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Photo: INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Elections Commission, INEC, could declare the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State in just a matter of hours as the commission has now uploaded about 99% of results on its IREV portals. The development came amidst commendation from independent observer groups, including YIAGA Africa. Yiaga board member, Prof Nnamdi Aduba, who monitored the in Ondo East and West, said, “The experience is quite rewarding, unlike what I experienced in Edo State. “We saw quite many people coming out. What I appreciate most is the attitude of the security officials -…

IG Kayode Egbetokun: Assures Election Hitch-free, Credible Collation The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has further assured voters and political actors in the ongoing Ondo State Governorship election that his men would ensure the highest standard of security throughout the electoral process and even afterwards. The IGP gave the assurances after deploying the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the ongoing Ondo State Election, DIG Sylvester Abiodun Alabi, to conduct inspections around polling units and collation centres to ensure a hitch-free process. This was disclosed on Saturday evening by the Force Headquarters Abuja, which revealed that…

Niger Delta leader and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Tantita Security Services Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, has backed the Nigerian National Petroleum Limited’s target of 2m barrels per day of crude oil target by the end of 2024. It would be recalled that the NNPCL recently announced that Nigeria’s crude oil production hit a recent high of 1.8mbpd in October (rising from 1.2mbpd at the start of 2024), promising to hit 2mbpd by the end of 2024. Reacting to the lofty goal by NNPCL on Saturday, Ekpemupolo, whose TSSL is playing a key role in the oil and gas sector resurgence…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Rivers State Command, says oil thieves have adopted the method of using sport utility vehicles, SUVs, to transport illegally refined petroleum products to neighbouring states in a bid to distract security operatives. The Rivers State Commandant of the NSCDC, Joachim Okafor, made this disclosure while addressing newsmen at the Command Head Office in Port Harcourt. According to him, men of the Command’s Anti-Vandal Unit on patrol intercepted three SUVs laden with unquantified adulterated gasoline oil, AGO, popularly known as diesel in two border LGAs of the state. “The NSCDC…

There was pandemonium in Ofosu village, along the Benin Sagamu Express, in Idanre LGA of Ondo State, as suspected political thugs fired staccatos of gunshots during Saturday’s election. The incident, one of the few cases of violence in the ongoing election, scared away voters from the bustling commercial town. “If their (gunmen’s) intention was to scare us, they succeeded because everybody stayed away. We are not willing to die for politicians who are only after their pockets and their families’ interest,” one aggrieved resident told NDN.

Ondo Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the APC cleared his polling unit with 128 votes, while his main challenger, Agboola Ajayi, of the PDP got three votes. PDP’s Ajayi wins PU by a landslide The PDP candidate, Agboola Ajayi also convincingly won at his polling unit 4 Idumado Quarter Kiribo in Ese-Odo LG PDP candidate had 194 votes to defeat Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who had just three votes. Deputy Gov Candidate clear units Deputy Governor Olayide Adelami, of the APC, clears Polling Unit 16, Igboroko 2, Ward o3, Ahmadiya Grammar School, Iselu, Owo: APC…

By Deborah Nnamdi Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Friday evening killed Mutiu Akinbami, a former councillor in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was reportedly attacked at the Brewery area of Abeokuta around 6:00 p.m. and shot in the head while riding a motorcycle. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident on Saturday. “The Divisional Police Office of Lafenwa received a report at about 6:40 p.m. that Mutiu Akinbami, a resident of Olomore Housing Estate, had been shot near the Brewery. “The deceased was riding home on…

By Deborah Nnamdi Alleged Rapist, Samuel Ani at the Ogun state Police Command A 28-year-old man identified as Samuel Ani has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl (name withheld) in the Sagamu area of the state. Ani was caught having canal knowledge o of the victim at about 2 pm on Wednesday. Confirming his arrest on Friday, the police spokesperson in the state, Omolola Odutola, said the incident was reported to the command by the father of the child. She stated that the suspect, who was also suspected…

NiDCOM DG, Abike Dabiri-Erewa By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said that about 163 trafficked women have been brought home between July and November 2024 NiDCOM’s spokesperson, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, disclosed this on Friday at the repatriation of 13 trafficked Nigerian ladies from Ghana. Balogun said: “The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, alongside other stakeholders, have rescued another set of 13 trafficked girls from Ghana, thus bringing the total repatriated back to the country within five months to 163. The operation was carried out through a collaborative effort involving the Ghanaian Anti-Human Trafficking Police, Rescue Live Foundation International, and…

KEY FIGURES 2,053,061 Registered Voters; 1,757,205 PVCs Collected; 3,933 Polling Units; 18 Local Government Area; 203 Electoral Wards; 17 Political Parties Don’t Allow Room for Vote-Buying – Mimiko Tells ZLP Agents, Threatens Policemen Abbas Mimiko, the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party and sibling of former Ondo State Governor, Segun Mimiko, has told agents and members of the party to resist moves by other political parties to sway voters. Mimiko, who is following in the footsteps of his older sibling, Segun, who contested and won on the ZLP platform told security operatives to ensure that there is no vote-buying during…