BREAKING: Jimoh Ibrahim is the Authentic Candidate of PDP - Supreme Court Judgement!

The unconfirmed Information reaching us indicates that the Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP  in Ondo state has finally been declared the authentic candidate to stand the about to be conducted governorship election in Ondo state. The Supreme Court today affirmed the candidacy of Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim of the Sheriff faction as the real candidate, upturning the yesterdy ruling of the Court of Appeal.

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PRESS RELEASE: EDO STATE RE-SCHEDULED 2016 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

 IGP Charges Officers to be apolitical

The Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K Idris NPM mni, determined to ensure that the rescheduled Edo Gubernatorial Election is conducted in an atmosphere of peace and security has ordered the activation of the revised operation plan for the governorship election slated to hold throughout the State on Wednesday, 28th September, 2016.

2. The revised election security operation plan will guarantee free, fair and credible election, secure electoral process, enable eligible voters exercise their franchise freely and voluntary, protection of election materials and officials, ensure adequate security before, during and after the election.
3. In the same vein, protection of life and property in the entire State will be of paramount importance. However, the Police will be firm and decisive in dealing with any infractions of the law, actions and activities that constitute breach of peace and contrary to public order.
4. For avoidance of doubt, the Police will mobilize and deploy adequate resources and personnel to prosecute the Edo Governorship election conclusively.
5. To this end, in order to achieve the expected outcome of credible election acceptable to all stakeholders, the police will deploy:
(i) Twenty Five Thousand (25,000.00) conventional Police Officers.
(ii) Tactical Teams which include:-
a. Police Mobile Force [PMF]

Election funding: Zenith Bank begs Fayose (PHOTOS SPEAK)

When we are online we need to be objective, many folks ran with the story surrounding Gov Fayose

Same Zenith Bank management team are in Ado Ekiti today to beg the Governor

Let us be circumspect when we are commenting on issue we know nothing about

The post is not to absolve anyone, but we implore our security agencies to be diligent in their duties and should desist from media war.

Top management team of Zenith Bank Plc on Thursday evening came to beg the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over the involvement of the bank in the funding of the June 21, 2014 governorship election of the governor.

Kogi Governorshipp Election: APC to Hold Fresh Primary Election; PDP kicks

The Chairman  of the All Progressives Congress (APC) John Oyegun has said that the APC will conduct a fresh primary election in Kogi State to pick a replacement for late Abubakar Audu.

Abubakar Audu, who passed away on Sunday, was the APC candidate in the November 21 inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, thereby throwing up fresh legal and political firestorm in the state.

While speaking with journalists at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, APC National Chairman John Oyegun said the decision to hold a fresh primary was taken after the party received a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) asking it to replace Audu.

The INEC decision followed a pronouncement to that effect by the Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami. 

While the APC welcomed the decision, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP demanded Malami’s resignation as it described the decision as an affront to democracy laced with mines to torpedo the democratic choice of the people in Kogi State.

Also, while APC, ahead of the December 5 supplementary polls to conclude the governorship election, has proposed fresh primaries to throw up a replacement for late Audu t,here was also a cloud on whether it would be restricted to only those who bought the initial forms or opened up to new entrants, a possibility that could draw in Audu’s running mate, Rep. James Faleke and Alhaji Isah Jibrin Echocho who recently defected from the PDP after a stormy political battle with the incumbent governor, Captain Idris Wada.

BREAKING NEWS: OSUN ELECTION TRIBUNAL DISMISSES OMISORE'S CASE FOR LACK OF MERIT

The election petition tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the Osun state capital has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in that last year state governorship election which saw the incumbent governor of the state Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola retained the seat for the next four years.

Contrary to the unnecessary and wide jubilation by the PDP supporters  since the both party closed their cases at tribunal and yesterday in Osogbo, the Tribunal dismissed the petition for lack of merit in all ramification and that the incumbent is duly and validly elected.


The Leading tribunal member, Justice Elizabeth Ipejime on Friday at the High Court in Osogbo declared  governor Aregbesola of the All Progressives Congress winner of the election tribunal.

