The official results for the 2024 Ondo State gubernatorial election, as compiled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), show a commanding lead for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after results from 15 local government areas (LGAs) have been announced. As of the latest update, the APC has garnered 268,144 votes, significantly ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which trails with 79,125 votes. The ongoing collation process, which began…

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, and Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Ondo governorship election, emerged victorious in their respective polling units. At polling unit 05, Ugbo Ward 4, Obenla in Ilaje LGA, where Aiyedatiwa cast his vote, he garnered 128 votes, while Ajayi managed only three. Conversely, at polling unit 04 in Apoi Ward 2, Kiribo, Ese-Odo LGA, Ajayi outperformed Aiyedatiwa with…

Abass Mimiko, the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) candidate in the ongoing governorship election in Ondo State has voiced confidence that President Bola Tinubu will remain impartial in the election process. The younger brother of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko said this after casting his vote at Yaba, Unit 20, Ward 7, in Ondo West Local Government Area. He added that the ball is in the court of the people of the…

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday morning apprehended a suspected vote buyer in the ongoing Ondo governorship election. According to Cable News, the man was nabbed on election day at ward 4, polling unit 007, outside St Stephen’s Primary School, Akure. The report said television footage showed the operatives and passers-by bellowing on the man to open the boot of his Toyota Camry car. Once he…

President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said Prime Minister Modi will arrive in Nigeria on Saturday. He said Mr Modi visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the…

Agboola Ajayi, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Ondo State’s ongoing governorship election, has raised concerns about the malfunctioning of the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Mr Ajayi, who is a former deputy governor of the state, made the allegation shortly after voting at Polling Unit 004, RCM, located in Idimado Quarters, Kiribo, within Ese Odo Local Government Area. The PDP candidate further accused the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Olayide Adelami, who is also the running mate to All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has exercised his voting rights. He cast his vote at Igboroko 2, Ward 3, Unit 16, in Owo Local Government Area. Arriving at the polling unit around 9:40 a.m., Adelami patiently joined the queue for accreditation. Shortly after, he cast his ballot alongside members of his immediate family.…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the ongoing Ondo State governorship election, has exercised his voting rights. He cast his ballot at Polling Unit 5, Ugbo Ward 4, Ilaje Local Government Area, at approximately 8:50 a.m. After voting, the governor praised the electoral process, describing it as seamless, orderly, and transparent. Speaking to journalists, he commended the organisation and efficiency at the polling station, expressing optimism…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reinstated Olorunfemi Festus as the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Ondo State governorship election taking place today (Saturday). In a post shared on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, INEC announced that the reinstatement was based on a Court of Appeal ruling, which dismissed Olusola Ebiseni as the party’s flagbearer. The New Daily Prime earlier reported that the Court of Appeal…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has pledged the federal government’s full backing for Nigeria’s campaign to secure an Academy Award, offering access to the $618 million Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises Programme (iDICE). This support is aimed at propelling Nigeria’s Oscar entry, ‘Mai Martaba’, directed by Prince Daniel, to clinch a nomination in the Best International Feature Film category at the 2025 Academy Awards. Speaking at a meeting with the…

The family of the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has dismissed reports claiming they endorsed Bamidele Akingboye, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, in the upcoming Saturday’s governorship election. Reports had circulated suggesting that the Akeredolu family, alongside a group called ASEI Human Rights of Nigeria, threw their support behind Akingboye. However, Vanguard reported that during a press conference in Akure, Oba Adewuyi Babalola, the National President of ASEI Human Rights,…

Ahead of the upcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State on Saturday, President Bola Tinubu has urged all political stakeholders and voters to maintain peace and decorum while fulfilling their civic duties without fear, both before and after the polls. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu expressed his expectation for a democratic process that will truly reflect the will of…