorship-election-tribunals-appeal-court-judgement-a-conviction-that-there-is-hope-for-true-justice/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-governorship-election-tribunals-appeal-court-judgement-a-conviction-that-there-is-hope-for-true-justice/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 09:35:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=362003 Having received the Appeal Court Judgement on Ogun State Governorship election on Friday in Lagos, we could gladly see that true justice is on the way and the hope of reclaiming the mandate of the good people of Ogun state is drawing nearer. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙟𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-governorship-election-tribunals-appeal-court-judgement-a-conviction-that-there-is-hope-for-true-justice/feed/ 0 Osun APC Crisis worsens as ‘Omoluabi Progressive Caucus’ drags State Party Chairman to Court https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-worsens-as-omoluabi-progressive-caucus-drags-state-party-chairman-to-court/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-worsens-as-omoluabi-progressive-caucus-drags-state-party-chairman-to-court/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:40:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=356706 The Political crisis rocking the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another dimension as a member of the “Omoluabi Progressives Caucus” had approached the Osun State High Court, Osogbo Judicial Division to seek redress over what they termed as illegal and criminal attacked of the alleged expulsion members of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-apc-crisis-worsens-as-omoluabi-progressive-caucus-drags-state-party-chairman-to-court/feed/ 0 Eagerly Anticipated Decision: Ogun Governorship Tribunal to Announce Verdict on Saturday, September 30, 2023 https://www.theinfostride.com/eagerly-anticipated-decision-ogun-governorship-tribunal-to-announce-verdict-on-saturday-september-30-2023/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eagerly-anticipated-decision-ogun-governorship-tribunal-to-announce-verdict-on-saturday-september-30-2023/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2023 14:18:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=355692 The Ogun State Governorship Tribunal has set Saturday, September 30, 2023, as the day when the judgement will be delivered in the case of Ladi Adebutu vs. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dapo Abiodun, and the APC. The Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal has earmarked Saturday, September 30, 2023, as the date for delivering its [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eagerly-anticipated-decision-ogun-governorship-tribunal-to-announce-verdict-on-saturday-september-30-2023/feed/ 0 Ogun Election Tribunal admits BVAS Reports and Other Documents as Exhibits Against Governor Abiodun https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-election-tribunal-admits-bvas-reports-and-other-documents-as-exhibits-against-governor-abiodun/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-election-tribunal-admits-bvas-reports-and-other-documents-as-exhibits-against-governor-abiodun/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 12:49:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350329 During the Ogun State governorship election petition Tribunal proceedings, reports from the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other relevant documents were admitted as evidence against Governor Dapo Abiodun. Ladi Adebutu, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), filed a petition challenging Abiodun’s victory, alleging non-compliance with the Electoral Act and corrupt practices [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-election-tribunal-admits-bvas-reports-and-other-documents-as-exhibits-against-governor-abiodun/feed/ 0 Arrest of Lawyers in Port Harcourt: An Affront to the Legal Profession https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-of-lawyers-in-port-harcourt-an-affront-to-the-legal-profession/ https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-of-lawyers-in-port-harcourt-an-affront-to-the-legal-profession/#respond Sun, 02 Apr 2023 14:55:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=344527 Before the commencement of the 2023 elections, Governor Wike came up with Executive Orders aimed at stopping the opposition political parties from meeting and campaigning for their candidates. All manner of shenanigans were deployed to frustrate the APC and other opposition political parties in exercising their constitutional and statutory rights. Governor Wike, knowing full well [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/arrest-of-lawyers-in-port-harcourt-an-affront-to-the-legal-profession/feed/ 0 Ogun Guber Election: INEC committed blunder for declaring Dapo Abiodun Winner – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-guber-election-inec-committed-blunder-for-declaring-dapo-abiodun-winner-pdp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-guber-election-inec-committed-blunder-for-declaring-dapo-abiodun-winner-pdp/#respond Sun, 19 Mar 2023 21:57:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343681 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must have realized their blunder, they ought to have consulted their legal department for legal consultation before declaring Dapo Abiodun of All Progressives Congress (APC). That declaration can never stand, definitely Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will approach the Election Tribunal for redress, It is obvious [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-guber-election-inec-committed-blunder-for-declaring-dapo-abiodun-winner-pdp/feed/ 0 Ogun PDP petitions INEC over Governorship Election Malpractices https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-pdp-petitions-inec-over-governorship-election-malpractices/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-pdp-petitions-inec-over-governorship-election-malpractices/#respond Sun, 19 Mar 2023 20:26:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343657 The Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has petitioned Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over election malpractices and wrongful declaration of a winner in the just concluded governorship election of March 18th, 2023 in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate. The petition was raised against the deliberate disenfranchisement of a large number of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-pdp-petitions-inec-over-governorship-election-malpractices/feed/ 0 Before They Begin Igbo Point-And-Kill In Lagos by Felix Oboagwina https://www.theinfostride.com/before-they-begin-igbo-point-and-kill-in-lagos-by-felix-oboagwina/ https://www.theinfostride.com/before-they-begin-igbo-point-and-kill-in-lagos-by-felix-oboagwina/#respond Sat, 18 Mar 2023 08:22:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343820 April last year, I wrote an article, titled, “Didn’t Tinubu Just Goof On MC Oluomo?” The piece did a post-mortem on the crisis rocking the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Long story short, Musiliu Akinsanya, alias “MC Oluomo,” was issued a query by the union’s national leadership, he [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/before-they-begin-igbo-point-and-kill-in-lagos-by-felix-oboagwina/feed/ 0 2023 Election: Residents praise and widely endorse PDP’s Ladi Adebutu for Ogun Governorship Seat [VIDEOS] https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-residents-praise-and-widely-endorse-pdps-ladi-adebutu-for-ogun-governorship-seat-video/ https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-residents-praise-and-widely-endorse-pdps-ladi-adebutu-for-ogun-governorship-seat-video/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:41:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=343254 Residents across the breadth of Ogun State have indicated their choice of votes for Hon Oladipupo Adebutu (LADO), the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State in the coming election of 18th March 2023. Watch the video below for a cross-section of comments and interest by the people of Ogun State. