…and presidential aide Ibrahim Masari attended the closed-door sessionSix northern APC governors were present at the meeting before the endorsement was announcedPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! More than 500 Islamic scholars, preachers, and clerics drawn from across Nigeria have endor…

…Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission listed the monthly pay breakdown for governors and deputy governors across NigeriaA Nigerian governor earns a monthly total of N648,560.62, made up of basic salary, hardship, and consistency allowancesRMAFC also listed several other allowances for governors but did not atta…

…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…

…political battle is directly against Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the APC governorship nomination processPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Senator Saliu Mustapha, who represents Kwara Central in the National Assembly, has claimed tha…

…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…

…at the family compound on Tuesday. Speaking during the visit to the scene, the ADC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Gabriel Pidomson, condemned the attack, describing it as unacceptable and contrary to the principles of democratic participation. He urged politicians and their supporters to embrace tolerance and…

…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…

…the Kwara APC. He had reportedly been considering the move after losing the party’s governorship primary and facing uncertainty over the APC’s Kwara Central senatorial ticket. Earlier, there had also been speculation that the PDP was keeping its Kwara Central ticket for him. Kwara senator clinches PDP ticket hours afte…

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…

PDP governorship candidate Dr Wole Oluyede visited Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Lagos on Thursday to discuss unity and the future of Ekiti StateOluyede pledged to personally lead grassroots campaigns across all 16 local government areas in Ekiti to deliver votes for President Tinubu in 2027The meeting was described as a…

…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…

…campaign visit to Osun State, where he was stumping for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. During the visit, he took aim at Osun Governor Adeleke, mocking the politician's well-known love of dancing and questioning his seriousness in office.Davido, who has been actively campaigning fo…

…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…