POLITICS

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the just concluded Osun State governorship election. Adeleke received the certificate of return on Wednesday at the INEC headquarters in Osogbo. The certificate presentation…

The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential…

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola may engage no fewer than 50 lawyers, including senior advocates, to challenge the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. A member of the governor’s legal team,…

The Director General of Asiwaju Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation, Adebayo Shittu, has claimed that Muslims make up 65% of the southwestern part of Nigeria. He made this assertion in an interview on AIT, during the Focus Nigeria show, on Tuesday. Shittu was justifying…

Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, has said certain politicians who contested for more than one elective office risk conviction for electoral offences for violation of the Electoral Act, 2022. Iginni made the declaration on Tuesday while featuring on a…

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has blamed the APC’s defeat in the Osun governorship election on the internal crisis in the party. Adamu disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa service, adding that the…

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has debunked reports making the rounds that he has endorsed Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. A medium had reported that Tinubu…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has faulted the nephew to Osun Governor-elect Davido, over the time frame for the issuance of a Certificate of Return. The musician had queried why the Commission has not presented the winner of the election with a…

Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has disclosed that negotiations of vote-buying and selling during the Osun State governorship election were done in a more discreet manner unlike what was observed in Ekiti State. During the election, it was gathered that coded communication and…