Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has advised officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to switch to the front camera on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) whenever the rear camera develops a fault during voter accreditation. The singer made the recommendation on Saturday...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cast his vote in the ongoing governorship election, expressing confidence that he would secure another four-year mandate. The governor voted on Saturday at Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government Area, arriving at the polling unit at about 8:32...
Osun State Police Command has arrested a serving member of the State House of Assembly, Abiola Inaolaji, along with 146 suspected political thugs during a security operation in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, ahead of the state’s governorship election. The arrest was confirmed on Saturday in Osogbo by the...
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2026 Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, has cast his vote, expressing optimism that he will emerge victorious when the ballots are counted. Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, arrived at Polling Unit 11, Ward 9, Open Space Gantry Sawmill, Ikire, Irewole Local...
Nigeria Police Force has stepped up security measures ahead of the Osun governorship election with the deployment of its Airwing and Drone Unit for aerial surveillance and strategic reconnaissance operations across the state. The deployment is aimed at enhancing election security by providing real-time intelligence and improving coordination with...
Ahead of the forthcoming Osun State Governorship Election, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reiterated the prohibition on the participation of Amotekun and other non-state security actors in election-related security operations. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, said in a statement on Friday that only security agencies recognised and...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 2,500 personnel and 50 operational vehicles, including seven (7) heavy-duty tow trucks and six (6) ambulances, for the effective management of road traffic and emergency response during the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, 15 August 2026. Corps Public Education...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its support behind the governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, despite securing a Court of Appeal judgment affirming the nomination of its own candidate. The decision was announced in a statement on Friday by...
National leadership of the Accord Party has distanced itself from its expelled former presidential candidate, Chris Imumolen, over his public endorsement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Bola Oyebamiji, insisting that he neither represents the party nor possesses the political influence to sway...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 1.9 million registered voters in Osun State have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. According to figures released by the electoral body on Thursday, 1,906,390 PVCs, representing 81.5 per cent of the state’s 2,339,233...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has called on political actors, security agencies and other stakeholders to ensure a peaceful and credible election in Osun State, urging that voters be allowed to freely choose their leaders. Obi made the call in a statement titled: _“Osun State: Let...
A video clip has placed Senator Francis Fadahunsi at the centre of a political firestorm. In it, he appears to use language that many have interpreted as a call to violence against members of the Accord Party. The senator insists the footage was edited and that his words were...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned a viral statement allegedly made by Senator Francis Fadahunsi in connection with the forthcoming Osun State election, describing it as a threat to democracy and peaceful electoral participation. The PDP, in a statement signed on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Interim National...
Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has paid an official visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Office in Osun State as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and security coordination ahead of the forthcoming Osun State Governorship...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerian youths to take an active role in shaping the country’s political future, declaring that their time to lead is now and not tomorrow. Atiku made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing youths of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as...
Osun 2026: INEC adds SDP candidate to ballot, reprints election materials ahead of governorship poll
Osun 2026: INEC adds SDP candidate to ballot, reprints election materials ahead of governorship poll
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr. Francis Olugbenga Ajala, and his running mate, Faseke Babajimi Oladipo, on the ballot for the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026. The electoral body said the decision followed a...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that there are plans to arrest its National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in the days leading up to Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, warning that such a move could undermine the credibility of the electoral process. In a statement issued on Wednesday by...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has deployed Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Ishyaku Mohammed, to Osun State to coordinate security operations for the Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, 15th August, 2026. The Force spokesman, CSP Anietie Iniedu, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, said the...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF), under the leadership of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has warned political parties, candidates, supporters, and the public that the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, 15th August, 2026, must be peaceful. The Force warned that anyone who attempts to disrupt...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has alleged that there is a plan to arrest leaders of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s election, urging the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ensure that security agencies remain impartial throughout the electoral process. Addressing journalists during an emergency press briefing on...