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/2023-election-residents-praise-and-widely-endorse-pdps-ladi-adebutu-for-ogun-governorship-seat-video/feed/ 0 Governorship Election 2023: Remain Calm, United and Support Tonye Cole, Eze Appeals to Rivers People https://www.theinfostride.com/governorship-election-2023-remain-calm-united-and-support-tonye-cole-eze-appeals-to-rivers-people/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governorship-election-2023-remain-calm-united-and-support-tonye-cole-eze-appeals-to-rivers-people/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:57:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=342903 Concerned about the gross manipulation that greeted results of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election in Rivers State, erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has called on Rivers people across political divides to remain calm and prepare [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governorship-election-2023-remain-calm-united-and-support-tonye-cole-eze-appeals-to-rivers-people/feed/ 0 Osun: Forget about coming back to power through the backdoor now, Activist urges Oyetola, supporters https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-forget-about-coming-back-to-power-through-the-backdoor-now-activist-urges-oyetola-supporters/ https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-forget-about-coming-back-to-power-through-the-backdoor-now-activist-urges-oyetola-supporters/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2023 23:02:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339494 A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has sent a message to the immediate past Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola and his teeming supporters led by the current Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye by stopping their dreams of thinking that Oyetola would come back to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-forget-about-coming-back-to-power-through-the-backdoor-now-activist-urges-oyetola-supporters/feed/ 0 Nigeria, Political Choices and Consequences by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-political-choices-and-consequences-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-political-choices-and-consequences-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 21 Aug 2022 20:53:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331039 To those who have been asking for my views on the last Osun governorship election, let me confess that the keenly contested election is a story worth telling. Deservingly so, yours sincerely will give a bird’s-eye view at an appropriate time. Soon! Surely! That said, there is something about political orientation in Nigeria, which is [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-political-choices-and-consequences-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Akinlade dumps APC, joins PDP, gets PDP Deputy Governorship Ticket https://www.theinfostride.com/akinlade-dumps-apc-joins-pdp-gets-pdp-deputy-governorship-ticket/ https://www.theinfostride.com/akinlade-dumps-apc-joins-pdp-gets-pdp-deputy-governorship-ticket/#respond Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:09:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327614 Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a result of the failure of the national leadership of the APC to settle the rift within the party in Ogun State. Akinlade, in a letter addressed to the former State Chairman of the APC, Chief Adeniyi Derin, the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/akinlade-dumps-apc-joins-pdp-gets-pdp-deputy-governorship-ticket/feed/ 0 Activist renew call for Immediate Removal of Olokode as Osun Police Commissioner over Extra-Judicial Killings https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-renew-call-for-immediate-removal-of-olokode-as-osun-police-commissioner-over-extra-judicial-killings/ https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-renew-call-for-immediate-removal-of-olokode-as-osun-police-commissioner-over-extra-judicial-killings/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:07:05 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327424 Ahead of the Osun State Governorship election slated to hold on July 16th, 2022, a human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has renewed the call for immediate removal of Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olawale Taoheed Olokode over extra-judicial killings of innocent citizens of the State by the men of Nigeria Police Force [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/activist-renew-call-for-immediate-removal-of-olokode-as-osun-police-commissioner-over-extra-judicial-killings/feed/ 0 Still on Osun Governorship Election – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-osun-governorship-election-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-osun-governorship-election-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 07:52:20 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=325524 In a matter of weeks, voters in Osun State will again cast their ballots to elect a governor who will run the affairs of the state for the next four years. With governorship candidates drawn from different political parties fighting hard to occupy ‘Bola Ige House’, July 16, 2022, promises to be a battle of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-osun-governorship-election-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Comments on Tonye Cole: Eze Replies Abe, Describes him as Unfit Busybody Scheming for Relevance in the Political Space https://www.theinfostride.com/comments-on-tonye-cole-eze-replies-abe-describes-him-as-unfit-busybody-scheming-for-relevance-in-the-political-space/ https://www.theinfostride.com/comments-on-tonye-cole-eze-replies-abe-describes-him-as-unfit-busybody-scheming-for-relevance-in-the-political-space/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 21:45:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=324535 A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has disputed claims by former Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Abe, that the preferred guber candidate of the party for the 2023 governorship election, Pst. Tonye Cole is alien to the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/comments-on-tonye-cole-eze-replies-abe-describes-him-as-unfit-busybody-scheming-for-relevance-in-the-political-space/feed/ 0 Ogun 2019 Elections: Adebutu receives PDP Official Governorship Flag https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-2019-elections-adebutu-receives-pdp-official-governorship-flag/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 11:17:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=222813 The National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday presented the PDP Official Governorship Flag to Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu and his deputy, Alhaja Opeyemi Jemilat Alagbe as the party candidates for the 2019 Gubernatorial Election in Ogun State. The National Chairman of the Party, Prince Uche Secondus while handing over the flag at [...]