Aregbesola who had defeated PDP’s Senator Iyiola Omisore during the polls with 392, 284 votes to 292, 742 votes but the results were contested by Omisore and the Peoples Democratic Party.

Both Aregbesola and Omisore were absent in court but were ably represented by their party’s agents.


On allegations of over-voting, the Tribunal ruled that no single evidence of over-voting was proved by the petitioners.

On allegation of using O'Yes as INEC officials, there is no such evidence on record as what they have are two O'Yes member who testified as agent and not INEC official

The tribunal ruled that the Petitioners failed to prove allegations of improper accreditation.

On the allegation of non stamping of result by the Petitioners, the Tribunal ruled that the result sheets were properly signed and stamped.

On the allegations of intimidation and prevention of people from voting, the tribunal ruled that there was no evidence to that effect.

Also, the Tribunal ruled that there is nothing expert in the so called expert witness report.

On the complaints that INEC did not call witness, the Tribunal ruled that the petitioners is duty bound to discharge the onus to prove the allegations.

In this case the petitioners failed to prove their allegations to warrant INEC calling evidence.


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AREGBESOLA'S VICTORY IS A STATEMENT OF FACT ABOUT HIS EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE - PASTOR W.F. KUMUYI

The General Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry , Pastor William Folorunso Kumiyi has descibed Governor of the state of Rauf Aregbesola as a man who has demonstrated exemplary leadership with his disposition to all religion creeds and massive infra structural development in the state. 

He said the attitude of the governor has not suggested any form of favouritsm to any religion in his policies and programme.

The Deeper Life General Overseer made the statement while addressing journalists during a Courtesy visit to the Governor, at the State House, Osogbo. 

Kumuyi thank God for the peaceful conduct of the August 9 Governorship Election in the state and the emergence of Governor Aregbesola for second term while urging the governor to double his efforts during the second term.

Aregbesola, Omisore and Osun state’s August votes by Lasisi Olagunju

About 18 months ago, I was at a media event in Lagos where Senator Iyiola Omisore unveiled his decision to contest the 2014 governorship election in Osun State. He spoke so passionately about his love for the state and why and how he would contest and win. I remember a number of people spoke. I remember (for whatever reasons) I was asked to also say something. I remember I got up, slowly, then told Senator Omisore that if the election was held under the prevailing circumstance, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, then of the ACN, would win. I remember I explained that Aregbesola would win, not for anything else, but for the fact that there would be no opposition political party to contest the seat with him. Omisore’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as far back as that time, was already rent, badly divided in Osun State. It was at that event that some of the editors got to know that Omisore had parted ways with his friend, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, at a time he ( the senator) was already in competition for the governorship ticket of the party with three other key stakeholders in the PDP. I thought I was helping him, giving him hints of what needed to be done, but the ever confident, optimistic Omisore dismissed my words. “Nobody will be a threat to this project,” he said as I took my seat.

As I sat back at that event, playing with my phone, my mind was scouring the ocean beds of history, of Generals who went to wars and came out victorious and in one piece, and of those defeated, badly bruised. I remembered Hannibal, imperial Rome’s tormentor for many years. Would history have listed Hannibal among military geniuses if he had repeatedly fought and failed in his missions? And, more importantly, would he have won his wars if he had fought all battles? Should a good commander fight all battles? Shouldn’t he select his battles while focusing intently on winning the war? Would Hannibal have been celebrated in history if he had not taken his troops (and elephants) through the Alps? Would he have been able to cross the Alps if he had not been conciliatory with the Gauls through whose territory he had to pass to fulfill his destiny?

Osun Victory: Aregbesola and Civl servants

The gubernatorial election in Osun has come and gone and the good people of the State of Osun has once again decided who lead them for the next four years, but as the celebration continue across the nooks and corners of the State our observation revealed that the civil servants remain unhappy except few as they find it difficult to join the common people in celebrating the victory of the people’s governor.

Yes, while some believe that the ethic of the civil servant job does not permit them to participate in full politics but considering how the present government/administration under the leadership of Aregbesola took care of the civil servants in the State one will believe that the later should celebrate the re-election of Ogbeni than the common people.

