Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, congratulated Hope Uzodimma on his re-election as Governor of Imo State as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Sanwo-Olu, in a statement made public on his X handle on Sunday, noted that Uzodimma’s victory ”affirms his administration’s good performance in the last four years.” He wrote,I hereby congratulate my brother and the Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Governor Hope Uzodinma, for emerging victorious in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. “I am glad that Governor Hope Uzodinma was returned by the good people of Imo State after a convincing victory over his opponents as…

The incumbent Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, won a landslide victory in all 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, receiving 540, 308 votes. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Uzodimma received 540,008 votes to win all 27 LGAs. The results compilation is now complete. While the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Samuel Anyanwu, received 71,503 votes across the state, according to the results declared by the electoral umpire, the Labour Party candidate, Athan Achonu, received 64,081 votes. Prof. Abayomi Fasina, the state returning officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of the…

Telecommunication giants MTN has described the recent debt cancellation status on its subscribers’ network as a system error. In a Tweet on its verified X handle on Saturday, the network provider explained that an unexpected glitch in its system caused the cancellation of debt owed by its network subscribers, emphasizing that the debt status remained unchanged. Many Nigerians had expressed their satisfaction with the debt cancellation, with many believing that MTN deliberately erased their debts. A social media user, Fatai, said, “Debt has been paid.  Check your account; MTN, don’t clear una gbese.” Another user, Ikechukwu Amara, noted, “What a…

No fewer than 14 suspected vote buyers have been arrested in Otueke and Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi State by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity at the EFCC. According to the statement, they were arrested on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in an intelligence-driven operation that commenced several days before the ongoing governorship elections in the three states. The statement also reveals that a total sum of N11,040,000, comprising N9,310,00 intercepted from…

Victor Lindelof’s goal was the decider as Manchester United squeeze past Luton Town with a 1-0 victory. Lindelof’s goal on the hour mark was the sole difference between the two teams, ensuring United’s fourth win in five Premier League games. Despite the injury problem, being knocked out of the Carabao Cup, and their Champions League position in jeopardy, the Red Devils’ league form is simply about keeping Erik ten Hag’s future in check. The Red Devil’s were dominant and had the majority of possession for long stretches of the game, but they barely tested the Luton Town goalie. The desire…

After two injury-time goals condemned Tottenham to a loss at Molineux, Ange Postecoglou implored his team to “feel the pain.” Under-strength Spurs appeared to be on their way back to the top of the Premier League after Brennan Johnson scored his first goal for the club after only two minutes. However, Pablo Sarabia equalized for the Wolves in the 91st minute with a spectacular strike before setting up Mario Lemina for the winner six minutes later. The defeat becomes Tottenham’s second in six days. Reacting to the defeat, the Tottenham manager said, “It’s part of the pain of football when…

Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth, and Advancement (YIAGA Africa), a civil society organization, has expressed concern about the discovery of fake election results in the ongoing Kogi State governorship race. Polling Unit 004, Eni Ward, Ogori/Mangogo, Kogi State, was alleged to have produced the results. The organization, which revealed the revelation on Saturday using its X handle, requested the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to examine the source. The post reads, “Dear @inecnigeria, we received a report of a pre-filled results sheet discovered in PU 004, Eni Ward of Ogori/Magongo in Kogi State, before the commencement of voting. Kindly investigate…

Senator Dino Melaye, the People’s Democratic Party’s gubernatorial candidate in the Kogi election, has called for a boycott of the election in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of the State. In a video shared on his verified X handle on Saturday, Melaye stated that election result sheets for the local government had already been filled out and stamped even before the commencement of voting. Melaye alleged that INEC staff are refusing to “show agents result sheets.” Melaye, who noted that “result sheets have been filled and tempered with already”, called on his supporters to boycott the election in places where…

A 16-year-old girl has reportedly been raped after she got drunk during an annual church event in Ogun State. The incident was revealed by the Ogun State Police Command in a statement on Friday. According to Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun, the victim’s enraged mother complained to the police that her 16-year-old daughter was raped after getting drunk during an annual church year anniversary party on November 6, 2023, in Adubi, Ogun State. She stated that she had taken her daughter to “a nearby bar shop and locked her there”. She further disclosed that the teenager…

Officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are currently trapped at the Ajayi Crowther Memorial School after being deployed to various polling units across Lokoja, Kogi State. The officials were there to receive electoral materials for the state’s governorship elections on November 11. Among them are NYSC members and other ad hoc workers hired by the commission to oversee the election. Despite receiving the electoral materials, the officials are still stranded because no means of transportation to their respective polling stations is in sight. An INEC official was overheard telling some officials that the only way they could get…