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…
…says Tinubu’s fresh mandate is settled Former Zamfara State governor and Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organization, Senator Abdul’Aziz Yari, has said, going by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s performance in the last three years, he would earn a fresh mandate in 2027.Conte…
…moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The town is the birthplace of the late former Governor of Kwara State and former Minister of Communications, Chief Cornelius Adebayo.Police respond to terrorist attackCommissioner of Police Adekimi confirmed the monarch's kidnapping but pushed back on reports that other residents h…
…Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC). While some lawmakers accused the governor of shielding the Speaker, the state government has maintained that the disagreement is an internal matter of the legislature. Oladiji has also denied the allegations, describing them as politically motivated by lawmakers wh…
Former Adamawa State Governor, Mohammed Bindow, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress, APC, and formally re-registered as a member of the party in his ward in Mubi. This was disclosed by an APC chieftain, Ayekooto Akindele, who stated that Bindow’s return was witnessed by the Mubi APC Chairman, Alhaj…
…of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement he signed, the former Kano State governor wondered if members of the council signified a new beginning or the continuation of hardship for Nigerians. According to Kwankwaso, “I have taken note of the recently constituted APC Presidential Campaign Council, whose comp…
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, who died after battling cancer. In a condolence message to the family of the late…
The Special Adviser on Security Matters to Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Col. Ahmed Usman (retd.), has called on political leaders and other stakeholders to put aside partisan differences and unite in the fight against banditry in the state. Usman made the call on Sunday in a statement while reacting to recent com…
…National Assembly, Chris Nkwonta, over alleged anti-party remarks concerning the state governor, Alex Otti. The decision was reached at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the APC secretariat in Umuahia, where party leaders and stakeholders resolved to put the grievances behind them as the party prepares for the 2027 gener…
The Special Adviser on Security Matters to Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Col. Ahmed Usman (Rtd), has urged political leaders and other stakeholders to set aside partisan differences and unite against banditry and other security challenges confronting the state. Usman made the appeal while reacting to recent commen…
…of the campaign management.” The ministry added that the former Zamfara State governor’s appointment reflects “Tinubu’s recognition of his outstanding record in public service, security management, and political mobilisation.” FILE: President Bola Tinubu It also noted that as Minister of State for Defence, Matawalle ha…
…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…
…Emmanuel Aladejare, has announced the conferment of chieftaincy titles on Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele. Oba Aladejare, who spoke at Efon Alaaye on Saturday during the grand finale of the 43rd Efon Alaaye Day, said Oyebanji and Bamidele were honoured in appreciation of their…
…ransom payment. Reuben Buhari, a journalist and former media aide to late Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Saturday, August 22, 2026. According to Buhari, the minor was abducted along with her elder sister three months ago. He alleged that the victim was repeatedly r@p…
…similar attacks were occurring in other parts of the country. The former Anambra State governor urged governments at all levels to strengthen security measures, improve intelligence gathering and rapid-response capabilities, rescue abducted Nigerians and arrest and prosecute those responsible for the attacks. “I urge g…
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…
…of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has said he did not support Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State for pecuniary gains but for his superlative performance. In a statement he posted on X, the former presidential candidate said Adeleke has turned the ancient town of his birth, Ile Ife, into a modern…
…in the state. The dispute followed the 2019 decision of the administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to split the Kano Emirate into five emirates, with Sanusi removed as Emir of Kano and Aminu Ado Bayero installed as the 15th Emir. The development triggered a major political and traditional dispute, with sup…
…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…
…they are jittery, it shows they are afraid. It shows that Tinubu knows that even the governors in his kitty cannot be trusted. He knows that his ministers cannot be trusted. He knows that there will be an internal implosion within the APC,” he said. Melaye also criticised the size and structure of the campaign council,…
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…
…presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for January 16, 2027. Also, the governorship and state House of Assembly campaigns would commence on September 9, 2026, and end on February 5, 2027, ahead of the elections scheduled for February 6, 2027. Last week, some presidential candidates signed the National P…
The camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, have rejected the push by a political pressure group, G-100, for opposition parties to field a single presidential candidate against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Sunday PUNCH gathered that while both camps recogni…
…is established to drive the development programme. There the matter ends – until another governor realizes that money can be made and given to accolades by organizing another Economic Summit going nowhere. IS DELTA TRAVELLING A FAMILIAR ROAD “Those who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it” – George Santay…