Jega concession to Omisore and PDP blackmail is a crude step to rig Osun Poll

INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega concession to Omisore and PDP blackmail is a crude step to rig the August 9 election in Osun which will be highly resisted even if heaven will fall as INEC removes Akeju as Osun REC and Replaces him with Agbaje.

The reports has it that, barring any last minute change, the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ambassador Toyin Akeju, will this week proceed on leave ahead of the state governorship election slated for August 9, 2014.

Interim Statement By Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room In Respect Of The Gubernatorial Election In Ekiti State

By Nigeria civil Society Situation Room

Beginning from June 18, 2014, the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) comprising more than 60 civic organizations observed the electioneering developments in Ekiti State, including the governorship election held on June 21, 2014.

During, the June 21st governorship election, findings from observers deployed across the 16 local government areas (LGAs) of the state showed a marked improvement by INEC in management of the electoral processes and the outcomes of the poll, this represented a significant shift away from the irregularities and logistical failings that have consistently characterized previous elections.

#‎EkitiDecides‬: Security agents clamp down on APC leaders, Journalists in Ekiti - APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians and the international community to the massive clampdown on the party's leaders as well as journalists during Saturday's ongoing governorship election in Ekiti state.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Mr. Awodolu and 22 others were arrested at Egbe-Ekiti and taken to Ikere-Ekiti ; two leaders were arrested from Ilawe while 11 others were picked up from Ado-Ekiti.

It said those arrested at Ado Ward A units 1, 6, 8 and 11 include Charles Fashuba, Tolu Ajayi, Elesun, Olu Hero, Gboyega Fabuero, all of whom were pointed out to security agents by one Femi Ogunleye, a member of the PDP.

INEC: No security presence in some areas in Ado

We are aware of reports of the absence of security in some areas in Ado. We are working with security agents to address this.- INEC.

Hotlines: 07098115257, 07098117563, 07098116381, 07098110916, 07098114865, 07098118346, 07098115592, 07098115583 ‪#‎EkitiDecide. Make sure your reports are location specific i.e. PU code or Ward name so we can triangulate the reports.

According News Agency of Nigeria: "Massive turnout in Ekiti State as gubernatorial election holds, with voter accreditation commencing on schedule"

OVER 36,000 SECURITY OPERATIVES WERE MOBILISED FOR THIS GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION ONLY.

Osun Guber Poll: Ataoja Of Osogbo Leads Osogbo Indegenes To Endorse Aregbesola's 2nd Term Bid!

Aregbesola's second term bid received a big boost today, as the the Ataoja of Osogbo, HRH Oba Jimoh Olanipekun led the sons and daughters of Osogbo land to the popular Nelson Mandela' Freedom Park in Osogbo to endorse him for second term.

The Royal Highness Ataoja of Osogbo said the outstanding performances of the Governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola , most especially in changing the face of Osogbo, the state capital should earn the incumbent governor of the state an indisputable victory in the next August 9th governorship election.

Sambo The Rambo By Fola Ojo

In 1982 was an action powerhouse movie called RAMBO which starred Sylvester Stallone as a Vietnam veteran who used his advanced military techniques, machine guns and bare hands to fight off the entire police force of a few towns. RAMBO turned these towns into warfronts with his armaments. In Nigeria, there is now our own RAMBO in Vice-President, Namadi Sambo who has promised that Osun and Ekiti states will be warfronts in the coming gubernatorial elections. This time, he seems to be promising us; it will not be a movie!

What is making this threat more unsettling is the optics of several incidents we now see in the aftermath of the statement. A couple of days after the utterance, we saw Ayo Fayose, the Ekiti ambassador in the state Governorship election cladded in a bullet-proof vest during a campaign event. That confirms that some kind of war is looming in that state. Musiliu Obanikoro, Minister of State of Defense mobilized men in army uniform to the site of the Ondo bye-election that was just concluded. The location was filled with pandemonium and violence and INEC indicted him.

INEC To Begin Training Of Adhoc Staff In Osun

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun says it will soon begin intensive training of its adhoc staff for the governorship election slated for Aug. 9.

The commission made the revelations in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, on Tuesday through the commission’s Administrative Secretary, Mr Oladipo Oladapo,  who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) .