LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola may engage no fewer than 50 lawyers, including senior advocates, to challenge the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. A member of the governor’s legal team, Kunle Adegoke, gave this indication in an interview with…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Senate and Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Council on Osun State Governorship Election, Dr Bukola Saraki, has faulted the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission that the results of the election held on Saturday were inconclusive. Saraki, in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, expressed dismay…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration of Osun State guber election won by its candidate Ademola Adeleke saying the decision of INEC was clear robbery. PDP via its tweeter handle, said: #OsunDecides2018.. We reject in its entirety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) @inecnigeria declaration of the September 22,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven (7) polling units where 3498 votes were cancelled will decide who becomes the next Governor of Osun State in the rerun election slated for September 27, 2018 by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The polling units are located in Orolu LGA, Ife South LGA, Ife North LGA and Osogbo LGA….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Investigation by Saturday PUNCH revealed that the representatives of at least one of the contestants were using the WhatsApp social media platform to woo Permanent Voter Card holders, who are residents of Osun State, to sell their votes. This was despite attempts by the Independent National Electoral Commission to curb vote-buying and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the weekend in Osogbo, Osun State capital, solicited support for the party’s candidate in the September 22, 2018 governorship election in the state, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola, saying with his impeccable credentials, competence and the sterling performance of the outgoing Governor…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chairman of the Osun Primary Election Committee and Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has charged the leaders and members of the Osun State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to collaborate more and forge stronger unity ahead of the September 22, 2018 Governorship poll in the…