Month: February 2019

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a retired Air Vice Marshal, Tony Omenyi, to seven years imprisonment. Omenyi was sentenced on Thursday for money laundering charges to the sum of N136 million which he was said to have received from a contractor with the Nigerian Air Force, while he was a public officer.… Continue reading N136m fraud: Former Air Vice Marshall jailed

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria. He polled 15,191,847m votes to defeat his major opponent, former Vice-President Alhaji Abubakar Atiku who scored 11,262,978 votes, leaving a difference of almost 4 million votes. Buhari led 19 states while Atiku won in… Continue reading #Nigeriadecides: Buhari wins

The House of Representatives member-elect for Owo/Ose federal constituency, Otunba Timehin Adelegbe has appreciated the people of the area for the confidence reposed in him by giving him their votes. In his appreciation letter, Adelegbe assured to deliver equal and qualitative representation to the constituency at the green chamber. His words: " I remain grateful… Continue reading #Nigeriadecides: Adelegbe thanks Owo/Ose people, assures equal representation

FINAL PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS FROM ONDO STATE AS DECLARED BY PROFESSOR KAYODE SOREMEKUN* 1. IRELE LG APC..10,082 PDP...12,862 2. ONDO EAST LG APC 5296 PDP 8455 3. AKOKO SOUTHEAST LG APC.. 7306 PDP.. 6616 4. AKURE NORTH LG APC.. 8661 PDP.. 12786 5. IDANRE LG APC.. 8453 PDP.. 14704 6. IFEDORE LG APC 9433 PDP 11745… Continue reading #Nigeriadecides: Atiku wins Ondo State

14 Local Government Areas have been officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akure. The All Progressive Congress party has won these Local government areas of Odigbo, Four Akoko Council areas and Owo local government. Meanwhile the People's Democratic party, PDP, won Akure North, Ondo East, Ifedore, Idanre, Irele, Ose, Okitipupa and… Continue reading #Nigeriadecides: Ondo Presidential results so far

Reacting to Oriade fire incident, the Osun Residents Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje said “Some youths in the area were angry that one of our ad hoc staff called them ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ boys and they attempted to attack that ad hoc staff for calling them derogatory name. “The ad-hoc staff ran into the INEC office at Oriade local… Continue reading Hoodlum attack: Osun REC reacts

Some property at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission at Oriade Local Government Area of Osun State, have been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums. According to Eyewitnessreporters, the suspected political thugs stormed the office about 3.00am on Sunday, shooting at the Commission’s office and destroying parts of its property. Some of the items… Continue reading #Nigeriadecides: Hoodlums set INEC office ablaze in Osun