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If the reports of bruised heads, the intimidation and arrest of opposition party agents, alleged complicity of security agents and protests which characterised the Osun State governorship rerun elections that produced the All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola are anything to go by, then the credibility of the…
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Nigerian musician, Davido, was very active and vocal about the Osun election and its follow up rerun which had his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship seat in the state. Following the outcome of the rerun election last Thursday,the Independent…
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The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewale Akanbi, has congratulated governor-elect, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, and his deputy, Gboyega Alabi, on their victory in the just-concluded election. The Oluwo, who also hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Osun State residents for the peaceful conduct of the…
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THE Osun State governorship election was concluded after two rounds of voting, the first widely regarded as very credible but stalemated, and the second decisive but thought to be a little controversial. Yet, it was the second round of voting, the rerun in seven polling units, that determined the outcome…
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By Taiwo Adebulu Some stories are better left untold, for the sour memory it evokes leaves the heart totally repugnant to the most trivial of synonymous narratives. They haunt not only to the soul that harbour them. For a journalist, such stories cannot wither. They must be nourished and told. While…
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The Ark of Noah offered man redemption after God’s anger rained a retributive deluge which submerged the earth and its sins thousands of years ago. Surely, the ways of God are not the ways of man. I remember the hymn, ‘God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform…’…
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The Coalition of United Political Parties has described the governorship rerun election in seven polling units in Osun State as a show of shame. It also expressed worry that the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Nigerian security forces had allegedly turned themselves into organs of the All Progressives Congress….
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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party met in Abuja on Thursday over the conduct of the rerun governorship election in Osun State. While rejecting it, the party also said that the Thursday election was one of the worst days in the history of Nigeria. It described the election…
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With a margin of 482 votes, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Gboyega Oyetola was this morning declared Osun State governor-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Returning Officer Prof. Joseph Afuwape declared Oyetola winner at exactly 1:23am. He said: “Oyetola, having satisfied the requirement of the law, having scored…
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Being the text of a press conference addressed by the Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) on the Osun Governorship election Gentlemen of the Media, we, the Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) in Osun State welcome you to this media briefing. The ACPP comprised of more than 20 political…
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