Tag: Osun election
Osun election: APC, PDP in last-minute campaigns
Forty-eight hours to the Osun governorship election, political parties are intensifying the use of radio, television, social media and posters…
All is set for Osun guber election – Jega
Prof. Attahiru Jega, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday said all was set for the Osun…
PDP, APC guilty of ‘stomach infrastructure’ in Osun – Socialist Party
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has accused the frontrunners in the 9 August governorship election in…
Obanikoro planning to assassinate 2 APC members, says Aregbesola
By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday evening accused Nigeria’s minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, of planning…
We’ll win Osun election, APC, PDP claim
By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on…
Osun Governorship Election: Let’s Get It Right
By Raymond Oise-Oghaede All is now set for the Osun State governorship election slated for Saturday, 9 August and expectations…
Ekiti State Election, An Eye Opener —APC Chieftain
Bode Towoju, an Abuja-based chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the 16 June Ekiti governorship election is an…
Tension in Osun as army, police take over state
Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Tension was sky high and hotels were fully booked on Wednesday in Osogbo, capital of…
Oyinlola’s defection will not affect our victory – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tuesday’s defection of former Osun governor, Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to All Peoples Congress (APC)…
Osun Election: IG Warns Troublemakers To Stay Away From State
Acting Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba on Monday advised Nigerians who have no business in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun…
Insecurity: IG Meets With Senior Officers On Strategies
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Monday met with senior police officers in Abuja to evolve strategies…
‘We’ll Sweep PDP Out Of Osun’
Yisa Jamiu A member of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Abiodun Muniru, has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is…
‘Vote Out Omisore So That My Father’s Death Won’t Be In Vain’
Yisa Jamiu The son of late Cicero of Esa Oke and Osun State Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban…
Election manipulation over in Nigeria – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said the days when a few politicians could hijack voting materials and manipulate the outcome…
Osun Election: PDP plans massive rigging in 10 LGs – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that the PDP plans to massively rig the 9 August governorship election in…
Jonathan warns miscreants to steer clear of Osun polls
President Goodluck Jonathan has warned miscreants to steer clear of the 9 August Osun governorship election or face the wrath…
Omisore will win Osun election, brags Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday in Ile-Ife that the PDP candidate for the 9 August Osun governorship poll, Iyiola…
Osun Election: Commissioner wants INEC count votes publicly
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has been urged to publicly count and immediately announce result of the Osun governorship…
News Analysis: Seven reasons why Governor Aregbesola will win Osun election
By Bayo Adeyinka Friday, May 24, 2013. 35 governors gathered to vote for the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum…
I’m back to PDP for good – Fani-Kayode
Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode said on Tuesday in Osogbo that he has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Osun election: Voters storm electoral ward for PVC
Prospective voters in Osogbo thronged the various electoral wards in the town to collect their permanent voters cards (PVC). The…
Osun Election: Omisore supporters kill APC member
Senator Iyiola Omisore’s political supporters have been accused of killing a member of the opposition party on Friday 25 July.…
SSS shuts down office Opinion Poll company
Two weeks to the governorship election in Osun State, armed operatives from State Security Services, SSS have reportedly swooped on…
Osun Elections will be the best ever, Jega vows
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Basking in the success of recent Ekiti State polls, Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral…
Osun Election: INEC Commissioner arrives, police assure residents
Ahmed Wali, National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday arrived at Osogbo to supervise the 9 August governorship…
Reject PDP’s expired rice, APC tells voters
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of collaborating with the Nigeria Customs Service to…
APC took Osun through ‘back door’, we’ll reclaim it – Sambo
Vice President Namadi Sambo has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will reclaim Osun state, taken “through the back…
Reps summon Jega over permanent voter cards
The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, over alleged haphazard distribution of…
Osun Poll: INEC to distribute election materials on time
Election materials for the 9 August governorship election in Osun would arrive the state as planned and would be distributed…