…comes amid increased political activities by Hamzat and the Lagos APC ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

…he said. On the issue of vote buying, Nwosu cited the recently concluded Osun State governorship election, saying he believed that attempts to influence voters financially would not determine the outcome of the Anambra South senatorial contest. He also dismissed the prospects of candidates of the APC, All Progressives…

…and “failed leadership.” He urged Deltans to “reset” the state ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Iyovwaye made the call in his Independence Day address made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday. The candidate said Nigeria’s 66 years of independence should prompt reflection on whether citizens had achieved free…

…for candidates contesting the 2027 State House of Assembly, National Assembly and governorship elections. He said the government would use the platform to respond to what it considers misinformation and disinformation about its activities. The CPS said Alia inherited a state with significant development needs but had p…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has congratulated the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday celebrations. Oyebamiji, in a birthday message to Oyetola, which he personally signed and made…

…Ohaa maintained that the opposition party would not yield to fear ahead of the 2027 governorship election. “The entire NDC family in Enugu State remains undeterred. We will not be intimidated. We will not abandon our people. We will continue our peaceful and issue-based campaign until the will of Ndi Enugu prevails in…

…before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing petitions arising from the June 20, 2026 governorship election in the state. The governor’s issues for determination were contained in papers filed by his legal team led by Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN. Oyebanji, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was decla…

…and I hereby withdraw it.” ‘Kill them’ with votes in Osun On the eve of the last governorship election in Osun state, Osun East Senator, Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, while addressing APC supporters at the palace of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland in Ilesa at a campaign rally said many of his party members had been killed by…

…respondent, Chris Iyavwoye, to INEC as the party's candidate for the 2027 Delta State governorship election. He wants the court to compel the NDC and INEC to replace any name already submitted with his own.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!He also wants an order stopping I…

…the Anambra and Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections, the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections, as well as bye-elections conducted across the country, had demonstrated the Commission’s growing technological capacity. According to him, the deployment of technology in recent elections had attracted commendat…

THE governorship election in Osun State which was held on August 15, 2026 was an election of many colours. There were party men who were out to defend their party. But beside the political structures lie the volunteers who contributed within and outside formal structures. The post Osun polls, Adeleke’s victory and the…

…The Force also disclosed that 154 individuals arrested during the August 15 Osun State governorship election were still being investigated. The disclosures were made on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, at a joint security spokespersons’ briefing in Abuja, where he addressed issues surround…

…The trend, according to reports, continued during the recently concluded Osun State governorship election won by Governor Ademola Adeleke, where at least 29 deaths were reported. The figures have consequently raised questions over whether the peace accords have evolved beyond symbolic ceremonies into effective instrume…

…name on the list has put to rest speculation over who will contest the Zamfara governorship election under the ADC in the 2027 general elections. The publication of the governorship candidates was made in accordance with Section 29(3) of the 2026 Electoral Act. Supporters of Shinkafi described the confirmation of his c…

…The declaration came months after Lawal returned to the APC, having contested the 2023 governorship election on the platform of the SDP. The former governorship candidate said he had deliberately remained silent about his political position in recent months despite questions over his allegiance. “I’ve been silent all t…

…as “crippled and depleted.”Asked to react to the opposition’s victory in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, Wike credited the Tinubu administration for allowing democratic processes to run without interference, contrasting it with what he described as the tension surrounding the 2023 election.He said: “…

…Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his victory. Oyebamiji spoke on Saturday in Osogbo while addressing APC leaders, members and supporters on the outcome of the election and preparatio…

…President Atiku Abubakar to present Tukur Modibbo as the party’s candidate for the 2027 governorship election.Suleiman made his position known on Friday, August 28, in a strongly worded statement titled 'The People’s Mandate Cannot Be Rewritten', in which he insisted that he remains the duly elected governorship candid…

The outcome of the Osun State governorship election has opened up another round of political discourse ahead of the 2027 general elections. DAILY POST recalls that Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party won the Osun governorship election after receiving 511,067 votes, while APC’s Bola Oyebamiji garnered 444,815 v…

…group maintained that incidents of harassment, thuggery, and vote buying that dogged the governorship election held in Osun State on August 15 were enough reason for the establishment of the long-desired commission. As the nation inches towards another round of elections, it appears that, 18 years on, the recommendatio…

…sheathe their swords and work with Adegoke to secure victory for the party in the 2027 governorship election. He said the party’s position was based on the outcome of a recognised primary election conducted by the ADC and confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Fadeyi said Adegoke emerged thr…

…to heal divisions in the state and pursue an inclusive administration after the recent governorship election, promising to uphold equity and fairness in the next phase of his tenure. Adeleke made the pledge in a state broadcast on Thursday to mark the 35th anniversary of the creation of Osun State, as he acknowledged t…

…also referred to an earlier case involving APC Senator Francis Fadahunsi during the Osun governorship election, claiming he allegedly threatened opposition supporters but was questioned by police and later released without facing charges. According to the party, the lack of consequences in that case could encourage sim…

…David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido cannot do what he did during the Osun State governorship election in Rwanda or Ethiopia. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, said this during an interview on Symfoni TV. He was reacting to Davido’s use of social media during the Augus…

…Do you know what it means for a country to be clapping and saying that we had a governorship election when there were 41 people or more in the mortuary? How do you do that? What kind of country allows a system where people lose their lives and limbs, where people are lynched in the afternoon? A president who has seen t…