Photo: Sen. Iyiola Omisore (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has debunked insinuations that a deal involving money and political concessions were made with Sen. Iyiola Omisore of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to support the party. Oshiomhole, while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja, said the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday held its Presidential Primaries across the 319 wards of Rivers in peace. Mr Chris Finebone, Publicity Secretary of APC in Rivers, announced this in a statement in Port Harcourt. He said that the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi was the Presidential Primaries Returning Officer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid local and international concerns about the wobbly and tainted anti-corruption war of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have piled pressure on the president to remove his Chief of Staff, CoS, Mr. Abba Kyari, whose alleged involvement in a series of corruption cases […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The early result from Ife South LGA unit, which is one out of the six polling booths involved in the Osun Governorship poll rerun recorded a clear winning for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The remaining polling units are situated in Orolu, Osogbo and Ife-North LGAs. The result as announced by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barring any last-minute surprise, the ruling APC may begin to heave a sigh of relief as Senator Iyiola Omisore has at last agreed to work with the party in Thursday’s Osun Governorship rerun in some few polling units. Omisore, a former chieftain of the PDP, who contested Osun election election under the platform […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Alhaji Fatai Oyedele, alias Diekola, has been attacked by some hoodlums suspected to be loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that some PDP thugs with the party’s chieftains had earlier come to Alekuwodo area where Ward 5, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly NASS has postponed its resumption date from Thursday, September 25 to Tuesday, October 9, 2018. NASS clerk Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori, announced the change in a statement he signed Sunday. Sani-Omolori indicated that the reason for the shift was due to the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The undeclared winner of Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has expressed profound appreciation and gratitude to Osun electorate for their kind support in yesterday election. In a statement he signed this evening, Senator Adeleke said the widespread support he garnered across the state humbled him, declaring that he was honoured to have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to declare PDP winner in Osun’s Saturday general election to avert national crisis. Prince Secondus said that the PDP will not accept anything less than its deserved victory because the party won the […]
By Ayo Balogun, Osogbo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Osun governorship election inconclusive and fixed Thursday, September 27 for a rerun. Earlier, Professor Adeola Fuwape, INEC Returning Officer said the electoral body declared the election inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes is higher than the margin between the […]
The following are the full Osun election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 1. Boluwaduro: APC LG:3843, PDP:3779, SDP:1766, ADP:858 2. Atakumosa West LG: APC: 5019, PDP: 5401, SDP: 1570, ADP: 718 3. Ifedayo LG: APC: 3182, PDP: 3374, SDP: 1377, ADP: 176. 4. Ede South: APC: 4512, PDP: 16693, SDP: 855, ADP: 5. Orolu LG: APC: 5442, […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ongoing Osun State Governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has won in his Ede polling unit. Adeleke won with a total of 154 votes to defeat his rival and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Gboyega Oyetola at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will departs on Sunday for New York to participate in the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) which officially opened September 18, 2018. The highpoint of President Buhari’s participation will be his address on Tuesday to the General Assembly on the opening day of the General Debate. He […]
…As Aregbesola votes The gubernatorial candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC Alhaji Fatai Akinbade has said that he is confident of winning the election that witnessed massive turnout in Ogbaagba, olaoluwa local government of the State. Akinbade who spoke shortly after casting his vote said he was happy with the massive turnout of the people and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Dr Iyiola Omisore, has cast his vote. He voted in Unit 003, Ward 1, located in St Gabriel Primary School, Moore, Ile-Ife at exactly 11.16 am, having arrived the unit at about 11.04am am. He was accompanied by his aides, with supporters chanting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a campaign organization for his re-election in 2019 reappointing Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as the Director General. Recall that Amaechi was the Director General of the Buhari-Osinbajo Presidential Campaign Committee in 2014-2015 that won the elections and brought the current administration into office. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met behind closed door with the embattled Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the Presidential Villa over his re-election battle. It was learnt that Ambode is billed to update the President on latest political development within the Lagos State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ambode’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to suspend the investigation of Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osun governorship candidate in the Sept. 22 election, on alleged exam malpractice. The I-G had on Sept. 19 summoned Adeleke and four others to report to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the enforcement of the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) by January 1, 2019. Head, Corporate Communications, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Loveday Ogbonna stated this in a statement issued Wednesday. “Federal Executive Council has approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic […]
Photo: APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee (NWC) has released a reviewed timetable for the conduct of its primary elections. The new timetable released on Wednesday by the National Organizing Secretary of the party, Emma Ibediro, Esq, disclosed that the Presidential primary election has now been […]
