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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the election in the polling unit of its pioneer national chairman, Bisi Akande. Mr Akande voted at his Polling Unit, Ward 4, Ita Aewogbade, Ila-Orangun Local Government Area. At the end of counting of votes, the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Ademola Adeleke scored 117 votes while Governor Gboyega Oyetola of APC got 140 votes.

Governor Gboyega Oyeola of Osun State won Ward 8, unit 1, Isare Ifofin, Ilesa East Local Government Area of Osun State in Saturday’s election. The governor, who is seeking reelection under the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured 164 votes while his closest rival, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), trailed with 134 votes. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, who shunned the election, would have cast his ballot at the polling unit. Aregbesola, a two term governor of Osun, is the predecessor of Oyetola.

The running mate of Bola Tinubu, the ruling All Progressives Congress’ presidential candidate, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, can only be President in Igbo land and not over Nigeria. The former Borno State Governor stated this on Friday, while featuring on a television programme of Channels TV. Shettima, whose nomination as a running mate of the APC presidential candidate, Tinubu, attracted condemnation, made some chieftains of the party to resign. He noted that the LP candidate lacked the requisite experience to rule Nigeria. According to Shettima, Nigeria is too big for the former…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) carried the day in one of the early election results declared by officials of the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, on Saturday. Results for Polling Unit 09, Ward 02, Abogunde, Ede North LGA: APC — 23 ADP — 02 Accord — 01 PDP — 218 Rejected — 01

Some armed soldiers on Friday arrested a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Osun state chapter, Kazeem Oyewale, popularly known as ‘Asiri Eniba.’ Oyewale, who is the NURTW Chairman, Olorunda unit was reportedly picked up in the afternoon at his Ojurin, Osogbo motor park office by soldiers. The development, it was learnt threw Old Garage Area where the park is located into panic, as many drivers and passengers waiting to board to different destinations fled the scene. It would be recalled that the Osun state leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, recently said it had written several…

Facts I have uncovered from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Labour Party’s Peter Obi may become Nigeria’s president next year by default because Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, candidates for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively, have violated the Electoral Act 2022, which may cause them to be disqualified if Obi sues them. The Electoral Act 2022 requires political parties to notify INEC of their intent to conduct primary elections at least 21 days before the date of their convention. It also requires parties to submit their membership registers to it…

President Muhammadu Buhari has denied that he got advice against the Bola Tinubu-Kashim Shettima ticket. On Friday, Peoples Gazette reported that the Department of State Service (DSS) warned about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President through spokesman Garba Shehu debunked the information in a statement. “We wish to advise well-meaning Nigerians to ignore a laughably puerile report by an apparently pirate online newspaper seeking to sow division and chaos on the choice of Governor Kashim Shettima as the Running Mate of our Party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu”, it reads.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to nominate a fellow Muslim as vice-presidential candidate for 2023 presidential election is a recipe for renewed sectarian crises that could destabilise Nigeria, an intelligence report by the Department of State Service (DSS) has revealed. The classified report was sent to President Muhammadu Buhari by the State Security Service and shared with an online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, by national security officials this week. The document, which got to the president by way of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), said Tinubu should consider security implications…