Prof. Chris Imumolen, Accord Party National Chairman, rejected claims that the Osun governorship election would resolve the party's leadership disputeImumolen said a court order from August 2024 already directed INEC to recognise him as National Chairman before Governor Adeleke joined AccordThe Accord chairman also dec…

…described as a return visit after Oyebanji came to see Oluyede the day after the June 20 governorship electionPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Dr Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party's governorship candidate in the June 20, 2026, Ekiti State election, has held a meeting with Go…

…from performing in Edo over his online altercation with Okpebholo during the Osun State governorship election. Reacting to the announcement, Israel who is from Edo, declared that Davido can’t be banned from performing in the state. While noting that Davido’s mother hails from Edo State, Israel claimed that Apostle Kass…

…Fayose has reacted to the controversies surrounding the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, lamenting the alleged loss of lives and the huge sums reportedly spent by political parties. Taking to his Instagram page, Fayose claimed that 29 people had lost their lives in connection with the election and c…

…Governor Ademola Adeleke at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after he won the August 15 governorship election. Tinubu revived the nickname while criticising former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's proposal to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027. "I saw one of my opponents (Atiku Abubakar) now say he will go…

…According to the council, Adeleke, having secured victory in the recently concluded Osun governorship election, had a responsibility to pay respect to the office of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The council further noted that Tinubu had consistently called for a free and fair election in Osu…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State has stated that the recent governorship election in Osun State has strengthened its determination to challenge the power of incumbency in the 2027 general elections. The party’s governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Dr David Ombugadu, said the outcome of the Osun…

…Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress, who defeated the PDP’s candidate in the governorship election. Isaac said the matter was still trailing him in court to this day, even as his brother’s child was set to be sworn in as a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly. “Up till today, they still rope me into a…

…office.Davido, who has been actively campaigning for his uncle Adeleke ahead of the Osun governorship election, responded by posting what appeared to be Governor Okpebholo's West African Examinations Council result on his Instagram Story, accompanied by no caption whatsoever.Davido Stands His GroundSpeaking to News Cen…

…in the Federal Capital Territory following his victory in the August 15 Osun State governorship election. A photograph shared on X by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, showed Adeleke and the minister shaking hands while holding the governor’s certificate of return. Adeleke thanks Tinubu for election process Earlier on…

…on residents of the state to heal from the divisions arising from the just-concluded governorship election and unite for the continued development of the state. Adeleke made the call in a statement posted on his X platform on Friday, following his re-election as governor. The governor expressed gratitude to the people…

…to actively support and defend his uncle, Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke, during the governorship electionThe Afrobeats star found himself in multiple online confrontations with prominent figures throughout the election periodOne clash stood out beyond politics, as Davido went head-to-head with senior colleague Wande Co…

…Many online have linked the exchange to the outcome of the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election, in which Davido’s uncle, Governor Adeleke of the Accord Party, secured re-election. PUNCH Online earlier reported that the governor visited Wike in Abuja as part of a series of consultations following his re-el…

…the Osun State government’s statutory allocation account shortly before the August 15 governorship election doused political tension The post Tinubu’s democratic credentials boosted by directive to unfreeze Osun account —PAACA, Legis360 appeared first on Tribune Online.

…at the Presidential Villa. Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party in the off-season governorship election, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his main rival and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. Tinubu admonished Governor Adeleke to see…

…were recorded across 10 Local Government Areas of Osun State during the August 15, 2026 governorship election, with more than 44 victims recorded. KDI stated that the incidents, which included gunshots, physical assaults, intimidation and harassment, were documented through its Election Day Data Room, established to co…

…of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, on the recently concluded Osun State governorship election.Speaking during an interview on News Central Television on Wednesday night, August 19, Momodu described the statement as "an empty boast." The minister had said he would have been in Osun State to help secure…

…against Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over the latter’s conduct during the Osun governorship election campaign. File photo: Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo. Olajengbesi, in a statement on Thursday, said he was withdrawing remarks that may have appeared disrespectful to Okpebholo, who was in Osun State camp…

…was arrested and held in police custody in Abuja following his role in the Osun State governorship election.Dr Sunday Saanu, the university's Director of Communications and Public Affairs, described the claims as "entirely false, baseless, and deliberately fabricated" FUOYE denies VC’s arrest, detention following Osun…

…and civil society groups has commended the conduct of the recent Osun State governorship election, urging the Federal Government, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to sustain the standard ahead of the 2027 general elections. The groups, which included the Arewa Consultative Yout…

…the APC is employing the antics of intimidation of voters in an election, as in the last governorship election in the state, the party went as far as brazenly using town criers in many communities to announce that anyone not voting for APC should not bother being at the polling unit. What a crime. It shall no longer st…

…electoral prospects in the state. On the outcome of the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, Yilwatda said the APC had yet to adopt an official position on the result. He explained that the National Working Committee (NWC) would first review the election with the party’s candidate and other relevant sta…

…brother, billionaire mogul Dr. Deji Adeleke, following his victory in the August 15 governorship election. The gesture took place at the Adeleke family residence in Ede, shortly after the governor received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), confirming his re-election fo…

Candidates contesting the 2027 presidential and governorship elections could collectively spend up to N571bn under the campaign expenditure limits prescribed by the Electoral Act 2026. Meanwhile, the Federal Government says it has spent N30.64tn to cushion the effects of its economic reforms since June 2023, while a ve…

…Television programme, where he said Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the Osun State governorship election had demonstrated that the APC could be defeated at the polls. He said: “I saw the now sworn-in Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State speak in a very confident, very comfortable manner. APC was trounced in Osu…