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]]> LIVE UPDATES: INEC Collation of Results for Osun State Governorship Rerun Election https://www.theinfostride.com/live-updates-inec-collation-of-results-for-osun-state-governorship-rerun-election/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 21:52:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217253 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced collation of results for the Osun State Governorship Rerun Election (Supplementary Election) that was held today Thursday, 27th September 2018. The collation venue is INEC Secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital and the it is being aired live on TVs. The governorship election of 22nd September 2018 [...]

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]]> PDP heads to Court over Osun Guber, insists INEC erred in Declaring Decided Poll Inconclusive https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-heads-to-court-over-osun-guber-insists-inec-erred-in-declaring-decided-poll-inconclusive/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 18:27:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216964 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is heading to the court to quash the illegal declaration of the September 22, 2018 Osun governorship election as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party insists that the polls have already been concluded and results announced in all polling and the collation centers, thus bringing the [...]

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]]> Re: Diekola caught with PVC https://www.theinfostride.com/re-diekola-caught-with-pvc/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:14:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216961 Our attention has been drawn to allegation of card reader manipulation and possession of PVCs levelled against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and her leaders by the All Progressive Congress (APC). We debunk the report as fake news and an attempt to blackmail a winning political party. The politically sensitive public is aware of APC’s [...]

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]]> I’m Grateful to Osun Voters – Senator Ademola Adeleke https://www.theinfostride.com/im-grateful-to-osun-voters-senator-ademola-adeleke/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:57:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216881 The undeclared winner of 2018 Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has expressed profound appreciation and gratitude to Osun electorate for their kind support in yesterday election. In a statement he signed this evening, Senator Adeleke said the widespread support he garnered across the state humbled him, declaring that he was honoured to have won [...]

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]]> Osun Guber Race 2018 Re-run: Hon Idahosa offers Legal Opinion https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-2018-re-run-hon-idahosa-offers-legal-opinion/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:08:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216874 For the just concluded governorship election in Osun State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the poll is inconclusive because the difference in votes is less than the number of cancelled votes. INEC is probably relying on her 2015 guidelines which appears contrary to Constitutional provisions on this matter. It may make sense if [...]

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]]> Osun Guber Race 2018: Secondus urges INEC to declare PDP Winner, says Prof Yakubu brewing Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-2018-secondus-urges-inec-to-declare-pdp-winner-says-prof-yakubu-brewing-crisis/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 18:00:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216872 The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare PDP winner in Osun’s Saturday general election to avert national crisis. Prince Secondus said that the PDP will not accept anything less than its deserved victory because the party won the election clearly [...]

