All Progressives Congress (APC) has intensified preparations for the 2026 Osun State governorship election after its National Campaign Council held a strategic meeting in Abuja. The meeting, chaired by Hope Uzodimma, reviewed campaign plans, grassroots mobilisation, voter outreach, media engagement and election-day logistics. Proceedings were coordinated by Barau I....
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has commissioned the 10.4-kilometre Edunabon–Tonkere Road in Ife North Local Government Area, describing the project as the end of more than 40 years of neglect in the area. The governor made this known on Saturday in a post shared on his X handle, where...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has intensified preparations for the August 15 Osun State governorship election, assuring residents that “the ballot, not the bullet,” will determine the state’s next governor as it continued its statewide readiness assessment. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), gave the assurance today during a...
Nigeria Police Force has deployed theCommissioner of Police, CP Samuel Erale Etaifo, to Osun State as CP elections, in preparation for the forthcoming governorship election. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Abuja CSP Iniedu said...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed confidence that he will secure a second term in office, declaring that there is “no vacancy in Abeere” as the state prepares for the August 15 governorship election. Adeleke made the remarks in a post shared on his official X handle on...
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday called on the National Peace Committee to intervene in the security situation in the state, alleging targeted attacks against members of his administration and political associates ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Speaking at a Peace Summit held in Osun State,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Osun residents of a credible and peaceful governorship election on August 15, warning that anyone involved in vote buying, electoral violence or attempts to disrupt the poll will face the full weight of the law. The event, organised by the National Peace...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has intensified preparations for the 2027 governorship election with the inauguration of a nine-member campaign committee and the unveiling of Mr. Amos Adamu Gandu as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Hon. Usman Shehu Bawa (ABG). Speaking during the inauguration ceremony...
Osun State Police Command has arrested the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, and five others during an operation at a property linked to him in Osogbo. The police said the raid followed intelligence reports that suspected criminals were hiding in the Oroki Estate area of the...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its readiness to conduct a free, fair, credible and peaceful Osun State Governorship Election on August 15, 2026, assuring stakeholders that all critical preparations have been concluded. Speaking at the Osun State Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Forum in Osogbo, the Chairman of INEC,...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, on Tuesday, paid a courtesy visit to the palace of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, as his first point of call on arrival in Osun State for a five-day readiness assessment ahead of...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has vowed that next month’s governorship election in Osun State cannot be rigged or stolen as the votes of Osun people will count and dictate the winner of the polls. Governor Adeleke stated this Monday at a massively attended rally at Oke Ila, Ifedayo...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the composition of its National Campaign Council and its Sub-Committees for the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, 15 August, 2026. As contained in a Notice signed by the Party’s National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, Ph.D., BL, the National Campaign Council...
A coalition of stakeholders under the aegis of the Southern Borno Concerned Citizens Forum has unanimously endorsed Hon. Ali Abdullahi Isa (AAI) as the preferred running mate to the Borno State governorship candidate, Engr. Mustapha Gubio. The endorsement was announced on Sunday during a press briefing held at the...
Minister of State for Regional Development, Barrister Uba Maigari, has expressed confidence that Governor Agbu Kefas’ performance, particularly in tackling insecurity, will earn him a decisive victory if he seeks re-election in the 2027 governorship election in Taraba State. Maigari made the remarks while speaking with journalists at his...
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 address...
Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa (ABG), over the weekend paid a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), reaffirming his commitment to peaceful elections and stronger collaboration with security...
Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has ordered a decisive security response to halt the wave of political violence and killings in Osun State as preparations intensify for the August 15 governorship election. The directive was delivered by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the South-West, Adegoke Fayoade,...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said...
Social Democratic Party (SDP) has debunked reports suggesting that it has withdrawn from the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for June 20, describing the claims as false and misleading. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Araba Aiyenigba, the SDP reaffirmed that its governorship candidate,...