Fifteen political parties go to the poll in Osun State today to seek the votes of about 1.9 million eligible voters in deciding who the Governor would be when the first term of Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola ends on 27 November. But realistically, only two political parties – the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – …

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has announced Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. In a statement on Thursday by Kwankwaso’s media aide, Muyiwa Fatosa, the presidential flagbearer Idahosa’s choice Followed “careful considerations and meticulous screening of more than 20 prospective candidates”. According to the party, the candidates, …

Elder Statesman, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has given a massive boost to the gubernatorial ambition of Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). At a three-hour ceremony attended by top personalities from the state at Clark’s Asokoro home in Abuja, the former Federal Commissioner for Information, who also led the struggle for the …

By Gbenga Olarinoye, Osogbo Ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Osun State, an elder statesman and Second Republic politician, Chief Abiola Ogundokun has said that Governor Gboyega Oyetola is turning the state into “African Singapore”, through his developmental programmes. In a statement in Osogbo on Thursday, Oguntokun said that Oyetola’s style of administration was unique making him second to …

Two days to the Osun States governorship election, a Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s emergence as the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the election. A governorship aspirant in the party’s primary , Alhaji Moshood Olalekan Adeoti sued the APC, Oyetola and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), accusing the Governor of …

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has called for the inclusion of commitment against vote-buying in the Peace Accord signed by candidates of political parties ahead of election days. ICPC’s spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua said on Wednesday at the PREMIUM TIMES’ weekly TwitterSpaces that officers would be deployed from the agency’s office in Osun State and its South-west zonal …

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has contested the claim by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the party and New Nigeria People’s Party were yet to upload a single nomination for governorship and state assembly candidates to its portal. INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye had also advised the …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has announced former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe as Director-General of his campaign. In a statement, Omo-Agege, who is also the Deputy Senate President, stated that Orubebe is bringing on board a towering wealth of experience into the campaign. “Orubebe shall, side …

The protests continue to mount against the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the latest being from a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal, who described as “disastrous error”, the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as Vice Presidential candidate by the party’s presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. In a statement on …

The leader of Afenifere, a pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Chief Ayo Adebanjo has backed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi. Adebanjo said on Tuesday that this was informed by the candidate’s ability to “rule independently”. He added that Obi would not disappoint Nigerians if he wins the 2023 presidential election. Speaking on Yoruba Gbode, an …