Stop propaganda of blood and death

Stop propaganda of blood and death By Bayo Fasunwon The elders have a saying that he who owes, and promises to pay back the debt in twenty years should not go to sleep. Sooner than he expects, twenty years would be, tomorrow. Now Nigerians can heave a sigh of relief. The 2019 Presidential and national […]

Nigerians await presidential election results

By David Akinadewo | Collation of results for Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections has commenced just as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu officially declared the national collation centre opened in Abuja, yesterday. INEC had rescheduled the election from February 16, 2019 to February 23, citing logistic reason. […]

Govt charges ministries on record keeping

By Fatima Muraina \ Ondo State Government has stressed the need  for ministries and parastatals to go through the due process in stages involved in the release of funds in order to have easy accessibility to funds and  adequate proper  records. The State Parmanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mr Gbenga Adelayi stated this […]

APC chides PDP for asking INEC to declare Atiku winner

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar as winner of Saturday’s Presidential election as an unwarranted attack on democracy and Nigerians. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the APC National Publicity Secretary in a statement on […]

As Nigerians go to the polls

By Bisi Olominu | The people of Ondo State trooped out last Saturday to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly. Undeterred by the previous postponement, they eager to exercise their franchise as early as 6am, they left home early to beat the security and get to their polling stations in time […]

Woman loses  N25m in Osun  violence

Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | Properties worth millions of naira have been lost to the political crisis that ensued in Igangan, a community in Atakumosa East local council development area of Osun state. It was gathered that the crisis ensued on Sunday February 17, 2019, when some youths, suspected to be political thugs invaded the community […]

Massive turn out in Osun

Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo | Massive turned out of  voters was  recorded last Saturday in Osun state for the general elections to exercise their civic responsibilities. The Hope gathered that adhoc staff and INEC officials were seen at at 6am moving to their polling units in Osogbo. It was also gathered that all materials and machineries […]

Makinde wins House of Reps  seat in Ondo

Victor Akinkuolie & Sade Adewale | Former Caretaker Chairman of Ondo West Local Government area of Ondo state, Mr. Abiola Makinde, has been declared winner for the House of Representatives for Ondo East/West Federal Constituency. Makinde, a candidate of African Democratic Alliance (ADC) who was the  Organising Secretary South/West of the People’s Democratic Party ( […]

MOB wins  senatorial seat

Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | There was wild jubilation on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital following the announcement that the former House of Representatives member and All Progressives Congress(APC) senatorial candidate in Ekiti Central for the Saturday National assembly election, Opeyemi Bamidele, has won the senatorial seat in the state. The jubilants who are […]

‘Collation Officer tasks politicians on unity’

Fisayo Akinduro, Osogbo \ Nigerians have been urged to see themselves as one after the general elections. The Presidential Election collation officer in the state, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe disclosed this in Osogbo on Sunday. Ogundipe  also appealed to party agents at the centre to be peaceful and orderly. Ogundipe said the election was another milestone […]