I congratulate Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on his victory in the Osun gubernatorial election. The people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot. This is what democracy is all about: respect for the will of the people. The successful conduct of #OsunDecides2022 is a demonstration of the maturity and the commitment of all stakeholders, towards strengthening the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria. I remain fully…

The African Action Congress (AAC) has denied the report that it adopted the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. The party said it never connived with any political party or affiliates because it was against the tenets of the party. In a statement signed by the Osun State Publicity Secretary, Akinlade Semiu Babatunde, on Saturday, the party described the news making the…

Nigerian music star, David Adedeji Adeleke says there are indicators that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is doing well in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. The singer, who took to his Twitter handle on Saturday to demand more votes for his uncle, the PDP governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, urged the electorates to be at alert and stand against rigging. He said, “Remember this is the critical period!! It was this time 4 years…

The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in the ongoing governorship election , affirming that collated results from the polling units confirms PDP’s emerging victory at the poll. In a statement issued at Osogbo on Saturday evening, the Caretaker Chairman of the party in Osun state, Dr Akindele Adekunle declared that the party has secured majority as well as more than two third spread across the 30 local governments…

  D-Day: Osun Governorship Election 92-year- old grandmother casts her vote moments ago at Polling Unit 002, Ward 6, Baptist Primary School 1, Isore/Ikonifin, in Ola-Oluwa LGA. #OsunDecides2022

The stage is set for the 2023 presidential election as four major political parties including the All Progressives Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) have met the deadline for the Nomination of candidates and replacement of withdrawn candidates. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had an uphill task, weekend, managing the traffic on the Nomination Portal as political parties scrambled to beat the deadline. Although…

Residents of PW in Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, were thrown into panic on Wednesday night after a man stabbed his younger brother to death for allegedly having a sexual relationship with his wife. City & Crime learnt that Abdullahi Yusuf caught his brother and his wife in bed in a neighbour’s house. Before the suspect was whisked away by the police, he told our reporter that his brother…

Welcome to the Naijatrends compilation of the latest news on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike for today, 15th July 2022. Naijatrends reports that university lecturers have been on strike since February 14, 2022, over unresolved issues with the federal government. The president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke has accused the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige of lying to President Muhammadu Buhari about the status of negotiations…

German households could turn to wood as a heating source this winter as gas supplies remain tight while Russia restricts flows to Europe, Deutsche Bank wrote in a note Tuesday. The bank said it expects gas consumption in Germany to be 10% below 2021 levels thanks to private households saving and high gas prices. It also noted that coal and lignite could emerge as replacements for natural gas in the industrial power sector. “There are…