The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has won the Ondo State governorship election. He emerged victorious in all the 18 Local Government Areas polling 366,781 votes as against 117,845 votes recorded by his closest rival, Chief Agboola Ajayi, who flew the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party. Ajayi was Deputy Governor to the now late …

One of the civil society group that monitored the Ondo State governorship election, Yiaga Africa, has described the process as largely peaceful and orderly. According to the group, although there were some cases of attempted vote buying, that did not cast a dark cloud on the outcome of the exercise. “So far the process is commendable, we went round and …

The local government elections held in Ogun and Zamfara states on Saturday were marred by low turnout of voters and late arrival of voting materials. In Ogun State, Sunday PUNCH gathered that accreditation and voting did not start until around 11 am and 12 pm in many polling units. As of 10:30 am according to Sunday PUNCH, polling units O1, …

With results from three Local Government Areas (LGAs) awaited at the collating centre, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is coasting home to victory in Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election. The 59-year-old businessman and politician has won in all of the 15 LGAs whose results have so far been declared and polled 301,113 votes, while former Deputy …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Agboola Ajayi has won his polling unit. Agboola who voted at at Apoi Ward II, Unit 004 in Kiribo, Ese Odo Council Area of the state on Saturday, polled 194 votes to defeat his main rival, Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress who scored 003 votes. The former …

Ahead of Saturday’s local government elections, the Ogun State Government has approved Friday, 15 November 2024, as a work-free day. This, according to the government, is to enable public and civil servants who desire to travel to their various Local Government Areas to perform their civic duty to do so without any hitch. In a statement on Thursday, by the …

President Bola Tinubu has described members of opposition parties in the country as reactionary politicians. Tinubu stated this on Wednesday in Akure, at the grand finale of the campaign rally for Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ondo State in Saturday’s election. The President, who was represented by his Vice, Kashim Shettima, asked the supporters …

The Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Ondo State, Chief Agboola Ajayi, has promised to tackle the insecurity in the state, if elected. Ajayi made the promise during his campaign tour of Ifedore and Idanre local government areas of the state. He vowed to fortify the state’s security apparatus, Amotekun, promising robust measures to effectively curb criminal activities …

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, bickered over alleged plans to compromise the poll. In a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, PDP alleged that APC leaders in Ondo had made plans to compromise the election. APC members smuggled in as presiding officers —PDP Peretei …

Four Nigerians have made strides in international politics, securing various elected positions in the United States and Australia. A statement by the spokesperson for the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Sunday disclosed that Dr Oye Owolewa, Segun Adeyina, Adeyemi Mobolade, and Chiaka Barry emerged victorious in recent elections, representing different communities and parties. In the United States, …