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The re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Saturday’s Osun State governorship poll has become the latest flashpoint in a growing conversation about what Nigeria’s 2027 general elections should look like, with a prominent aide to the Ooni of Ife urging President Bola Tinubu to replicate what he called the Osun standard nationwide. The Independent…
The National Democratic Coalition has commended Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election victory while openly criticising his political embrace of President Bola Tinubu. The pro-democracy group praised Osun voters for defending their democratic choices against aggressive partisan pressures. Adeleke secured a decisive second term by resisting the federal ruling party’s well-funded campaign machinery….
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Osun State governorship election as a clear dress rehearsal for the 2027 presidential contest. The opposition leader warned that the conduct of the state poll will reveal whether democratic institutions can resist executive interference. Voters in the south-western state went to the polls amid tight security and…
Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has celebrated the re-election of his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of the governorship election results. The singer took to his X account on Sunday morning to share his reaction to the outcome of the poll, posting a…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has taken an early lead in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election as the Independent National Electoral Commission commenced the collation of results from the state’s 30 local government areas. Provisional figures uploaded to INEC’s Result Viewing Portal showed Adeleke ahead of his closest challenger, the All Progressives…
Less than 48 hours before Osun State voters head to the polls, two governorship candidates have withdrawn from Saturday’s election and thrown their weight behind the incumbent governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, in a last-minute political realignment that has significantly altered the shape of the contest. Adebayo Simon Adewale of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM)…
An All Progressives Congress leader in Osun State, Adereti, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of directing violent physical attacks against opposition members across the state. Political rivalries in Osun are spilling over into open street clashes as the governorship election draws near. Opposition officials claim that state-backed thugs routinely target campaign rallies, destroying property and…
Osun State police officers released Environment Commissioner Mayowa Adejoorin after keeping him in detention for twenty-four hours. Security forces grabbed the state official on Friday following a violent shooting near an All Progressives Congress rally in Ilesa. Police spokesman Abiodun Ojelabi linked the cabinet member’s arrest to an intercepted Lexus vehicle containing spent ammunition and…
Fresh court documents show Nigeria’s anti-graft agency secretly froze three Osun State government accounts rather than the single bank facility it publicly acknowledged. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission obtained a sweeping ex parte court order in Abuja on August 5th to lock down state money. Investigator affidavits targeted both the state’s primary federal allocation…
The Nigerian Bar Association challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over its decision to freeze Osun State accounts. The outgoing Bar president, Afam Osigwe, warned that administrative agencies lack constitutional powers to block state bank withdrawals without court orders. The anti-graft agency instructed First Bank to place a post-no-debit order on the state government…
