…while demanding an explanation from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the reported interruption in the uploading of results to its Result Viewing Portal, IReV. The ADC said the APC deployed more than 30 governors, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, hundreds of fed…

…Osun governorship election showed that a candidate’s credibility, competence and connection with the people could matter more than the political platform under which he contests. The NRM said the result offered a simple lesson: when voters get the chance to choose, they look beyond the party logo to the person asking f…

…outcome was unfavourable to the APC. On Adeleke, he said the governor’s grassroots connection and cultural identity contributed to his electoral success. According to Israel, Adeleke’s accessibility, singing, dancing and public engagement helped him establish an emotional connection with voters. “Politics is not only p…

…in the weekend’s Osun State governorship election, saying the ruling party failed to connect with the electorate. In a post on his official X handle, @dayoisrael, Israel said the APC underestimated Adeleke, who was often derisively described as the “Dancing Governor.” In his post titled, “Osun has spoken: The bitter tr…

…96 per cent of polling units opening for accreditation and voting by 9:30am, despite INEC reprinting ballots after a last-minute court order on the inclusion of the Social Democratic Party on the ballot. She said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System worked in 80 per cent of polling units and was fixed in the remainin…

…victory.Legit.ng reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke, running on the Accord Party ticket, the winner of the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election after he polled 511,067 votes against All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji's 444,815 votes.Adeleke se…

…results from 470 polling units by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. “The manifest partiality of security agencies, especially the police, and even the shameful intervention by the EFCC freezing the accounts of the state; and the intentional delay (more than two hours) in uploading the results of the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent 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 con…

…Accord Party, was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after securing 511,067 votes. His closest challenger, the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, polled 444,815 votes, while the African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes. Adeleke won in 19…

…on his victory in the 2026 governorship election. The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke winner of the election on Sunday, August 16. "Congratulations to Governor Adeleke of Osun State, the Imole and the happiest Governor in Nigeria," Igbokwe wrote in a Facebook post. "It has been very keen contes…

Governor Ademola Adeleke dropped to the ground to prostrate before his elder sister, Chief Dr. Modupeola Adeleke Sanni, after his election victoryThe moment, captured during a family celebration, quickly spread across social media and drew widespread attentionNigerians flooded the comments section with reactions to the…

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo mocked Governor Ademola Adeleke's dancing habit while campaigning for the APC candidate in OsunOkpebholo questioned whether Osun voters were tired of seeing their governor dance before signing documents and attending meetingsDavido responded directly to Okpebholo on Instagram, warnin…

…forms of unprofessional conduct will be promptly received, monitored and escalated for necessary action.” According to him, CP Nnanna Ama stressed that while the command remained committed to providing effective security and protecting the lives and property of Ndi Anambra and residents, no police officer would be perm…

…to resort to self-help before securing victory in an election, it simply means that INEC and the law enforcement authorities are failing in their duties,” it said. However, the party commended President Bola Tinubu, noting that the Osun election, “with all its attendant lapses, represents the best election conducted un…

…to the final result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

…of the keenly contested election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday morning. Reacting to the development, Olatunji said the outcome of the election showed that no amount of influence and intimidation can suppress the will of the people. He described the outcome of the Osun election is a s…

…Davido, over allegations of influencing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the just concluded governorship election in Osun State. In a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, the lawmaker who supported the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, denied influencing the electoral…

Afrobeats star Davido took down a tweet announcing that his family would not back any presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 electionsHe also deleted a separate post appearing to criticise President Bola Tinubu amid tensions over the Osun electionFans online noticed the deletions and began questioning the singer's mo…

INEC said it only published documents that presidential candidates submitted, and has no authority to question or alter themAn ADC chieftain submitted a petition against Tinubu to the European Commission in Brussels over alleged false academic credentialsAtiku filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking Tin…

…following his re-election. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of the August 15 governorship poll. Speaking to the press after the declaration, the governor confirmed that President Tinubu has called to congratulate him. Adeleke, who described his re-election as a victory…

…his second term. He also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for what he described as the smooth conduct of the electoral process. Makinde said the Osun governorship election was particularly significant because it served as a litmus test ahead of the 2027 general election, when Nigerians wou…

…what could be achieved when opposition forces identified a common objective, made necessary compromises and consolidated their strength behind a viable democratic choice. “The governorship candidates who stepped down and supported Governor Adeleke were each entitled to pursue their own ambitions. They chose instead to…

…According to him, Tinubu had called Adeleke to congratulate him on his victory before INEC formally announced the result. The election had been preceded by a tense campaign characterised by accusations between the ruling Accord Party and the APC over political violence, security and the conduct of the poll. In the week…

…parts of Osun. According to the CDD-EAC, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, recorded a generally successful deployment, with officials arriving at 89.1 per cent of the polling units observed before 8:30 a.m. The remaining 10.9 per cent of polling units monitored recorded the arrival of officials betwe…

…of his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of the Osun State governorship election. In a video shared on his page, Davido was seen falling to the ground in celebration shortly after Adeleke was declared the election winner. Celebrating the victory,…