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Ibadan North by-election: PDP’s Oyekunle wins polling unit with wide margin
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election, Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle, popularly known as “DoN,” has won his polling unit by a convincing margin. At Ward 4, Unit 12, St. John Primary School, Oyekunle secured 79 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate polled 29. The result highlights Oyekunle’s strong…
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Ibadan North by-election: PDP takes early lead as vote counting begins
By Adejayan Gbenga – The counting of votes in the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election has commenced, with early results indicating that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in a strong lead ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Preliminary figures from several wards and polling units show the PDP maintaining a comfortable margin, particularly in both urban and semi-urban…
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By-election: Okpebholo expresses concerns over slow performance of BVAS
The governor of Edo State, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, on Saturday cast his vote at Polling Unit 1 Ward 2 in Udomi Primary School in Esan Central Local Government. He expressed concerns over the slow performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the ongoing by-election in Edo Central Senatorial District. Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote, Okpebholo…
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By-election: Security agents nab PDP Chieftain, INEC officials with huge cash in Ogun
Security officers in Ogun State have arrested some people suspected to be Independent National Electoral Commission staff with a huge amount of money ahead of the state by-election. They were picked up alongside a politician who was allegedly planning to buy votes. The suspects were arrested at a hotel in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area on Saturday. In a viral…
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By-election: Abiodun votes at PU 002, applauds INEC for prompt electoral materials
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has lauded the people of Remoland for conducting themselves in an orderly manner at the ongoing Remo Federal Constituency by-election into the House of Representatives. Abiodun, who spoke while fielding questions from newsmen after casting his vote at Poling Unit 002, Ita Osanyin Ward, Iperu-Remo at 10:33 am, also applauded the Independent National Electoral…
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By-election: Large turnout as voters troop out to vote in Remo federal constituency
A peaceful voting exercise has been reported in Remo federal constituency, Ogun State, on Saturday, as residents troop out to all places monitored in the ongoing by-elections across 13 states of the federation. While casting her vote, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the by-election for Remo federal constituency, Adesola Elegbeji, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
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Court orders INEC to list SDP candidates in Saturday’s bye-elections
By Kunle Sanni – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it will include Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidates in Saturday’s bye-elections across 12 states, following a Federal High Court order. In a judgment delivered in Abuja (Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1525/2025), the court directed INEC to accept and publish the party’s candidates despite the SDP’s earlier failure to submit…
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By-elections: IGP deploys senior officers to ensure hitch-free exercise
Ahead of the by-elections in some parts of the country on Saturday, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the deployment of senior officers to ensure a hitch-free exercise. The affected states are Jigawa, Edo, Ogun, Oyo, Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Taraba, Kogi, Niger, Enugu, and Zamfara. A statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations…
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APC denies claim of being declared terrorist organisation by Canadian court
By Kunle Sanni – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports that a Canadian court declared the party a terrorist organisation, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said the judgment in question — Douglas Egharevba vs. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness…
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Nigeria rejects Canadian court’s terrorism label on political parties
The Federal Government has condemned a ruling by a Canadian federal court that designated certain Nigerian political parties as “terrorist organisations.” In a statement on Friday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa said the decision arose from a case involving a Nigerian, Mr. Douglas Egharevba, who arrived in Canada in 2017 and applied for refugee status under the…
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