•Nentawe Yilwatda and APC flag The All Progressives Congress (APC) has not taken a decision on the Osun State governorship election, its National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda said yesterday. Governor Ademola Adeleke on Saturday defeated APC governorship candidate Bola Oyebamiji with 511,000 to 444,000 votes, reports The Nation. President Bola Ah...
•Celebrations across Osun State today Jubilation erupted across Osun State on Sunday following the declaration of Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of yesterday’s governorship election. The celebrations were particularly pronounced in Osogbo, the state capital, and Ede, Adeleke’s hometown, where supporters trooped onto the streets s...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Francis Ajala, and his running mate, Faseke Oladipo, to the ballot for the Osun State governorship election. This raises to 15 the total number of political parties contesting the election, which will be held on Saturday, reports Channel...
•Adeleke (L), Oyebamiji (centre) and Salam (R) The road to Saturday, August 15, 2026 is getting busier in Osun State. With the governorship election approaching, 14 political parties have put forward candidates, each hoping to emerge with the mandate to lead the State of the Living Spring. But amid the crowded field, three names stand [&hellip...
•PVCs The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for the August 15 Osun State governorship election by two days. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced the extension at an expanded stakeholders’ meeting in Osogbo, saying the exercise, which was earli...
The Accord Party has accused the Nigeria Police Force of intimidation and the unlawful arrest of its members ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The allegation follows the arrest of the Secretary to the Osun State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, and five others by the Osun State Police Command during a […]
In the bid to forestall political violence ahead of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, the state’s police command has declared Dauda Olamilekan, popularly known as Emir, wanted alongside four others. The Command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi yesterday, said those declared wanted are individuals who wer...
•Rauf Aregbesola The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described himself as a bit stubborn and admitted that he lacks immense patience, saying that the party’s governorship candidate, Hon. Najeem, possesses the qualities needed to provide effective leadership for the state. Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interio...
•IGP Tunji Disu and Governor Ademola Adeleke  The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Tunji Disu, yesterday met with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and other critical stakeholders in Osogbo as part of efforts to curb rising political violence ahead of the state’s governorship election scheduled for August 15. The meeting, held at the Gove...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has charged media practitioners in Osun State to treat vote buying as a frontline investigative priority ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election, urging journalists to document incidents with the specificity needed to trigger prosecution. This charge was contained in a keynote ad...
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