Read audioFormer Military governor of Ondo State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has asked the president-elect and former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, to tell Nigerians and the world the truth about his state of origin and other backgrounds. In an exclusive interview with Sunday PUNCH, George said Tinubu has been claiming that he is from Lagos but it is not true. He urged Tinubu to say the truth and tell Nigerians that he is from Iragbiji in the Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. He should now come clean because he is from Iragbiji in Osun State. Tell the truth and let the devil be ashamed.

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Mustapha Ahmed, has issued a warning of upcoming severe flooding this year as indicated by predictions from relevant agencies. However, the agency would spread early warning messages to states and local government areas and the Federal Capital Territory. “We have started early this year, as we are ready for early warning and early action. In the same vein, the Director-General of Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Clement Nze, disclosed that 178 LGAs in 32 states and the FCT had been predicted to experience severe flooding in 2023. We expect that actions should be taken, especially at the sub-national levels, early enough, to mitigate the impact of flooding in the country.”

Read audioAyo Adebanjo, leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political group, says the result of the presidential poll is nothing but a “sham”. The elder statesman also reprimanded the critics of former President Olusegun Obasanjo following his letter calling for a review of the election. Last week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election. He faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its conduct, adding that the commission needs to answer certain questions raised by Nigerians. ”Why don’t you follow the law for the election, that would just be peaceful.

Barely a week to March 11 gubernatorial and state assembly elections, the Oyo State chapter of the Labour Party has endorsed the re-election bid of Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This was disclosed at a Press conference held at headquarters of the Labour Party in Ibadan on Sunday. “The result of the Presidential election in Oyo State is similar to that. And it is obvious that the current administration of Seyi Makinde has done this.”“And we hereby call on all citizens of Oyo State to vote for him. According to the Chairman, the Labour Party’s structure in the state remain intact as its House of Assembly candidates across the state are still in the race.

According to him, “we must all be grateful to God for the recently concluded Presidential Election. “All political parties and candidates must understand that Rome was not built in a day. I am quite disturbed by the utterances of some elders, the allegations of the candidates and the parties who have lost the election. “To the religious leaders, the pulpit is not for politics on a Friday afternoon or Sunday morning. This does not stop anyone from participating in political debates or aspiring to be a candidate but I believe the pulpit is not for preaching politics or casting aspersions on elected leaders,” he emphasised.

By Rukiyat OgunwadeIn a bid to improve hygiene and reduce open defecation in public schools, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Akande Tunde Movement, (ATM) has revitalized toilet and water facilities in Community Primary School Araromi, Lasokun, Ibadan. Dr. Akande noted that the project was put into consideration because it plays a key role in creating safe and healthy school environments where children can focus on learning. Meanwhile, the philanthropist also stated that the well water was also meant to serve as succour to the members of the community where the school is located. He said the water will eradicate the problems of sourcing water that the residents of the community have been facing for a long time. The management of the school and residents of the community in their separate remarks appreciated the philanthropist for his kind gesture.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, against the manipulation of the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections to favour a particular candidate against the wishes of the electorate. Ohanaeze gave the warning in a statement on Sunday, saying that the manipulation of election results is an invitation for anarchy as Nigerians would not accept anything less than to ensure that their votes count. Ohanaeze said, “Professor Yakubu is reminded that Nigerians went into this election based on his assurances that the deployment of BVAS by INEC was a perfect antidote to electoral malpractices in Nigeria. “It will therefore be very unfortunate if what is going on across Nigeria is allowed to continue. “It is most regrettable that some agents of darkness are bent on using INEC to test the will of Nigerians.

By Wale AkinselureIn the presidential election results in Oyo declared thus far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the highest number of votes in 25 local government areas. APC has a total of 367,830, PDP polled a sum of 146,844, and LP gained a total of 79,050A cumulative count of the votes from the 25 local government areas shows that the APC has 312,449 votes; the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has 130,970 votes; and the Labour Party, has 68,302 votes. The APC won in Ibadan North-West, Kajola, Atisbo, Lagelu, Afijio, Atiba, Oyo East, Oyo West, Iseyin, Ibarapa East, Saki East, Ibarapa North, Ibarapa Central, Iwajowa, Ido, Itesiwaju, Ogbomoso South, Ogbomoso North, Olorunsogo, Oorelope, Irepo, Oriire, Oluyole, Akinyele, Ibadan North, Ona Ara, Saki West and Egbeda.

