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God bless you for this act alone Sir – Davido prays for President Buhari after his Uncle won Osun governorship election

God bless you for this act alone Sir - Davido prays for President Buhari after his Uncle won Osun governorship election

Davido took to his Twitter handle to pray for President Buhari for allowing a free and fair election that saw the emergence of his Uncle, Ademola Adeleke, emerging as the next governor of Osun state.   Davido offered the prayer while reacting to President Buhari’s statement congratulating Adeleke stating that …

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”I remain fully committed to leaving behind a legacy of credible elections in Nigeria”- President Buhari congratulates Ademola Adeleke for winning Osun governorship election

''I remain fully committed to leaving behind a legacy of credible elections in Nigeria''- President Buhari congratulates Ademola Adeleke for winning Osun governorship election

President Buhari has congratulated Osun state governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the Saturday, July 16, poll.   Adeleke defeated the incumbent governor and APC candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, in the election.   In a statement released this morning, President Buhari said Adeleke’s victory indicates what democracy is all about. …

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OsunDecides2022: PDP?s Ademola Adeleke declared winner of Osun governorship election

OsunDecides2022: PDP?s Ademola Adeleke declared winner of Osun governorship election

Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of Osun governorship election after winning 17 out of 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the South-West state.    His closest rival and incumbent Governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in the remaining 13 LGAs. …

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Davido and Uncle, Ademola Adeleke, shed tears as results show he is leading in the Osun state governorship election (video)

Davido and Uncle, Ademola Adeleke, shed tears as results show he is leading in the Osun state governorship election (video)

A video of singer Davido and his uncle, Ademola Adeleke,  hugging and celebrating as results from the portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission show that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adeleke is leading in the ongoing Osun governorship election.   The results showed that PDP is leading with …

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#OsunDecides2022: Aregbesola shuns Osun governorship election, travels to Germany

#OsunDecides2022: Aregbesola shuns Osun governorship election, travels to Germany

Former Governor of Osun State and current Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has shunned participating in the ongoing governorship election in the state.   Aregbesola who has been having a running battle with his former Chief of Staff and successor, Gboyega Oyetola, is currently in Germany.   Newsmen who turned at his polling unit in …

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INEC extends PVC collection for Osun governorship election to July 14

INEC extends PVC collection for Osun governorship election to July 14

Collection of Permanent Voter Cards for Osun governorship election holding this weekend, has been extended to July 14 by the Independent National Electoral Commission.   This was announced in a statement released by the electoral umpire. It read;    “Extending the last date for the collection of PVCs to Thursday14th July …

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2023: Nigerians React As Funke Akindele Reportedly Emerges Lagos PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate

2023: Nigerians React As Funke Akindele Reportedly Emerges Lagos PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate

Advertisement Nollywood actress and producer, Funke Akindele is topping trends on Twitter after reportedly emerging as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deputy gubernatorial candidate for Lagos State. Naija News earlier reported that Funke secured the position after beating the other five nominees, former governorship aspirant, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour; former Senatorial candidate …

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Funke Akindele reportedly nominated as running mate for PDP governorship candidate of Lagos State

Funke Akindele reportedly nominated as running mate for PDP governorship candidate of Lagos State

Nollywood actress Funke Akindele-Bello has been nominated as the running mate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Olajide Adediran. According to several reports, the movie star was nominated as Adediran’s running mate after going through the screening process.

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