Category: Politics
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Why Aiyedatiwa may lose Ondo governorship election
There are strong indications that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State may likely lose the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state which has been apparently scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for November 16, 2024. Party sources described Aiyedatiwa as a miser who is financially disinclined to seeing to the welfare of party…
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Ondo Poll: APC members dump party to support Akingboye’s aspiration
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), ahead of the November 16 governorship election. The defectors joined SDP at a rally held at the party secretariat in Akure. They dropped their APC membership cards and collected those of SDP. The former APC members…
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Ganduje breaks silence over 2027 presidential campaign posters
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, has dissociated himself from the viral poster indicating his presidential ambition ahead of the 2027 election. The poster, which has the image of the former Kano governor as the APC presidential candidate and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as his running mate, was…
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Edo Guber: PDP raises alarm over alleged arrest of chieftains by Police
Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, has raised the alarm over alleged illegal arrest of members of the party by personnel of the Nigeria Police. Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, Director- General Asue/ Ogie Campaign Management Council, raised the alarm at a press conference on Sunday…
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Ganduje Speaks On Contesting In 2027 Presidential Election With Uzodinma
A former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has reacted to the emergence of his 2027 presidential campaign poster with Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, on social media. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described the poster as the handiwork of mischief makers working in collaboration with elements of the Kwankwasiyya movement. He…
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Underage voters allegedly participate in Bauchi LG election
Reports have surfaced that underage voters allegedly participated in Bauchi State’s local government election held on Saturday. Images circulating online show children holding ballot papers and standing in line, preparing to cast their votes. According to Vanguard, video footage captured children voting at Maciya Polling Unit, Senior Primary School Polling Unit, and Bunusai Polling Unit…
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We were under pressure to cancel 2023 General Elections – Abdulsalami
The National Peace Committee NPC on Friday revealed details of some behind-the-scenes maneuvers by partisans and other unnamed elements during the 2023 Presidential Election, disclosing how it came under immense pressure to get the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to either halt collation of the results or cancel the election. The committee led by a…
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APC Chieftain accuses Aiyedatiwa of buying ‘political prostitutes’ while party members suffer in silence
By Miracle Ogunde A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ondo state, Barr. Lade Ebiwanno, has accused the state governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of “buying political prostitutes while party members suffer in silence. Ebiwanno decried that the majority of APC members are suffering under the present administration, but reluctant to speak up because…
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PDP NWC constitutes caretaker committee for Ondo
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, constituted the State Caretaker Committee for the Ondo State chapter of the party. This was according to a statement obtained by our correspondent and signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba. The statement noted that the caretaker committee was constituted…
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INEC unveils number of new voters for Edo, Ondo guber
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced a break in the number of new voters ahead of the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States. INEC announced that the total number of new voters for Edo and Ondo states are 119,206 and 58,708, respectively. The Commission said the figures did not include applications…