A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo state and the Ondo Central Senatorial aspirant, Dr. Tola Awosika, has described the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the Osun governorship election as the voice of the people. Awosika, in a statement signed by his media aide, Segun Adesemoye, said that the people have spoken in one voice in the state’s governorship election. According to him, “the victory is for democracy and the good people of Osun State. ” The good people have demonstrated that democracy has won and people’s choice should be respected Awosika while commending the…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has undergone a successful surgical procedure on his leg on account of a recurring pain. This is even as President Muhammadu Buhari sent best wishes to VP Osinbajo, after the latter underwent the surgical procedure on his leg. “I wish him speedy and full recovery,” the President said. According to a statement by Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, the Vice President had sustained the injury while playing the game of squash. Akande said doctors who performed the surgical operation on Osinbajo, to treat the recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg, have concluded the procedure…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has won the polling unit inside the Government House in Osogbo. Adeleke defeated the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gboyega Oyetola in the polling unit. While Adeleke of the PDP polled 117 votes at Agowande/ Oshogbo GRA/ Governor’s office polling unit, Oyetola, who ran on the platform of the APC) trailed with 106 votes. The polling unit is located at Olorunda Local Government Area. Prior to this, Oyetola and Adeleke won their individual polling units…
Nigerian music star, David Adedeji Adeleke, has expressed optimism that his uncle, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State, would win the race. Davido, in a series of tweets, urged voters to remain at the polling unit as counting continues despite heavy downpour. According to the singer, the stolen mandate of his uncle is being retrieved. He wrote, “It’s raining. We will dance in the rain! Don’t leave those collation centers ! Victory is close ! “Retrieving the Stolen mandate with full force IMOLE Adeleke is coming”!
The candidate of the Labour Party, Lasun Yusuf, has cast his vote in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. He cast his ballot on Saturday at about 10:20 am at one of the polling units in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. Yusuf, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, decried the long time it took him to be accredited by the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). According to him, it took more than 10 minutes to get done with his accreditation and that will waste a lot of time if such a situation persists.…
Pop singer Tiwa Savage has bagged an honourary doctor of Music degree from her Alma mata Kent University in the UK. The singer was seen being decorated and taking a shot after the event. Watch the video below;
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has a new deadline for end of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The CVR, it said, will end on July 31 and won’t resume until after the 2023 general elections. The Commission earlier shifted the deadline of June 30, following an Order of Court that restrained it from ending the exercise. According to a statement by INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, : “The CVR is hereby extended for another two weeks until Sunday 31st July 2022, thereby bringing the total duration of the extension…
Deontay Wilder wants to face the winner of Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch. That is according to Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel, who claims his fighter will be keeping a close eye on the Saudi showdown on August 20. But he knows a potential fight with Joshua or Usyk would likely depend on Fury’s future. Finkel told Planet Sport: “Maybe the winner of Usyk and Joshua. I don’t know what Fury is doing? “Maybe if Joshua wins it’s a huge fight in the UK [between those two] – there’s so many intangibles so we’re looking to…
With the incessant increase in ritual killings across Nigeria, youths in Lagos on Friday gave an insight on how much pressure contributed to the urge for acquisition of wealth among them. In separate interviews with some young men, they said the get-rich-quick syndrome affected them mentally. Adrian Lawrence, a 23-year-old undergraduate, “The pressure is real; the need for comparison. I personally keep friends that share the same values as I do. This way, we help each other. That’s how I protect myself mentally; the struggle is real.” Mr Lawrence added, “I think for each generation they have one…
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N400 billion under the National Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy. This covers certain welfare schemes which include the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme, Conditional Cash Transfer, Farmer Money, and Market Money. The approval for 2022 was made known by the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule. Governor Sule had spoken with State House correspondents on Thursday after a meeting of the National Steering Committee of the NPRGS at Aso Rock in Abuja, to review the implementation of what was approved in the budget. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari…