Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 1,232,133 votes to emerge winner of last Saturday’s presidential election held in Katsina state.
His PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 308,056 votes.
A breakdown of the results showed that Katsina has total registered voters of 3,210,422 while the total accredited voters of the elections are 1,628,865.
The total number of votes cast is 1,619,185 while 63,712 were rejected votes. Buhari won all the 34 local government areas declared by INEC in the state.
A breakdown of the results as announced by the state’s Coalition Officer, Prof. Fatima Muktar, shows as follows:
Ingawa
APC – 29,230
PDP – 7,625
Kurfi
APC – 25,074
PDP – 9,175
Matazu
APC – 27,625
PDP – 9,151
Daura
APC – 37,648
PDP – 4,650
Sandamu
APC – 29,220
PDP – 9,025,
Rimi
APC – 33,361
PDP – 8,818
Danmusa
APC – 30,011
PDP – 7,528
Safana
APC – 26,631
PDP – 5,756
Dutsi
APC – 22,774
PDP – 5,330
Batsari
APC – 26,774
PDP – 7,916
Kusada
APC – 21,071
PDP – 6,713
Bakori
APC – 53,623
PDP – 11,931
Batagarawa
APC – 37,695
PDP – 8,453
Bindawa
APC – 35,030
PDP – 9,623
Musawa
APC – 31,690
PDP – 6,673
Dutsinma
APC – 35,700
PDP – 10,440
Danja
APC – 41,183
PDP – 9,664
Zango
APC – 25,207
PDP – 6891
Dandume
APC – 35,699
PDP – 6,647
Mashi
APC – 31,786
PDP – 14,344
Baure
APC – 42,108
PDP – 8,534
Sabuwai
APC – 22,879
PDP – 10,256
Katsina
APC – 68,968
PDP -15,170
Malumfashi
APC – 60,143
PDP – 12,352
Kafur
APC – 56,954
PDP – 15,345
Kankara
APC – 53,853
PDP – 10,768
Jibia
APC – 33,030
PDP – 7,987
Mani
APC – 38,826
PDP – 8,565
Funtua
APC – 56,256
PDP – 6,927
Faskari
APC – 44,987
PDP – 14,648
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