The superlative performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke has necessitated a change of strategy within the opposition. As the Governor cannot be faulted on performance rating, the focus is then shifted to how state decisions are taken, how appointments are made, and how the wheel of the state is piloted. As an insider, let me assert that the man in control of Osun State is Senator Ademola Adeleke. The opposition propaganda is to posit albeit falsely that somebody other than the Governor rules. The fake ploy is to paint a picture of a rudderless administration. The fault and the weakness of…
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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Navy, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, has described reports in some sections of the media that he called for a probe of President Bola Tinubu over subsidy removal savings as mischievous. He noted that it was not in his character to use certain words or impute any motive concerning this administration that is working to elevate Nigerians out of poverty and make things work better for the majority of the people. The report alleged that Gagdi in an interview with BBC Hausa Service said the president would be held to account for subsidy…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fresh election would be held on Saturday, 18th November 2023 in the affected Polling Units in Kogi states where election was suspended last Saturday. TheHintsNews reports that some staff of the commission were caught with completed results sheets while election was still ongoing which led to the suspension of election in the affected polling units. INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, in a statement issued Sunday said the resolution of the commission was in line with Section 24(3) of the Electoral Act 2022 and Clause…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced election results of 18 out of 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi state, with the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo leading. In the governorship election conducted on Saturday, November 11, Ododo is currently leading in Adavi, Ajaokuta, Bassa, Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Kogi Koton-Karfe, Mopamuro, Ogori Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Yagba East and Yagba West Local government areas. From the 18 already declared results from the local governments, APC is leading with 417,166 votes, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is trailing with 208,503 votes, while People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is holding…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state as the winner of the governorship poll. Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress was declared winner of the November 11 governorship election the state retuning officer, Prof. Abayomi Fasina. The governor won in all the 27 local government areas of the state, scoring 540,308 votes to be declared winner of the election. His closest rivals, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sam Anyanwu, scored 71,503 votes, while that of the Labour Party, Athan Achonu, polled 64,081 votes.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned alleged attempt by Governor Duoye Diri of Bayesla state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unlawfully and unduly pressure the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move collation of results of Brass Local Government Area to Yenagoa, the State capital It also condemned Diri’s alleged incitement of violent protests at the Peace Park in Yenagoa. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka, in a statement issued Sunday said it was utterly irresponsible and a violation of his oath of office as Governor. He noted claimed that Brass is a major…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it has suspended elections in four local government areas of Kogi state. The local governments areAdavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo are: Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi and Okene Local Government Areas. It added that the most serious incidents occurred in Ogori/Magongo, affecting nine of 10 Registration Areas. INEC National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna in a statement issued on Saturday said the suspension of elections in the affected wards became imperative following reports of malpractices from its officials. It said: “The Commission has received reports from our officials in Kogi…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi States. The agency in a statement issued Saturday said they were arrested following an intelligence-driven operations that commenced several days before the ongoing governorship elections in the three states. It added that a total sum of N11,040, 000, comprising N9,310,00 intercepted from suspected vote buyers and sellers in Bayelsa and N1,730, 000 intercepted from electoral fraud suspects across Imo State, were also recovered from them. It noted that two…
An election observer group, Connected Development (CODE), has expressed dismay over verified reports of vote buying, saying votes were sold as high as N20,000 in Market Square, Ogia Town Ward of Ogbia Local government area of Bayelsa state. It added that votes buying were also witnessed at Ama-Ukwu Umuawaka Square Ward, of Njaba LGA, Imo state where votes were traded for as low as one N1,000, describing the practice as disturbing and must be halted. Its Director, Democracy and Governance and head of Uzabe Elections Situation Room, Emmanuel Njoku, disclosed this while addressing a midday press conference in Lokoja, Kogi…
Telecommunication giant, MTN has blamed the recent debt cancellation status on its subscribers’ network as a system error. It, therefore, said that the debts being owed by some of its subscribers remained. The network provider made this known in a tweet on its official handle on X (Twitter) on Saturday. It explained that the unexpected glitch in its system caused the cancellation of debt owed by its network subscribers, stressing that the debt status remained unchanged. It tweeted: “Yello, we are aware that some of our customers’ xtratime debt was cleared. It was a system glitch, the airtime was not…