By: Taoheed AdegbiteAs the result of Saturday’s presidential and National assembly elections continue trickling in, there has been growing concern over uploading of blurry result sheets on the INEC portal. Checks by our reporter observed that figures in some of the result sheets uploaded as of the time of filing this report are not visible. Tribune Online earlier reported that the President of INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, while meeting with foreign observers on Wednesday, had explained that raw election figures will not be transmitted electronically. According to him, the presiding officers would be required to use the BVAS to snap the election results on the results sheet from each polling unit, and upload them on INEC Result Viewing Portal for Nigerians to see. He added that the decision was taken to avoid hacking as raw figures were more susceptible to hacking.

), for publicly displaying his ballot paper after voting in Daura, during the presidential and National Assembly elections. We also frown at those candidates who come with their aides to polling units. But you see a lot of them and what happens is as soon as they get to the polling unit, they disrupt it. “Although, INEC proposed commencement of accreditation is for 8:30am, on average, polling officials and materials did not arrive the polling units before 10:30am. As a result of the late arrival of INEC officials and voting materials, the commencement of voter accreditation and voting started after the 8.30 am.

Read audioThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered for re-election in nine polling units at Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi. The Head of Voters Education and Publicity, of the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, Haliru Haruna Sule, said “The order became imperative as elections couldn’t hold in those units due some logistic problems.”Sule said that election materials and the officials have been redeployed to the area on Sunday morning for the election. He added: “We had some challenges holding the presidential and National Assembly elections in Ganaja Village in Ajaokuta Local Government on Saturday because of some logistic problems. “We tried to see how it could hold that day but we couldn’t, so we have to shift it to today, Sunday.

Nigerians waited anxiously for first results on Sunday after a tight presidential election among three frontrunners that has energised Africa’s most populous nation, where many long for change. The voting was carried out mostly peacefully, despite some ransacked polling stations and long delays. Spread over more than 176,000 polling stations, voters also cast their ballot on Saturday for Nigeria’s two houses of parliament, the House of Representatives and Senate. On Sunday morning, people gathered at a newspaper stand in the Falomo area of Lagos, eager for results to come in. The competitive race has some analysts forecasting an unprecedented runoff between the two frontrunners if no candidate meets election requirements.

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has cautioned politicians and other stakeholders in Nigeria against election violence. Oba Ewuare II gave the advice when the delegation of European Union Mission Long Term Observers monitoring the general elections paid him a visit in his palace on Sunday in Benin City, Edo. So, we are optimistic.’Addressing the Oba earlier, the Team Lead of the Mission, Jeroen De Vries, commended him for the privilege of receiving the European Union delegation in his palace. He was accompanied by two other members of the European Union, Mashu Poulsen and Menyeneabasi Chuks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Presidential and National Assembly elections were held nationwide on Saturday.

The voting process was disrupted and vote boxes were carted away from various polling places in Surulere Local Council of Lagos State yesterday, according to a report in the Guardian Nigeria daily. Around 10 am, some political thugs broke into voting places on Karounwin, Soyinka, and Jimoh Ojoku streets in the Surulere neighborhood of Itire. The same thing happened in the communities of Muyiwa Opaleye and Aguda, where voting was halted but resumed once security personnel restored order. Along with trying to steal some thumb-printed voting papers, they tore the voter list that was pasted on the walls by the polling places. It was noted that several voting places had no security staff present, which provided an opportunity for criminals to commit violence.

The Lagos State University, Ojo, has said it did not shut its gate against voters on Saturday during the presidential and National Assembly elections as reported in social media and some news platforms. 2023 and only the pedestrian gates are open to allow people with genuine business on the campus entry. It noted that this explanation was made to those at the gate at the time. It added, “The INEC officials did not arrive until around 10am, after which they decided on the location of the polling unit. It was apparently during this period that several videos were taken and made to go viral.