…Davido took to social media on Saturday, August 15, to react to early results from the Osun State governorship electionAccord Party secured 125 votes against APC's 85 at former Governor Oyinlola's own polling unit in OkukuDavido's car remark sparked a wave of reactions online as collation of results continued across th…

…INEC officials from counting Accord votes at a polling unit in Boripe LGA during the Osun governorship electionThe incident took place after voters had left and no Accord agent was present at the Lado Hill polling unitThe presiding officer initially resisted demands to void the Accord ballots before security personnel…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to uphold the highest standards of integrity in the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election, saying the will of the people must prevail. Adeleke made the call in a post on his X handle on Saturday…

…singer Davido has reacted to the reported victory of Accord in the hometown of former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, during the ongoing governorship election. Davido reacted in a post on his official X handle on Saturday, August 15, 2026, celebrating the result from Oyetola's hometown. "We dey flog Oyetola for h…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State says the people of the state are speaking with one voice in the ongoing governorship election in the state. In a post on his verified X handle on Saturday, Adeleke said the safety and protection of the people is paramount. He made the assertion immediately after the voting exercis…

…on his verified X handle on Saturday. Davido made the claims after results from the Osun election began to trickle in from the various rolling units. DAILY POST reports that the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, who is also Davido’s uncle, won in a couple of polling units. Davido alleged, “Osun people, their new pla…

Following his series of posts on the election and calls for transparency in the process, some X users urged the singer to maintain the same level of political engagement during The post #OsunDecides2026: ‘We hope you keep the same energy in 2027 election’ — Netizens tell Davido appeared first on Tribune Online.

…Lere Oyewumi, Director General of Accord Party's Imole Campaign and Senator representing Osun West in the Senate, has won his polling unit 9, ward 9, SS Peter and Paul, Sunmoye Primary School, Ikire, the hometown of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. The post #OsunElectionResults: Senator Oyewum…

…recorded a strong result at PU01, ward 2, Enuwa, opposite the Ooni's palace in Ife-East, Osun stateThe polling unit is where Osun Deputy Governor Kola Adewusi cast his vote during the 2026 governorship electionAPC came a distant second at the deputy governor's unit as party members were seen celebrating the Accord resu…

#OsunDecides2026: INEC officials and electorates flee as v!olence erupts in Ejigbo Voting has been disrupted in Ejigbo, Osun State, following an outbreak of violence at a polling area during the ongoing governorship election. Video footage shared online by Channels TV shows voters, residents and officials of the Indepe…

The senator representing Osun East, Francis Fadahunsi, has been captured in a video on social media threatening voters at his polling unit. A video cited by DAILY POST showed Fadahunsi intimidating and threatening voters in the presence of a police officer. This came a few days after he was invited by the police follow…

Former Senator Shehu Sani has described the political atmosphere surrounding the ongoing Osun State governorship election as one that is heavily stacked against incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a post on his verified X account, Sani noted that several influential figures of the ruling All Progressives Congress (A…

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…

…in the 726 polling units monitored as of 12 noon on Saturday, as voting held in the Osun off-cycle governorship election. In a preliminary statement issued at 2:00 pm, the EU observer hub, made up of the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO), the International Press Centre (IPC), the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), T…

…Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Osun State First Lady Ngozi Adeleke has broken her silence on her husband Governor Ademola Adeleke's widely known reputation as "the dancing governor," and she has nothing but pride about it.Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Ng…

…Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has described the political situation surrounding Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the ongoing governorship election as one in which the incumbent is facing a formidable opposition. Sani made the observation in a post on his X handle on Saturday as voters across the state cas…

…and counting of votes at Polling Unit 39, Ward 4, in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State. The exercise began shortly after the conclusion of voting in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. INEC officials were seen sorting the ballot papers according to the political parties and candidates before counting…

…his polling unit to the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. Oyebamiji polled 177 votes at Polling Unit 003, Alagba, Osogbo, where Basiru voted, defeating Accord Party candidate and incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, who secured 60 votes. The African Democrat…

…attributing the increase in patronage to the large turnout of voters during the Osun governorship election. The traders, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the election provided a significant boost to their businesses, with some expressing a wish for similar opportunities to oc…

…known as Davido, has queried the delay in the uploading of results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal. In a series of posts on his X account on Saturday, the singer called on the electoral body to ensure transparency and provide time…

Several voters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have not been able to cast their ballots in the ongoing governorship election after discovering that their names were missing from the voters' register despite having voted at the same polling units in previous elections. At Polling Unit 017, Olaniyi Kafayah said her na…

…confronted a man who was allegedly counting voters at Akoda Ward 9, Unit 1, in Ede, Osun State, during Saturday's governorship election. The incident, captured in a video shared by TVC News, showed the ICPC official challenging the man over his attempt to keep a record of the number of people present at the polling uni…

…Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for their roles in the ongoing Osun governorship election. Basiru gave the commendation on Saturday after casting his vote alongside his wife, Mrs Abibat Basiru, at Ward 7, Unit 3, in Osogbo […] The post #OsunDecide2026: Senator Basiru hails INEC, security agencies appe…

…m_source=ff&utm_medium=extensions&utm_campaign=link_modifier There was drama in Modakeke, Osun State, Saturday, after some men dressed as police officers allegedly stormed a distribution centre and disrupted the distribution of election materials. An X user, identified as Oyindampla, made the claim in a post on Saturda…

The Osun State Police Command has arrested an officer posted to the Registration Area Centre in Modakeke Ward 10, Ife East Local Government Area, following the accidental discharge of tear gas that sparked panic during Saturday’s governorship election. The command’s response followed viral video clips on social media d…