As results from the Osun governorship election emerge from polling units across the state’s 30 local government areas, real-time updates have been provided below. A total of 2,339,233 registered voters are eligible to vote in the election, which the Independent…
The much-anticipated Osun State governorship election has been hit by technical problems involving the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, with voters in several parts of the state reporting delays and difficulties completing accreditation. The problems have emerged during the actual…
The Osun governorship election 2026 is taking place today, August 15, with more than two million registered voters deciding who will lead the state for the next four years. While the immediate contest is about who occupies the Bola Ige…
Afrobeats musician David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that soldiers were trying to prevent him from entering Osun State ahead of the Osun 2026 governorship election. In an early Saturday post on his verified X account, Davido said…
President Bola Tinubu is being sued by African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential contender Atiku Abubakar for alleged NYSC certificate forgery Atiku is requesting that Tinubu be disqualified from the 2027 presidential election in a lawsuit that was submitted to the…
Reports have emerged regarding alleged voter importation in Osun State ahead of the Osun election 2026 election, following the reported arrest of over one hundred prospective voters brought in by an Accord Party member. Security operatives questioned the individuals at…
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, the Nigeria Police Force has announced a restriction on movement across the state from 12:00 midnight on Friday, August 14, 2026, until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The Force Public…
A leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo South, Chief Suffy Uguoji, has asserted that no political coalition or alliance formed can oppose President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. He stated that the Southwest region remains firmly united…
Ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials across all 30 local government areas in the state. The exercise is currently underway…
With the election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, Osun State voters will choose from the 13 Osun Governorship Candidates representing various political blocs and professional backgrounds. The contest features the incumbent governor seeking re-election, alongside former state commissioners, a…
Amnesty International has vowed to publicly condemn and expose Senator Francis Fadahunsi over an alleged inciting comment against members of the Accord Party ahead of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has intercepted smuggled goods with a total duty-paid value of N3.57 billion. The command also vowed to make border routes across Ogun State increasingly difficult for smugglers and drug traffickers to…
The Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has inaugurated members of the state’s Local Government Election Tribunals, Appeal Tribunal, Family Court I and Right of Way Mobile Court. Umar inaugurated the judicial panels at the Bauchi State…
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has claimed that Governor Ademola Adeleke has been divinely chosen to secure a second term in office. However, Ayodele warned that the…
Public reactions have continued to trail the presence of former Anambra State Governor and prominent political figure Peter Obi in Edo State, despite an earlier warning issued by Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo. Governor Okpebholo had cautioned Obi on July…
