The All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that Rivers State would soon become an APC state. Ganduje, who spoke at APC national headquarters in Abuja when welcoming the 2023 governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Dr. Dawari Ibietela George, and others back to APC, also said the Rivers State chapter of the party would be rebuilt and repositioned. Discussing the rebuilding and strengthening of the party…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will conduct a mock accreditation of voters in preparation for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election on November 16.  The exercise, scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, aims to test the functionality of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and the real-time upload of results to the INEC Result Viewing portal. In a statement signed by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner…

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has vowed to address the growing insecurity in the state, particularly in its northern regions. This commitment was revealed in a statement by Sam Ogunmusi, Director of New Media for the Ondo PDP Gubernatorial Campaign Council. While speaking at a campaign rally in Okeagbe, covering Akoko North-West and Akoko North-East Local Government Areas, Agboola promised…

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, continued his campaign trail ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial election by touring various communities in Ese Odo Local Government.  During the visit, he engaged with traditional rulers, religious leaders, and residents. The governor was met with a warm and enthusiastic reception from the communities and received the endorsement of key traditional rulers in the local government. At Bolowo, His Royal Highness, Pere…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 55,859 voter cards were collected within just five days in preparation for the governorship election scheduled for November 16 in Ondo State. In a statement released on Tuesday, Sam Olumekun, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee highlighted that these cards were collected by new registrants, as well as by individuals applying for transfers or replacements of…

The Ondo State Police Command has issued a warning regarding the alarming increase in false information circulating on social media as the gubernatorial election approaches. In a statement posted on its X page on Monday, the police noted a troubling trend of old videos and misleading content being shared to incite unrest within the community. One such instance involves a video depicting flooding in Ore from August 2013, which has…

The Ondo All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council (GCC) has named Banji Okunomo as its official spokesman in preparation for the upcoming gubernatorial election scheduled for November 16. This was announced in a statement by Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson, Chairman of the Strategic and Development Communication Committee of the APC GCC, on Friday. Okunomo, a lawyer and former State Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) hails from Ilaje, the…

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who is also the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming governorship election, has pledged to launch more infrastructural projects, particularly in road construction, across Akure if re-elected. The governor made this commitment during the flag-off of his local government campaign tour on Friday, which included a series of community and stakeholder engagements in Akure, the state capital. Speaking to the traditional rulers from…

Kemi Badenoch, one of the final two contenders for the Conservative Party leadership, has positioned herself as a champion of grassroots campaigning, focusing on direct engagement with party members rather than prioritizing media appearances. Her approach contrasts sharply with that of her rival, Robert Jenrick, who has opted for a more public-facing strategy, delivering speeches and seeking a higher media profile. Badenoch, the MP for North West Essex, made her…

The Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) is calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take swift action and hold a bye-election to fill 25 vacant seats. Speaker Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo expressed his disappointment with INEC’s delay, emphasizing the urgency of the matter to support Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s administration. These seats were declared vacant in December 2023 by the former speaker following a wave of defections. The RSHA…

President Bola Tinubu has extended his congratulations to Wahid Enitan Oshodi on his recent election as President of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF). This announcement was announced in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Oshodi, who previously served as the Deputy President of ATTF and as Lagos State Commissioner for Youth, Sports, and Social Development, was elected during the organisation’s annual general meeting…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has labelled Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s remarks about Toyin Babalola, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo State, as false and misleading. During the launch of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo, Makinde claimed that Mrs Babalola is from the state.He said she should be removed to guarantee the neutrality of the electoral body. He…