Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Osun State governorship election is “inconclusive”. Announcing the results on Sunday afternoon,INEC’s Returning Officer, Joseph Afuwape, said Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 254,699, while his closest challenger, Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), had 254,345 votes. Iyiola Omisore of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) …

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—Says Gov Should Test Popularity At Primaries Following its meeting on Saturday, Lagos Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) said Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State must go through the primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The discussion at the meeting centred on the trio of Governor Ambode, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat, each hoping to be Lagos Governor in …

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Olusegun Agbaje, resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun state, says if vote-buying is not killed in Saturday’s governorship election, the country is in serious trouble in 2019. He said this at a press conference at the INEC office in Osogbo, the state capital, on Friday. Agbaje asked Osun voters to be patient enough to …

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The country’s foreign and domestic debts stood at $22.08bn and N15.63tn, respectively at the end of the second quarter of this year, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics. Figures from the NBS obtained by our correspondent on Thursday revealed that Lagos State had the largest share of the foreign and local debts among the 36 states …

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The gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State, Mr Owolabi Salis, has trained over 46,000 students in the state in various skills under his empowerment programme. Salis made the known on Thursday at the Graduation of the Lagos Youth Skill Acquisition Training and Employment Programmme in the Surulere Local Government Area of the state. The programme …

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Mother of a student of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos (LASPOTECH), Mrs. Folake Sokoya, allegedly manhandled by security guards of the school has faulted a statement released by the institution. In a counter statement by Sokoya, the institution’s claim was described as falsehood. “My attention has been drawn to the numerous falsehood contained in the several media publications, extracted …

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The Federal Government has approved the mandatory use of the national identity number beginning January 1, 2019. The National Identity Management Commission made this known on Wednesday in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Loveday Ogbonna. The statement revealed that the “Federal Executive Council has approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic roadmap for Digital Identity …

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By Tibor P. Nagy Jr. After having the honor of serving my country as a diplomat for more than 30 years – 22 of them in eight different African countries – this week I have the opportunity for the first time to underscore U.S. interests in and commitment to the continent at the United Nations General Assembly. In dozens of …

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An aide to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, on Wednesday, said the alleged suspension of the governor’s second term bid is as a hoax. The aide, who does not want to be named, debunked the news that Ambode had shelved his ambition of a second term return to office. According to reports being circulated, the governor decided, “after due …

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Tayo Olanipekun Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti, has alleged that plans are now afoot to rig the September 22 Osun State governorship poll in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola. In a statement made available to the media on Wednesday by the Director of Media and Publicity of the …

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