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]]> Osun Guber Race 2018: Adeleke coasts to Victory as PDP wins with Close Margin https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-2018-adeleke-coasts-to-victory-pdp-wins-with-close-margin/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:54:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216771 In the just concluded collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials for the Osun State Governorship Election that was held on Saturday, 22nd September 2018; the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Ademola Adeleke is on the lead with margin votes of about 300. The collation process which was conducted at [...]

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]]> UNOFFICIAL: Final Collated Results of 2018 Osun State Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/unofficial-final-results-of-2018-osun-state-governorship-election/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:52:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216754 The collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has completed for the Osun State Governorship Election that was held on Saturday, 22nd September 2018. The collation process which was conducted at the INEC Secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital; has indicated a competitive race between the two top parties in the [...]

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]]> LIVE UPDATES: INEC Collation of Results for Osun State Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/live-updates-inec-collation-of-results-for-osun-state-governorship-election/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 02:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216723 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced collation of results for the Osun State Governorship Election that was held on Saturday, 22nd September 2018. The collation venue is INEC Secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital and the it is being aired live on TVs. There were 48 governorship candidates representing 48 parties but only [...]

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]]> Osun 2018 Governorship Election: CSO commend INEC over Preparation https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-2018-governorship-election-cso-commend-inec-over-preparation/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:28:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216530 A Civil Society Group known as the Centre for Public Accountability (CPA) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its preparedness towards the Osun State governorship elections, scheduled for the 22nd September 2018. The group while giving a report of its assessments of preparations by INEC and other stakeholders ahead of the election, [...]

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]]> Foretelling the Outcome of Osun 2018 Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/foretelling-the-outcome-of-osun-2018-governorship-election/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 20:14:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216527 The State of Osun is topping the headlines as the governorship race hits the top gear. The ruling party is striving to retain power, while the opposition is struggling to regain it. The state has been electrified with political campaigns, unfulfillable electoral promises, freebies and rallies. The masses our politicians usually regard as unimportant has [...]

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]]> 2019 Rivers Guber Race: We will leave PDP if zoning, Direct Primary is not adopted – West https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-rivers-guber-race-we-will-leave-pdp-if-zoning-direct-primary-is-not-adopted-west/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 22:15:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216078 …the leadership of the PDP should respect the principles of democracy Soalabo West, a governorship aspirant under the aegis of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to leave the party if it jettisons the principle of zoning and direct primary when it selects its governorship candidate for the 2019 governorship election. West, a lawyer [...]

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]]> 2019 Elections: Barr. Soalabo West declares for Rivers Governorship under PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-elections-barr-soalabo-west-declares-for-rivers-governorship-under-pdp/ Sun, 02 Sep 2018 22:23:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214936 …Says it is time for Riverine communities to produce a governor Barely 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, declared that he will be running for a second term in office, in 2019, another aspirant, Barrister Soalabo West, has also announced his willingness to contest for governorship on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic [...]

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]]> Amaechi has not appointed a Governorship Candidate for Rivers APC https://www.theinfostride.com/amaechi-has-not-appointed-a-governorship-candidate-for-rivers-apc/ Sun, 02 Sep 2018 04:57:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214847 The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) said its attention has been drawn to a strange and erroneous impression being promoted in the media based on ignorance and/or mischief that the leader of APC in Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has ‘appointed’ Arc. Tonye Dele Cole as [...]

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]]> Osun Guber Race 2018: Oloyede still remains ADC Deputy Governorship Candidate – Chair https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-2018-oloyede-still-remains-adc-deputy-governorship-candidate-chair/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:23:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214485 ….As INEC corrected itself immediately Members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State have been asked to put their mind at rest as Justice Olamide Folahanmi Oloyede (rtd) is still remain the deputy governorship candidate of the party in the forthcoming September 22 governorship election in the state. This word of assurance was [...]

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]]> Osun Guber Race: Women rights activist warns INEC against Hanky-panky with ADC https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-guber-race-women-rights-activist-warns-inec-against-hanky-panky-with-adc/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:16:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214483 A women rights activist, Mrs. Adeola Adeyemi has warned the authority of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against playing hanky-panky in their dealings with the African Democratic Party (ADC),alleging the electoral body of insincerity in their preparation of the forthcoming guber poll in the State. Mrs. Adeyemi also alleged that the electoral umpire was [...]

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]]> Foretelling the Outcome of Ekiti 2018 Governorship Election https://www.theinfostride.com/foretelling-the-outcome-of-ekiti-2018-governorship-election/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:17:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=210774 Democracy is basically the right of the governed to elect who governs. The people of Ekiti State, Southwest, Nigeria will not be an exception as they would troop out on July 14 to elect who’ll govern them for the next four years. Over 30 candidates are running, but the election is ostensibly a two-horse race [...]

