…improving its technology, logistics and personnel training, drawing lessons from recent governorship elections in Anambra, the FCT, Ekiti and Osun states.He added that fresh transparency measures were being introduced into the result-management process specifically for 2027, though he did not provide further details on…

…Territory, Nyesom Wike’s comment on the outcome of the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. Wike, while speaking with journalists on Tuesday, claimed that the Federal Government did not deploy its influence against Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party during the election. Wike claimed that Presi…

…however, attributed the situation to increased recurrent pre-election spending. “Most governors often like to increase salaries, distribute items to the people and share gifts in pre-election years. It is quite common among them. Rather than build more roads, they would share bags of rice and beans. It is the way polit…

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state blamed APC's defeat in the August 2026 Osun governorship election on interference from Abuja-based politiciansSule spoke while presenting INEC acknowledgement slips to APC candidates in Lafia ahead of the 2027 electionsThe governor warned APC candidates in Nasarawa to avoid syc…

…election-related violence recorded before, during and immediately after the Osun State Governorship Election. The council, in a statement issued in Osogbo on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, extended its sympathies to individuals and families affected by violence during the electoral period. It said the…

…Government Area of the state. Recall that Fubara had announced his withdrawal from the governorship race, saying his decision not to seek re-election in next year’s general elections was in the interest of peace and development in Rivers State. Fubara said his administration would not ignore critical needs because of t…

…and National Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while the governorship and State House of Assembly elections will hold on February 6, 2027. Speaking on behalf of Tinubu, Akume urged political actors to place national interest above personal and partisan ambitions, saying elections should not be trea…

…potential opposition coalition. Agbedi also reacted to the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election, describing the outcome as a victory for opposition politics and commending voters in the state for exercising their franchise. “You see it as a victory for the opposition. First, the congratulations go to the pe…

…Aliko Dangote tried persuading him to delete his tweets during the Osun State governorship election. Davido made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with News Central TV on Tuesday, while recounting the pressure he faced as he […] The post Osun election: How Dangote, Akpabio tried to persuade me to delete my t…

…Sowore dismissed the accord as a “ritual”, citing deaths recorded during the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. “I don’t have faith in it. I’m bringing faith to the system. Those are two different things,” Sowore said. He alleged that people who signed previous peace accords in Osun State later engaged in v…

Jonathan kicks against governors mass presence in off-cycle election states Former President Goodluck Jonathan has kicked against the emerging trend of serving governors, senior public officials and political gladiators descending on states during off-cycle elections. Jonathan made the call in a statement personally si…

…in your Google feed!A video showing Hajiya Maryam Wadada, wife of Nasarawa State APC governorship hopeful Senator Ahmed Wadada, distributing large bundles of naira notes at a public event has triggered calls for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to step in.The footage was recorded at the launch of the…

…election as a mere ritual. He cited the deaths of 50 people in Osun State’s August 15 governorship election as proof that similar pacts have failed to prevent political violence in the past. Sowore made the claim while fielding questions from our correspondent when he spoke to journalists on the sidelines of the Nation…

…has condemned what he described as an emerging trend in political conduct, where governors and other political leaders from outside a state attempt to influence the outcome of off-cycle elections. Jonathan made the remark in a statement on Tuesday while reacting to the outcome of the just-concluded governorship electio…

…Nyesom Wike, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party won the recent Osun State governorship election because President Bola Tinubu allowed the poll to be free and fair. Wike made the declaration while speaking during an inspection tour of flood-affected areas in the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday. React…

GistReel Doris Ogala, the African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Abia State, has declared that she is confident of becoming the state’s next governor, insisting that nothing can stop her ambition. Ogala, who is associated with the political movement of presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore, said she be…

…accept Osun gov election results The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress governorship campaign in Osun State, Oluwole Oke, has said the party will not be pressured into congratulating Governor Ademola Adeleke over his victory in the August 15 governorship election. Oke stated this in an interview with Ari…

Kola Oyelere, in Kano, examines the dynamics evolving around the 2027 governorship race in the state, affirming that the three political bigwigs, including former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Ibrahim Shekarau, and Umar Ganduje, will shape the election of the next governor, one way or the other. Kano State has long oc…

…following statements reportedly made during the build-up to Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The civil society organisations also commended the people of Osun State for their resilience and participation in the election, while praising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of…

…he added. A former Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Wilson Inalegwu (retd.), said governors should stop making huge lump-sum allocations to security without clear plans on how the funds would reduce crime. Inalegwu advocated result-based budgeting, saying state Commissioners of Police should prepare annual polici…

…statement personally signed by him on Monday, following the conclusion of the Osun State governorship election. Adeleke, the Accord Party candidate, polled 511,067 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, who secured 444,815 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate…

…Progressives Congress, APC, spent about N70 billion to buy votes in the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State. Melaye made the allegation in a post he shared on his official Facebook page on Monday. The former lawmaker pointed out that there are lessons Nigerians ought to learn from the outcome of the Osun…

…attacks on the homes of several leaders of the Accord Party on the eve of the Osun State governorship election, describing the incidents as unwarranted, cowardly and unacceptable. Oyewumi said he conducted an on-the-spot assessment of some of the affected residences across Ikire and Ikoyi following reports of political…

…December 18, 1967The image resurfaced amid Davido's uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke's, governorship election win, drawing fresh attention to the Adeleke family legacyPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!A photograph that has ignited considerable buzz…

…who he credited with building a political machinery that has now yielded two Adeleke governors.Wale Jana highlights the Adeleke family’s political growth and discusses its prospects of producing a Nigerian president. Photo: walejana/davido>In his post, Wale Jana wrote:"Whether you see it yet or not the Adelekes are a p…