Accusations fly between Adeleke’s campaign council and the Osun APC

Both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Imole Campaign Council have accused each other of turning a tragic incident in Ilobu, Osun State, involving a 14-year-old child into a political wedge issue in the run-up to the governorship election. It was stated that a shooting incident near the Irepodun Local Government Secretariat, Ilobu, resulted … Read more

Three individuals had been apprehended in Bauchi after the victim’s motorbike

After a breakthrough occurred when one of the suspects was discovered with the victim’s motorbike, the Bauchi State Police Command detained three individuals in relation to the suspected murder of a man in Gwaram Town, Alkaleri Local Government Area. The command’s PR, SP Nafiu Habib, announced the announcement in a statement on Tuesday, explaining that … Read more

Our phones are tapped, and they’re following us—El-Rufai’s wife raises alarm

Hajiya Asia El-Rufai, the second wife of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that she and her co-wife, Aishatou El-Rufai, are being tracked and monitored. Asia El-Rufai alerted the public via a Facebook post. According to her, their personal communication lines have been compromised, raising concerns about their safety. She stated that authorities … Read more

PDP candidate Oluyede votes, criticises BVAS faults

Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for governor of Ekiti State, has expressed unhappiness with the election’s conduct at Ugele/Arokun Ward in Ikere Local Government. Oluyede told reporters shortly after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 006, Ugele/Arokun Ward, that many voters in his polling unit had yet to vote due to issues … Read more

A large turnout and a smooth procedure were recorded in the Ondo South by-election

The ongoing by-election in Ondo South Senatorial District, Ondo State, has been reported as quiet. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa expressed pleasure with the level of voter turnout across the district’s six local government units, claiming that the process was orderly. The by-election is being held to fill Senator Jimoh Ibrahim’s seat, which was left empty after … Read more

ADC candidate charges vote buying, assault, and intimidation, while APC Chieftain disputes claims

Dare Bejide, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in the Ekiti State election, has claimed that vote buying occurred and that his driver was assaulted at his polling unit on Saturday. Bejide, who voted at Polling Unit 004, Ward 2, Oke Adura, Ilawe-Ekiti, accused members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of blatantly handing … Read more

Massive vote-buying as APC hands out N10,000 and N2,000 to voters

On Saturday, claims of vote-buying in the governorship race now underway in Ekiti State emerged. There have been reports of voters who allegedly got monetary incentives from operatives of political parties in return for their votes. Results from Aramoko Ekiti, the seat of the Ekiti West Local Government Area, show that some voters acknowledged receiving … Read more