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President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians should be grateful to God, despite the country’s current challenges. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari spoke on Saturday in Daura, his hometown, when he paid a visit to Abdulmumini Usman, Emir of Katsina. The president said his administration has been doing its […]

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently at the hospital for a surgical procedure over pain in his leg. Laolu Akande, spokesman to the vice-president, disclosed this on Saturday. According to Akande, Osinbajo’s surgery is “on account of a recurrent leg pain in the leg possibly sustained from an injury while playing squash”. […]

Aisha Yesufu, activist and founder of Citizens Hub, says the 2023 presidential election is “a fight for survival”. Speaking on Saturday in an interview by ARISE TV, the activist urged Nigerians to be more active during elections. “Nigerians better get ready because 2023 election is election for survival; we are fighting for […]

Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the governorship election in Osun state, has won his polling unit. Adeleke defeated Gboyega Oyetola, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to win polling unit 009, ward 02, Abogunde, Ede North LGA. The PDP standard-bearer polled 218 votes while Oyetola, […]

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior and former governor of Osun, did not vote at the governorship election on Saturday. Residents, who spoke to TheCable in Ifofin, Ilesha area, where Aregbesola was expected to cast his vote, said it is “unlike the minister” who always arrives in his hometown on the eve of an […]

Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has come under heavy criticism on Twitter for joining an internet trend. In a tweet on Friday, Tinubu posted a picture of himself with some youths, lauding them for being hardworking, and then added “#labourchallenge” to the tweet.  “Working hard to secure […]

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Yusuf Lasun, standard bearer of the Labour Party in the Osun governorship election, says Nigeria is in trouble if vote buying persists. There have been reports that major political parties are devising new strategies to engage in vote buying in the election. Speaking with journalists after voting on Saturday, Lasun said he […]

Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun, says he will be reelected. Speaking with journalists after voting on Saturday, Oyetola said the people are “conscious” and see the need to participate in the process. The governor said once the process is transparent, there would not be a need to ask people to vote. […]