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The incumbent Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has equalled the history of former Governor Abiola Ajimobi; to have become the second governor to secure re-election in the state. Makinde, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, cleared 31 out of the 33 local government areas in the state. The Returning Officer for the election announced that Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party got a total of 563,756 votes beating Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress, who got 256,685 votes . Adelabu of Accord Party got 38000 votes. He beat the All Progressives…

Seyi Makinde has won 31 local government areas out of the 33 announced by the state’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. The winning is coasting Governor Makinde for a re-election victory in the on-going governorship election. The governor, who is seeking reelection is contesting against a three-term Senator, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Chief Adebayo Adelabu of Accord, among other contestants. Teslim comes a distant second in the governorship race ahead of Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord Party.

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are trailing each other in the governorship election results in 15 local government areas in Ogun State. While APC won in eight local government areas, the PDP won in seven councils out of the 15 councils declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The APC won in Odeda, Egbado-North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ijebu-North, Ijebu-Ode, Ipokia and Abeokuta-North. The PDP won in Abeokuta-South, Ogun Waterside, Ijebu-North/East, Ikenne, Ijebu-East, Remo-North and Odogbolu. Meanwhile, the PDP state collation agent, Sunkanmi Oyejide, has called for a rerun in some polling units where elections were cancelled. Oyejide…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rivers governorship candidate, Siminalayi Fubara who is the anointed candidate of the state governor, Nyesom Wike has cleared eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state, according to the state governorship election results collated so far. Fubara, born in Opobo Town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State on 28 January, 1975, is an accountant and a technocrat who rose to serve as the Accountant General of Rivers State. See below the guber results collation in Rivers so far: Tai LGARegistered: 76613 Accredited: 10393 A: 34 APC: 295 LP: 13 PDP: 9276 SDP: 508…

The Chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management Committee, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has issued a controversial statement on social media during the governorship and state assembly elections conducted on Saturday. MC Oluomo in a post on his Instagram account, referred to certain people as “Obidiots” as he asked them if they have realised that Lagos belongs to the Yoruba people. Akinsanya, a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) also said the so-called “Obidiots” should be bearing the brunt of the consequences of the term ‘Lagos is no man’s land.’ MC Oluomo wrote, “Hope the Obidiots…

The Gubernatorial Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party and the incumbent Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde is early lead as the INEC Collation begins in Ibadan. Makinde is in early lead to win at least 20 Local Governments out of the 33 Local Government in the State. Makinde has been projected to win his Re-election bid against the All Progressive Congress Candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin, Accord’s Chief Bayo Adelabu. ONA ARA : 1 A; 1212APC ; 5510 PDP; 17326 YPP; 28IBADAN NORTH WEST; 2 A; 1291APC; 5947PDP; 19007YPP; 09 IBARAPA EAST; 3 A; 1885APC; 7184PDP; 11125YPP; 11AFIJIO ;.…

The incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, is in early lead, as Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC commences collation of result from the 20 Local Government Areas. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, 16 results are so far available at the collation centre in Yaba. The other four are being awaited. The election is a three-horse race between incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of ruling APC, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) of the Labour Party and Adediran Abdul-Azeez (Jandor) of the Peoples Democratic Party. See results as announced so far: Lagos Island LG APC…

The Member Representing Ibadan North Constituency 11 at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Adebayo Babajide Gabriel has been declared winner and return elected. The declaration was made by the INEC Returning officer , Announcing the results, he said Adebayo Babajide Gabriel of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) polled a total vote of Fivetheen Thousand, Six Hundered and Seventy Nine (15,679) to defeat 17 other candidates. According to the final results as announced by INEC, the Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Scored a total vote of Seven thousand, two hundred and twenty two (7,222), While the candidate…

Governor Seyi Makinde, the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state has won his polling unit. Makinde voted at Ward 11, Unit 01, Abayomi Iwo-Road in Ibadan North East Local Council. He has 174 votes while the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 28, Accord Party scored 5, Labour Party scored 3 votes. Four votes were voided. For the House Of Assembly poll, the PDP scored 160 votes, APC scored 30, Accord 9 and the Labour Party (LP), scored 5 votes. Nine votes were voided. In a related development, Makinde was announced winner of the polling unit…

Manchester United are hosting Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the Europa League after Friday’s draw. The Red Devils passed their second Spanish test after playing Barcelona in the qualifier and Real Betis in the Round of 16. Sevilla make it the third Spanish team the English club is meeting in the knockout of this year’s edition of the Europa League. Below is the full Quarter final draw below: Manchester United vs SevillaJuventus vs SportingAS Roma vs FeyenoordBayer Leverkusen vs Union St Gilloise