Author: Halimah Olamide
Halimah Olamide Holds a degree in History and Education. She also holds professional certificates in graphics and passionate about reporting issues of politics, economy, and gender
Says INEC Has Gained Confidence of the People President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has felicitated with newly re-elected Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his victory at the just concluded poll. This was contained in a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday. NPO reports that Aiyedatiwa was declared winner of the election after topping poll with 366,781 votes, defeating his closest rival Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party who recorded 117,845 votes. The President also congratulated the other 17 political parties for the maturity and sense of purpose demonstrated during the campaigns and…
The re-elected Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has urged opposition parties to join hands with him and develop the state together. Aiyedatiwa’s call came after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Sunday declared him the winner of Saturday’s govenorship election in the state. Aiyedatiwa polled 366,781 votes, while Ajayi scored 117,835 votes across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election. In his acceptance speech, Aiyedatiwa while promising to run an all inclusive government, commended INEC and security agencies and all stakeholders involved in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has honored Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) award. This took place at the State House in Abuja on Sunday after he was welcomed by the President. NPO reports that Modi landed in Abuja yesterday and was warmly received by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Federal Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu alongside the Indian community in Nigeria. This will make him the second foreign dignitary to receive this honour, following Queen Elizabeth in 1969. This will be the 17th international award conferred upon PM Modi…
The Chairman of the APC National Campaign Council for Ondo Election and Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, will continue economic and infrastructural growth in the State when officially declared by the Independent Nation Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner in the ongoing State election. He made the assertion via an X post on Sunday. “When Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is officially declared by INEC, he will continue the party’s agenda of economic and infrastructural growth in Ondo State.” he said. He noted that he had visited the All Progressives Congress…
Despite all odds, Chidinma Adesthina, representing Nigeria has emerged as the first runner-up at the just concluded Miss Universe pageantry. The grand finale was held at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. NPO Reports that the Victoria Kjaer Theilvig, representing Denmark was announced as the winner, succeeding Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua. Alongside Adetshina and Theilvig, contestants from Bolivia, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Russia, Chile, Thailand, Canada, and Peru were among the top 12 finalists. She made her way to the top 30 finalists and gradually rose to the top five contenders. NPO Reports thatAdetshina who is…
•Says Persistent Vote Buying Can Mar Elections YIAGA Africa, a civil society organization, has said its agents observed widespread vote buying in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship Election. This was contained in a statement singed by the Chairman of the 2024 Ondo Election Mission, YIAGA Africa, Ezenwa Nwagwu. The statement further condemned this, stating that it contributes to electoral corruption and political inequality. “Yiaga Africa observed widespread occurrence of vote buying across several polling units, which is becoming a permanent feature of our electoral process. According to Yiaga, the voting process commenced calm and orderly as voters arrived just in…
Barely one week in office, the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) boss, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has been sacked from the position by an Abuja Court of Appeal. The court has therefore affirmed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the authentic President of NURTW. NPO reports that Oluomo was sworn in on the 9th of November, 2024 following the election which took place during its Quadrennial Delegate Conference at its Zonal Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State. The court also affirmed the judgment of the Industrial Court delivered on the 11th of March 2024 in respect of Suit…
Agency Reports The Saturday local government elections in Ogun were largely characterised by low turnout of voters and logistics challenges at the early stage of the exercise in most council areas. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the exercise across the state, report that the elections scheduled to hold between 8 a.m. and 3.p.m. did not start until 11.00 a.m. in most of the polling centres. NAN reports that most of the polling units visited at Oke-Ilewo and Adigbe areas of Abeokuta-South Local Government area as well as Ibafo and Mowe areas in Obafemi-Owode Local Government…
As the Local Government elections in Ogun State gets underway, the Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has cast his vote. He cast his vote at Ward 3, Polling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin, Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area. “I have just cast my vote in the ongoing Local Government Election at Ward 3, Polling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin, Iperu, in Ikenne Local Government Area.” He lauded the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission for its readiness to conduct a free and fair election. The governor said that there were little glitches with the logistics, but everything has been resolved and that election materials…
The Chairman of the African Action Congress (Oyo State), Kayode Babayomi, has confronted suspected vote buyers in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election. This occured at Ward 3 ,Unit 11 and 12, Ilutuntun,Okitipupa Local Government Area. “I caught these APC guys sharing money to voters ,10k per vote ,a million per unit. “We have a long way to gooooooo.. police walked into the nearest cassava farm to hide .” A video sighted by NPO Reports shows Babayomi walking up to some men sitting down with a list of names and holding naira notes. In the clip, one of the men…