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]]> PDP blasts Oyegun, says Ekiti is No-Go Area for APC https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-blasts-oyegun-says-ekiti-is-no-go-area-for-apc/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 23:18:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=203175 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has told the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie Oyegun, to perish the thought of his party making any appreciable impact in the July 14, 2018 governorship election not to talk of winning, saying; “Ekiti is a no go area for APC.” [...]

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]]> Adeleye says Adebutu is Very Sincere as Oshin, Ogun Students endorse Him for 2019 https://www.theinfostride.com/adeleye-says-adebutu-is-very-sincere-as-oshin-ogun-students-endorse-him-for-2019/ Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:54:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199980 Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu, Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development, has been described as a man of sincerity whose passion for good governance was what Ogun State needed at this critical point to positively change the gateway state for the better. Hon Lukman Adeleye said this at the launch of a musical album and lecture [...]

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]]> Guber Race 2019: Ladi Adebutu assures Ogun People of a Prosperous State https://www.theinfostride.com/guber-race-2019-ladi-adebutu-assures-ogun-people-of-a-prosperous-state/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:30:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=199578 The purpose of the event was simple: hope for Ogun State in 2019. But the message of Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu, 2019 gubernatorial aspirant, to the good people of Ogun State during an interactive session at Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government, was not the ‘hope’ routine talk, it was a clear message of ASSURANCE. While [...]

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]]> Olorogun-Etti canvasses Second-Term for Lagos Governor Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/olorogun-etti-canvasses-second-term-for-lagos-governor-ambode/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 17:20:12 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198424 The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Babatunde Olorogun-Etti on Sunday said Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode would not only contest the 2019 governorship election but will also win convincingly . “Performance and delivery on the ground will matter in 2019 elections” he said on Sunday. Olorogun-Etti spoke at some length in Lagos Island on [...]

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]]> 2019 Rivers Guber Race: Hausa Community has not endorsed Anybody – Alhaji Musa Saidu https://www.theinfostride.com/2019-rivers-guber-race-hausa-community-has-not-endorsed-anybody-alhaji-musa-saidu/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:49:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=198385 Hausa community in Rivers State said yesterday in Port Harcourt that they are not part of the group that endorsed Governor Nyesom Wike for a second tenure in office. A group of Hausa community led by one Alhaji Mesundu was among the hundreds of non indigenes resident in Rivers State that endorsed Governor Wike for [...]

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]]> Victory predicted for APC in Osun, Ekiti Governorship Elections https://www.theinfostride.com/victory-predicted-for-apc-in-osun-ekiti-governorship-elections/ Tue, 26 Dec 2017 23:12:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=194080 All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the South-West geo-political zone on Tuesday implored politicians to strive to consolidate on the gains of democracy rather than engaging in acts inimical to its sustainability. In a statement in Akure, the leaders condemned Isaac Kekeme for his alleged careless utterances, warning him to be mindful of his actions. [...]

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]]> Ekiti Governorship Election 2018: PDP Stakeholders Adopt Fayose’s Deputy as Sole Guber Candidate https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-governorship-election-2018-pdp-stakeholders-adopt-fayoses-deputy-as-sole-guber-candidate/ Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:00:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181254 Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have adopted the Deputy Governor, Prof Kolapo Olusola, from Ekiti South Senatorial District, as the preferred candidate of the party. Adoption of the deputy governor, who is a professor of Building Technology from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, was the major decision [...]

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]]> Re: Letter to My Dear Honourable Ladi Adebutu https://www.theinfostride.com/re-letter-to-my-dear-honourable-ladi-adebutu/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 22:13:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=181023 In response to an open letter posted on Facebook page of Prince Olufunmi Otulana by one Oseni Oseni titled “Letter to My Dear Honourable Ladi Adebutu“, the News Media Assistant to Hon (Dr) Ladi Adebutu (MHR), Deji Babington-Ashaye has replied with insights and clarifications that catered for the concerns raised by Oseni Oseni. Read the response below: [...]

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]]> APC will win Governorship Election in 2019, Rivers APC tells Wike https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-will-win-governorship-election-in-2019-rivers-apc-tells-wike/ Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:11:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=180173 The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has noted with shock the highly incendiary remarks made by Governor Nyesom Wike last Sunday while speaking at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Diobu, Port Harcourt during a thanksgiving service in which the governor swore to die in 2019 instead the APC will win the State. The [...]

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