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    Metro Police teargas, manhandle journalist at Osun INEC headquarters – Premium Times Nigeria

    A journalist with Galaxy TV, Seun Falomo, was manhandled by police officers at the INEC headquarters, Osogbo, Thursday afternoon. Mr Falomo, a duly accredited journalist, was teargassed at close range and beaten by the officers. He was accused of snapping photos of them while they were...
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    Politics PDP Youth Leader Killed In Osun Rerun, Another Beaten Up By Thugs- Deji Adeyanju – Politics – www.nairaland.com

    The PDP youth leader in Ife North local government area in Osun state has been allegedly killed by unknown persons. Political activist, Deji Adeyanju, shared the sad news on twitter. He also shared photos of a PDP agent that was beaten... Read more via www.nairaland.com –...
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    Metro Pro-Adeleke group accuse INEC, Police of conspiracy to favour APC – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    A campaign group of the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ademola Adeleke has accused the Nigerian Police and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conniving to favour the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Politics OSUN RE-RUN: PDP rejects results, election a sham- State chairman – Vanguard News

    The Peoples Democratic Party has described the Supplementary election held in Osun State today as the most brazen assault on democracy and biggest robbery ever witnessed in the history of the State.... Read more via Vanguard News – https://ift.tt/2zA6Xkw Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Metro Osun Re-run: Police Arrests 16 Over Illegal Possession Of INEC Tags, Face Cap – Leadership Newspaper

    The Police Command in Osun has arrested 16 suspects over illegal possession of customised INEC tags, face caps and jackets as well as PDP membership cards during the re-run election. The Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Folashade Odoro, in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, said that the …...
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    Metro Osun rerun: Army speaks on its alleged interference – Daily Post Nigeria

    The Nigerian Army on Thursday denied reports that military personnel were deployed to Osun State to take over from the police and provide security during the ongoing governorship rerun election. Recall that there was palpable tension in Osun on Wednesday ahead of the rerun election slated for...
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    Politics #OsunRerun (LIVE UPDATES): Official results from polling units – Premium Times Nigeria

    As voting ends in the polling units across the four local governments in Osun State, results from such polling units have started coming in. The results from these polling units will determine whether PDP’s Ademola Adeleke or APC’s Oyetola Gboyega will emerge as the governor … Read more via...
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    Politics Voting Ends In Osun Supplementary Election – Channels Television

    Voting in the Osun State governorship supplementary election has ended. The election which was scheduled for 8:00 am on Thursday, commenced as scheduled, despite a downpour in the early hours of the day and came to an end at about 2:00 pm. Sorting and counting of votes have … Read more via...
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    Politics Police Warn Vote-buyers – Thisdaylive Newspaper

    Mr Bello Ahmed, the Ekiti State Commissioner of Police in charge of the Osun governorship re-run election in Olede in Ife South Local Government, has said that security agents were monitoring the issue of vote-buying..... Read more via Thisdaylive Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2Il0jkB Get More...
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    Politics #OsunDecides2018: Why we’re blocking some people from accessing polling units — Police – Premium Times Nigeria

    The police have confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that some persons are being prevented from accessing some polling units where election is taking place in Thursday’s re-run election in Osun State..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2DBVWD9 Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics #OsunDecides2018: PDP agents absent at crucial polling units – Premium Times Nigeria

    Over two hours after electoral process had commenced, no agent of the opposition party, PDP, was on sight at Polling Unit 001, Ward 8, Orolu Local Government Area..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2QagbsY Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Osun Rerun: Thugs Block PDP Voters From Entering Polling Unit – Tori News

    The Osun re-run election which has been described as a sham by the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been marred by so much controversies and inconsistencies.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2R4M3jX Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Metro INEC disturbed by arrest of Media & Observers for #OsunRerun – BellaNaija

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is “disturbed” by reports about accredited media and observers being arrested and prevented from carrying out their duties for the Osun state governorship rerun elections happening today (Thursday).... Read more via...
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    Metro Osun Election: Police Arrest Man For Obstructing Voting Process – Channels Television

    The police have arrested a man perceived to be obstructing the voting process at a polling unit in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The man was arrested at polling unit 5, Ataoje E in Osogbo.... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2NJckWZ Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Metro #OsunDecides2018: INEC disturbed by actions of security agencies in intimidation of journalists, observers – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distanced itself from the controversial conduct of security agencies in the ongoing re-run election in Osun State..... Read more via Premium Times Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2xQPK49 Get More Nigeria Metro News
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    Politics Osun Rerun: PDP agent missing as election holds in Olode Ward – BusinessDay News

    An agent of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was noticeably missing as rerun election is held in Adereti Village, Ward 7, Unit 12. Unit 12 is one of the 7 units where rerun poll was ordered by... Read more via BusinessDay News – https://ift.tt/2QbCcrk Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Adeleke: Osun rerun election is a coup, PDP candidate cries out as Osun votes for new governor – Pulse.ng

    Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun governorship election has dismissed Thursday's rerun election as a coup that has no place in a democracy.... Read more via Pulse.ng – https://ift.tt/2xWUcyu Get More Nigeria Political News
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    Politics Osun Re-run: PDP Will Win, Says Chieftain – Leadership Newspaper

    A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope, says he is confident that the party will ultimately win the governorship re-run election holding on Thursday in Osun. Babatope, a former Minister of Transport, made the assertion in a telephone interview with the News...
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    Politics #OsunDecides2018: PDP’s Adeleke reacts to Omisore’s support for APC – Premium Times Nigeria

    The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, has reacted to the declaration of support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Iyiola Omisore. PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier that Mr Omisore asked his supporters to …...
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    Metro Police warns against violence in Osun rerun – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper

    The Nigerian Police has raised alarm over the plot by some unidentified factions in the politics of the state to make Thursday’s governorship rerun election violent. The election held on Saturday, 22 September was declared inconclusive by the … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper –...
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