…who engage in various disruptive actions, including ballot snatching, multiple voting, vote-buying, manipulation of election outcomes, and violence. While the Federal Government accepted many recommendations in principle, most remain unimplemented due to political resistance and constitutional limitations. The report c…

…made the remarks during an interview with DCL on Wednesday, where he criticised alleged vote-buying, the deployment of security personnel during elections and the use of religious sentiments for political mobilisation. He said more than 30,000 security personnel were deployed to Osun State during the election, describi…

…Joash Amupitan, has publicly listed hate speech, disinformation, localised violence, vote-buying and foreign interference together as major threats to 2027, meaning the umpire itself is not confident these risks will stay contained. “Mudslinging can become a laundering mechanism. Personal or ethnic attacks get repackag…

…the people were prepared to participate in the exercise. He dismissed suggestions of vote-buying at his polling unit. The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Francis Ori, also commended the conduct of the election after voting at his Onuofukulu polling unit in Umunaga, Uburu, Ohaozara. Ori thanked Governor…

…received N500m each,” he said on condition of anonymity on Thursday. Analysing the vote-buying template, the chieftain said, “Our target was 150 voters per unit, apart from the party members. We were to spend N40,000 at 15-15-10. Each voter was supposed to collect N15,000 twice before election day and N10,000 on the el…

…known as Davido, who had alleged that the All Progressives Congress spent N110bn on vote-buying during the election. Davido, who is the nephew of the incumbent governor and Accord Party’s candidate, Ademola Adeleke, also said the Accord Party did not spend money during the election but relied on the people of Osun Stat…

…the last election, Tinubu will win this election close to about 65 per cent,” he added. ‘Vote-buying is a systemic problem’ Fayose also dismissed attempts to blame a single political party for alleged vote-buying during the recent Osun State governorship election. He said the alleged practice involved supporters of dif…

…Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, were on Sunday asked to investigate alleged vote-buying, violence and other electoral offences in the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The request is contained in a petition dated August 15, 2026, and signed by the Deputy Director of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability…

…over several reported cases of violence and abuses, including attacks on journalists and vote-buying, which it said signalled dangers for the major elections coming up in 2027. “There were reported incidents of violence and electoral malpractices by some political parties, and this is quite concerning. Allegations of h…

…also said Adeleke had instructed his supporters before the poll not to engage in vote-buying. He commended the electorate for supporting the governor despite what he described as pressure on them to abandon him. However, allegations of vote-buying and other electoral infractions have emerged following the election. The…

…Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to investigate alleged vote-buying, financial inducement, violence and other electoral offences linked to the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The call came shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the…

…the freedom to select their preferred candidates. He also dismissed allegations of vote-buying by the ADC, stating, “We converse with the people, we let them know our programs, and that is exactly what we do. Vote buying is out of the question. I have never, in my life, bought votes.” Tension in Modakeke Tension was re…

Voting has ended in some polling units across Osun State as voters complete accreditation and cast their ballots, with sorting and counting already underway and the first results beginning to emerge from different parts of the state. Following the conclusion of voting, presiding officers have commenced the sorting and …

…conducted as expected. Salaam also denied allegations that his party was involved in vote-buying. “Our party is not involved in vote-buying. We believe that the people should be allowed to freely choose the candidate they want. “We are here to participate in a democratic process and we expect the votes of the people to…

…voters to exercise their franchise. The former lawmaker, however, denied allegations of vote-buying, saying that APC was popular and therefore had no reason to buy votes. He expressed optimism that the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, would emerge victorious. Similarly, Sen. Francis Fadahunsi, representi…

…has called for the investigation and prosecution of alleged financiers and organisers of vote-buying in the Osun State governorship election. The rights group raised concerns over alleged widespread vote-buying during the election, warning that the practice could undermine the integrity of the electoral process and pos…

The All Progressives Congress and Accord Party have been accused of engaging in a vote-buying jamboree across Osun State as agents of both parties offer voters between N10,000 and N20,000 ahead of today’s governorship election. Saturday PUNCH gathered that, unlike previous elections, the vote-buying started six days be…

…Government low, giving it a 35 per cent rating. Sanyaolu urged Nigerians to reject vote-buying and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards to vote out the ruling party in 2027. “The present administration is totally poor. If I want to give them an assessment out of 100 per cent, I can only give them 35 per cent. “We should…

…Government low, giving it a 35 percent rating. Sanyaolu urged Nigerians to reject vote-buying and ensure they collect their Permanent Voter Cards to vote out the ruling party in 2027. “The present administration is totally poor. If I want to give them an assessment out of 100 percent, I can only give them 35 percent,”…

…weak political accountability to both political leaders and voters, warning that vote-buying continued to undermine democratic governance. “When you give somebody money to buy his vote and he accepts it, he has already said it doesn’t matter who you are or what you do for the next four years,” he said. Ikechukwu urged…

…to use another person’s PVC to vote. That is why politicians have shifted their focus to vote-buying. “Many politicians are still living in the past. Stockpiling and carting away PVCs can no longer guarantee electoral victory,” he said. He assured residents of Kwara State that the commission would strictly adhere to th…

…neutrality ahead of 2027, treating the irregularities documented in the Ekiti election, vote-buying, voter intimidation, accreditation failures, and inconsistencies between ballot papers and result sheets as urgent lessons for 2027, not isolated incidents, so that Nigerians can trust the process that determines who gov…

…as beneficiaries of government policies. He urged youths to reject electoral violence, vote-buying, misinformation and divisive politics ahead of the 2027 elections. “Register to vote. Reject violence. Reject vote-buying. Reject misinformation and political cynicism. Base your political choices on evidence and integrit…

…already signed by political party representatives. These unscrupulous guys indulge in vote-buying. These evil guys activate their accomplices in the Third Estate of the Realm to stamp legal imprimaturs on vote counts blatantly inflated for the benefit of their puppeteers. Stopping this brazen habit of cheating may seem…

…and 65 per cent of voters observed in some polling units. However, the report identified vote-buying as the most significant challenge recorded during the election. According to the NBA, the practice assumed a "sophisticated and systemic dimension," involving the compromise of ballot secrecy, the issuance of tally slip…