…Commission helped safeguard electoral integrity during the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. The Athena Election Observatory is an independent electoral integrity initiative established by the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, an Abuja-based think tank founded by former Aviation Minister, Osit…
…Nigeria, well before the emergence of Cross River State’s Calabar Carnival under former Governor Donald Duke, lamenting that the city lost its pioneering place as a result of the crisis. The Olu, however, expressed confidence that Warri would rise again, declaring, “This time, however, we will not sit and wait for an u…
…and Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has slammed newly re-elected Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for endorsing President Tinubu's second term. While delivering his acceptance speech on August 16 after he was declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election, Adeleke reaffirmed his endorsement of…
The Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Oyelude Makama, congratulated Governor Adeleke on winning the Osun governorship electionThe traditional ruler urged Adeleke to govern with magnanimity and honour the commitments made in his victory speechOba Oyelude called for greater focus on rural development and security as Adeleke begi…
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s elder brother Deji Adeleke has said he was convinced his younger sibling would be re-elected despite the weight of the challengers for the governorship seat. Governor Adeleke was declared winner of the Osun gubernatorial election on Sunday. In a video recorded at Adeleke’s victory celebration…
…agitators and media propagandists,” the statement added. The community appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Delta State Commissioner of Police to intervene and ensure a transparent investigation into the matter. It specifically called for the transfer of the case from the Ughelli Area Command to the State Cr…
…the amount of money allegedly being offered by the opposition during the Osun State governorship election. Speaking in a viral video, Adeleke said he went to his room, knelt down and prayed after hearing that voters were allegedly being offered as much as N50,000 for a single vote. He said he prayed that voters would c…
…stakeholders for their roles in ensuring the peaceful conduct of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The NYSC coordinator spoke in a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo. The Osun NYSC boss disclosed that while monitoring the exercise, he visited polling units in Alajue 1 and Alajue 2, Akoda/Oloki and Isibo/Buha…
…Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 elections, has declared that former Kano governors, Ibrahim Shekarau and Abdullahi Ganduje, as well as incumbent Governor Abba Yusuf, are no longer politically relevant in the state.As reported by The Punch, Kwankwaso made the remarks during the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo made a surprise congratulatory visit to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke after Saturday's governorship electionAdeleke, who ran on the Accord Party platform, was declared winner on Sunday after defeating APC's Bola Oyebamiji by over 66,000 votesThe Osun governor secured victories i…
…Afrobeats singer, Davido reflects on Ademola Adeleke’s journey to becoming Osun State Governor. GistReel previously reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Ademola Adeleke winner of the Osun State governorship election held over the weekend. Davido Speaks After Ademola Adeleke…
…space. The committee gave the assurance on Sunday after meeting with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Government House, Port Harcourt, for the second time in about two weeks. It said all members would be treated equally and with respect under the ongoing reconciliation process, regardless of their previ…
…Congress, APC, Farouk Aliyu, has said the party’s members and supporters took Governor Ademola Adeleke for granted during the Osun State governorship election. Aliyu said some APC members believed the Federal Government would ensure the party’s victory, leading them to underestimate Adeleke and his supporters. Speaking…
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has warned opposition politicians against relying on federal backing to secure electoral victories, saying the era of political imposition in Nigeria is over. The governor stated this on Monday after casting his ballot at Model Central Primary School, Yalwan Duguri, in Alka…
A former APC spokesman in Lagos State, Mr Seye Oladejo, has described Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in Osun as a triumph for democracy. Oladejo said the outcome had also defeated the growing narrative that Nigeria was inevitably drifting toward a one-party state. He stated this in a statement released on Monda…
…of his family, the Adelekes, following his uncle Ademola Adeleke's victory as Osun State governor.The clip, from an interview with Davrel, circulated widely on social media on Sunday, 16 August 2026, and quickly drew strong reactions from fans.Reactions trail Davido after sharing Adeleke’s political history amid his un…
…Salihu Lukman, has said that the victory of Ademola Adeleke in the just-concluded Osun governorship election showed how opposition parties can remove President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. He disclosed this in a statement at the weekend. DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral…
…Youth Leader, Dayo Israel, regarding the singer's role in the just-concluded Osun State governorship election. Following the August 15 election, in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the incumbent, Governor Ademola Adeleke, the winner, Israel issued a statement on X urging his party to…
Governor Adeleke gets emotional while receiving a congratulatory call from Davido moments after INEC declared him winner of Osun gov. election A video showing the moment Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, broke down in tears while receiving a congratulatory call from his nephew, singer Davido, has surfaced on social…
…rights suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 13, 2026The former Kaduna governor alleged ICPC officers physically restrained his wife and son on July 7 when they tried to visit himThe suit named the ICPC chairman and the Attorney-General of the Federation as second and third defendantsPAY ATTENTION: Find it…
GistReel Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered the withdrawal of the legal action instituted against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the state government’s frozen bank account. The decision came after President Bola Tinubu intervened in the dispute and spoke with the governor followin…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has stated that President Bola Tinubu is not aware of certain actions taken by federal agencies prior to the governorship election in the state. He indicated that some of those actions were carried out by the President’s cousin, Gboyega Oyetola, who is also a former governor of th…
…seat. Many people interpreted his move as aligning with the Kwankwasiyya movement of ex-governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, a long-time rival of his father. However, his return to APC comes after the deadline for obtaining nomination forms had closed. Kano politics has for years been shaped by the rivalry between Kwankwaso's K…
…that the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeat in Osun State is not a trade-off for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Adeleke won Saturday’s keenly contested governorship election after polling 511,067 votes. The APC’s governorship candidate, Bola Oye…
…the delay in implementing the new pension was purely administrative. According to him, Governor Peter Mbah has already approved the new minimum pension, while the processes required for its implementation are being concluded. Oluedo also revealed that the governor had approved the enrolment of all pensionersa into the…