…victory for all the party’s candidates, rather than concentrating solely on the governorship election. Adeniran also said the council had the responsibility of mobilising support for Governor Seyi Makinde’s presidential ambition in Oyo State. He urged the candidates to take the party’s campaign to every part of the sta…

…tour following his emergence as the All Progressives Congress candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The tour includes town hall meetings with stakeholders across the state's 11 federal constituencies.The governor said similar engagements would be held in the remaining constituencies in the coming days. by Linda…

…registration of political parties. The INEC boss said the cost of conducting a single governorship election now surpasses the combined cost of presidential and National Assembly elections. He added that the commission also shoulders expenses for pre-election and post-election litigations, including election petitions a…

…administration and the police during the build-up to and aftermath of the August 15 governorship election. According to a statement issued on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Zungura speaking during the meeting, promised to ensure impartial policing and work with the government to address securit…

…Adeola was the duly nominated and elected governorship candidate for the 2027 Ogun State governorship election, urged party faithful to disregard Hunye’s claim to the party’s governorship ticket. The statement read: “The All Progressives Congress (APC) hereby informs the general public, stakeholders, the All Progressiv…

Governor Ademola Adeleke won the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election after defecting from the PDP to the Accord PartyA public affairs analyst identified incumbency, voter trust in infrastructure delivery, and the Davido factor as key drivers of the outcomeThe result is seen as a blow to the APC in the Southwest…

…Kalu and Nkwonta in support of Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The State Working Committee of the party, at a meeting held on Monday, August 10, 2026, described the alleged statements and actions of the two APC leaders as “unstatesmanlike, irresponsible, embarrassing and…

…liberal democracy. Okechukwu, who was reacting to the outcome of the Osun State governorship election, said the political consequences of banditry were tragically manifested in the loss of innocent lives in the build-up to the election. In a statement he signed, Okechukwu said some of the issues that demonstrate bandit…

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 Ekiti State Governorship Election, Wole Oluyede, has urged Nigerians to make the 2027 presidential election a referendum on continuity, performance and national development rather than sentiment. The PDP chieftain, who is the Convener of the Oluyede Pro…

…Progressives Congress in Osun State have been charged to turn the party’s loss in the governorship election into victory in the 2027 general elections. This was contained in a statement signed and made available in Osogbo on Sunday by a chieftain of the party, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye. The ex-Osun State House of Assembly…

The August 15 governorship election in Osun State has been won and lost, but stakeholders have continued to draw lessons for the 2027 elections from the contest that pitched Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord against Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this report, PHILIP IBITOYE examines the poss…

…in this interview with PHILIP IBITOYE, speaks on CISLAC’s takeaways from the August 15 governorship election in Osun State and the lessons Nigerians can learn from it against the 2027 general election. WITHh the Osun election in the rearview, what are the things […] The post INEC must know that voters are fully attenti…

…by sustained debates on competing policies and programmes. For instance, last week’s governorship election in Osun State wasn’t an exception, as no fewer than 40 people were reportedly killed in the pre-election period. This is why, in various conversations with Sunday Vanguard, key stakeholders in the electoral proces…

…Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has described the Commission’s conduct of the Osun State governorship election as a benchmark in electoral administration. He also announced that a nationwide mock accreditation exercise would be conducted in November 2026 to assess the Commission’s preparedness for the 2027 General Election.…

…as Chairman of APC Governorship Campaign Council in Ondo State during the 2020 and 2024 governorship elections and the party secured victory. As the APC South-West Zonal Campaign Coordinator for Tinubu’s re-election, Sanwo-Olu is expected to lead engagements with stakeholders across political, labour, student, artisan,…

…popularly known as Ero-Arike, over her involvement in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. In a video circulating on social media, a group of women holding containers of the balm could be seen singing and pleading with members of the public not to allow the political controversy surrounding Oyetunji…

…In this exclusive interview with Muideen Olaniyi, he spoke extensively on the August 15 Governorship Election in Osun State, lessons from its outcomes and the implications for the 2027 general elections. Excerpts: Governor Ademola Adeleke has just won re-election in Osun. […] The post We are happy Osun people are sayin…

…than Bola Oyebamiji. Ultimately, it is bigger than Osun. Adeleke won the August 15 governorship election with 511,067 votes against Oyebamiji’s 444,815, securing another term. The returning officer announced the result and the certificate of return followed. But Nigerian elections are no longer judged by arithmetic alo…

…and Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Accord party deployed over N100bn in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, Saturday PUNCH can report. The funds were channelled into campaign materials, vote buying, payments of agents, canvassers, security personnel and electoral officers in the 3,763 polling units and 332…

Upon resting the 2018 Osun governorship election in favour of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, this writer packaged and submitted a memorandum titled: HUMBLE OBSERVATIONS, HELPFUL TIPS AS ASSUMPTION BECKONS. The memo was not a trifling note. It was a proposal on salutary performance strategies for the administration of the incomin…

…signing ceremonyADC's National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, cited the Osun governorship election violence as a key reason for the party's boycottAbdullahi accused the National Peace Committee of failing to hold political actors accountable for inflammatory statements, including those by President TinubuPAY AT…

…the All Progressives Congress (APC) while supporting his uncle during the Osun governorship election. He questioned Davido’s current relationship with the party and urged the singer to use his platform to speak against the APC if he believes Nigerians are tired of the party ahead of the 2027 elections. His words in par…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in last weekend’s governorship election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has foreclosed acceptance of his defeat by the incumbent governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke. Oyebamiji told State House correspondents after a meeting…

…Bola Tinubu met with Bola Oyebamiji at the Presidential Villa days after the Osun governorship electionOyebamiji lost the Saturday, August 16, 2026, governorship contest to the Accord Party's Governor AdelekeThe APC candidate spoke to journalists after he met with the president at Aso RockPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast wi…

…across Nigeria, Ogun State voters face a distinctly narrow field for the upcoming 2027 governorship election. Although the Independent National Electoral Commission has yet to publish its final consolidated candidate list for all states, the contest in Ogun is rapidly consolidating into a high-stakes two-horse race. On…