Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says his victory in the just-ended governorship poll is a call to deliver more for the people of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa won the Ondo governor election which was concluded on Sunday, beating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Ajayi Agboola in the largely peaceful exercise. Speaking to reporters after he was declared as…
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed President Bola Tinubu as “Ore mi” a Yoruba phrase which means “My friend” when both men met in Abuja. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reports that President Tinubu conferred on him the national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). This happened during…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Ondo State governorship election. Aiyedatiwa defeated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Agboola Ajayi, securing the majority of votes across the state’s 18 local government areas. ONDO STATE GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION RESULTS Akure North APC 14, 451 PDP 5, 787 2–Okitipupa APC…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all 20 chairmanship seats in the Ogun State Local Government polls held on Saturday. The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) Babatunde Osibodu declared the results of the exercise at the Commission’s headquarters in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta. He said the APC also won in the 236…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is leading the Ondo governorship poll with a margin of 204,062 votes from the 15 local government areas announced so far. The incumbent, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won all 15 local government areas announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with 301,113 votes. His…
Hon. Lukman Adeleye, Minority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, was reportedly abducted by unidentified gunmen on Saturday while casting his vote at Ward 15, Ibefun, in Odogbolu Local Government Area, Ogun State. The assailants, suspected to be military personnel, allegedly whisked Adeleye away to the Ilese barracks. According to a source who…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has arrived in Abuja, the Nigeria’s Capital. He was welcomed by Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and other dignitaries. Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day State visit to Nigeria arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Ahmadu Bello Airport a few minutes…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has labelled President Bola Tinubu as “Baba-go-slow”. Obasanjo said this while delivering in a keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University New Haven Connecticut, USA, at the weekend. “As the world can see and understand, Nigeria’s situation is bad,” Obasanjo said. “Leadership Failure and State Capture in Nigeria”…
Vice President Kashim Shettima and other dignitaries on Saturday attended the wedding Fatiha of Sen. Rabi’u Kwankwaso’s daughter, Dr Aisha Kwankwaso, and her groom, Fahad Dahiru-Mangal. Also in attendance were former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, and Sen. Adamu Alero. Others were: the Minister of Defence,…
Human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has responded to the comments made against him by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Wike had accused Adeyanju of being jobless, recalling that the Kogi-born activist had approached him to support his (Adeyanju) ambition to emerge as the Peoples…