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APC Sweeps Ogun LG Poll, Wins All Chairmanship Seats, Opposition Condemns Exercise

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8 months ago

November 17, 2024

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all 20 chairmanship seats in the Ogun State Local Government polls held on Saturday.

The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) Babatunde Osibodu declared the results of the exercise at the Commission’s headquarters in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta.

He said the APC also won in the 236 wards across the state.

According to the chairman of the Electoral Commission, a total of 613,156 votes were cast in the chairmanship election across the 20 local government areas.

Opposition Rejects Outcome

Meanwhile, the opposition has condemned the exercise for lacking merit.

At a press briefing in the state capital, the chairman of the Labour Party in Ogun Biodun Jagun called for the cancellation of the whole exercise failure which they will approach a competent court of jurisdiction to challenge the outcome “There was no election whatsoever in virtually all the polling units in Ogun State.

OGSIEC officials were nowhere to be seen in over ninety percent of the polling units and there were no election materials at the polling units as of 1.30 pm.

In the few polling units where election materials were delivered, the materials were incomplete and were delivered around 1 pm, as against 8 am when the election was supposed to start,” he said “We totally reject whatever results that are declared in this sham of an election.

Even the good people of Ogun state have been expressing their opinions on radio and television that there was no election in Ogun State.”

We call on OGSIEC to cancel the entire election for being in clear violation of the electoral guidelines of Ogun State Electoral Law.

If they fail to do this, we will reject any results that are announced and put the necessary machinery in motion to challenge this charade in court.

”The elections saw participation from 19 political parties, including the Accord Party, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress, Action Democratic Party, All Progressives Congress, Allied People’s Movement, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Labour Party, People’s Democratic Party, Social Democratic Party, the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Action People’s Party, Action Alliance, Boot Party (BP), People’s Redemption Party, National Rescue Movement, and Zenith Labour Party.

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Buhari laid to rest in Daura amid tears

The burial was held within the premises of his family compound.

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4 hours ago

July 15, 2025

OCHEFA

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Former President Muhammadu Buhari has been buried amid tears and tributes.

He was lowered into the grave around 18:00pm on Tuesday, July 15.

The burial was held within the premises of his family compound.

A solemn military reception was also held at the graveside.

Before the late Buhari’s internment, his casket was draped in Nigeria’s green and white colours.

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TikTok removes 3.6m Nigerian videos for contents violation

In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.

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4 hours ago

July 15, 2025

OhiBaba

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Short video platform, TikTok has clampdown on perceived offensive videos globally, including Nigeria.

Owned by Bytedance, TikTok removed over 3.6 million videos posted by Nigerian users in the first quarter of 2025 for violating its content policy.

Globally, it removed 211 million videos.

In the Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, TikTok restated the importance of a safe, respectful, and trustworthy digital environment.

Analysis of the report showed that the 3.6 million removed Nigerian videos, showed a 50 percent increase in removals over the previous quarter, where 2.4 million videos from the country were removed for the same violation.

The company said it recorded a proactive detection rate of 98.4 percent, which is content removed before it was reported to TikTok, and 92.1 percent of videos were removed within 24 hours.

Earlier in March 2025, TikTok also removed 129 accounts in West Africa tied to covert operations.

Further analysis showed that in the Q1, 2025, the 211 million videos removed rose from the 153 million videos removed in the previous quarter, where some 184 million were yanked off the platform.

The platform’s global proactive detection rate reached 99 per cent, demonstrating continued improvements in identifying and removing harmful content quickly and effectively.

TikTok explained that on spam and fake engagements, it removed a total of 44.7 million comments from fake accounts between January and March this year.In addition, it also removed 4.3 billion fake likes in the period under review.

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JUST IN: Tinubu receives Buhari’s remains in Katsina (Photos)

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6 hours ago

July 15, 2025

Charles Flames

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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, received the remains of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina.

His coffin covered with Nigerian flag, was flown into the state amid tight security.

Buhari’s body brought out of aircraft in Katsina.

Tinubu, accompanied by Vice President Kashim Shettima; First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu; Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; and other top government officials, stood solemnly as the coffin was brought down from the aircraft.

First Lady, Remi Tinubu, on Tuesday, with late former President Muhammadu Buhari widow, Aisha Buhari, at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina..

Buhari’s widow, Aisha, and close family members were also present during the brief airport ceremony.

Buhari’s body brought out of aircraft in Katsina.

The entourage has since departed for Daura, the late president’s hometown, where he will be laid to rest later today in accordance with Islamic rites.