Ondo Election : BVAS not capturing elderly, INEC responds
A Presiding Officer, Miss Angela Oshogwe, at the ongoing governorship election in Ondo State has said that the Bio modal Voter Accreditation System( BVAS) machine could not capture faces of some elderly voters. Oshogwe, manning Poling Unit 19, Ward 11 Olamojuba, Ondo in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state, said that she had […]
Ondo 2016: A race wrecked by lawyers?
The Nigerian politician whether he is a lawyer or a media practitioner or a scholar all have one lifestyle, they are avaricious, they are greedy, they are selfish
Ondo PDP Crisis: Legal convolutions and Jegede’s tortuous road to the ballot
Getting a consensus flag-bearer for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was a tortuous headache for the party that it needed the interventions of the courts.
Ondo governorship election: Trouble everywhere
The two major parties in today’s election, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC were enmeshed in difficult internal squabbling leading to strong dissensions that as at press time have refused to abate.
How Ondo will shape APC for 2019 if it survives
The outcome of today’s governorship election in Ondo State will bear a menacing shadow on the prospects and pattern of power in the APC in the years ahead.
ONDO: Bloody clash as 1.2m voters go to poll today
A BLOODY clash broke out in Owo area of Ondo State, yesterday, as political thugs went on rampage and thereby raising anxiety ahead of today’s governorship election.
Democracy on trial in Ondo State, INEC has merged with APC – Fayose
At the early hours of today, information came in that the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof Kayode Soremekun, who was the INEC Returning Officer in the recently concluded Edo State governorship election that is still a subject of
litigation, will also serve as the Returning Officer for the Ondo State election.
Ondo election: PDP Reps caucus alleges plot by APC to manipulate polls
Members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have raised the alarm of the alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to manipulate the election in favour of the party’s candidate contrary to the will of the people.
Election observer groups condemn call for Ondo poll postponement
A Coalition of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Accredited Domestic Observer Groups for Ondo State 2016 governorship election had condemned calls for postponement of the poll from some quarters.
Ondo election: FRSC restricts vehicular movement
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it will restrict inter-state traffic during Saturday’s Governorship Election in Ondo State.
Why Supreme Court threw out Sheriff faction’s suit; Jegede seeks polls shift
THE Supreme Court, yesterday, struck out interlocutory appeals that sought to void leave granted to Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, to query the high court judgement that nearly barred him from participating in tomorrow’s Ondo governorship election as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate.
