Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, urged political parties and candidates contesting the 2027 General Election to uphold the commitments contained in the National Peace Accord, warning that the credibility of the elections depends not only on the electoral umpire but also on...
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declaredGovernor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the Osun State governorship election, ending months of intense campaigns. The Returning Officer for the Osun governorship election, Joshua Ogunwole, announced the results at the INEC Collation Centre in Osogbo early Sunday. Ogunwole said Governor Adeleke...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has condemned the arrest of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Hon. Sunday Bisi, describing the development as a politically motivated attempt to intimidate opposition supporters during the ongoing governorship election. In a statement issued on Saturday by...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has alleged that there are plans by “unscrupulous persons” to withdraw security personnel from polling units and collation centres across the state, warning that such a move could jeopardise the integrity of the ongoing governorship election. Adeleke made the allegation in a post on...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct security agencies to ensure that the will of the electorate is protected, following reports of alleged attempts to disrupt the collation of results in the ongoing governorship election. In a post shared on his official X...
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...
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...
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...
Amnesty international has called on the Nigerian authorities to fulfil their obligation to promote, protect, respect, and fulfil human rights amidst disturbing signs of violence, intimidation and allegations of interference, ahead of the Osun State gubernatorial election slated for 15 August 2026. Amnesty International in a statement on Tuesday...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has expressed appreciation to traditional rulers in Ile-Ife and Modakeke for their prayers and support, saying the endorsements reflect growing confidence in his administration’s developmental strides across Osun State. In a post shared on his X account on Tuesday, Adeleke described his visit to...
Conversations around Nigeria’s electoral reform focus mainly on electoral laws, institutions, technology, and the credibility of elections. While these are central and fundamental, a deeper dimension that must be at the centre of the conversation has emerged in my research. My study, “Democracy Communication and Citizens’ Perceptions of Political...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “all 19 presidential candidates announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to promptly publish details of their assets and liabilities, those of their spouses and, where applicable, their unmarried children under 18, and disclose the legitimate sources of their significant...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a scathing attack on former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, describing him as a “political liability” with no electoral value in Rivers State or the wider South-South region. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Tuesday,...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured Nigerians that their votes will count in forthcoming elections, as former Head of State and Chairman of the National Peace Committee (NPC), General Abdulsalam Abubakar (rtd), called on Nigerians to rally support behind the Commission ahead of the 2027 General Election. The...