The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Sunday Bisi, has reportedly been arrested by the police at his residence in Ilesa. Nigerian singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, made the allegation in a post on X on Saturday, as voting commenced in the 2026Continue Reading
Osun Governorship Poll: Adeleke Campaign Warns INEC Against Pressure to Change Established Collation Centres The Imole Campaign Council is in receipt of very credible information that intense pressure is being mounted on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to change the established venues of Ward and Local Government collationContinue Reading
The Imole Campaign Council has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently address complaints of malfunctioning Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices at several polling units across Osun State. The campaign council, in a statement by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, described the reported technical challenges as disturbing, allegingContinue Reading
Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has queried the delay in the uploading of results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Result Viewing Portal. In a series of posts on his X account on Saturday, the singer called on the electoralContinue Reading
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Najeem Salaam, has reportedly escaped an alleged assassination attempt in Ejigbo, Osun State. According to the party’s Publicity Secretary, Abosede Busayo Oluwaseun, the incident occurred at Ward 4, Unit 13, in Ejigbo Local Government Area shortly after Salaam cast hisContinue Reading
A fight broke out at the polling unit of the Osun State Deputy Governor and Accord Party deputy governorship candidate, Prince Kola Adewusi, during Saturday’s governorship election in Ile-Ife. The incident occurred when the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Benjamin Kayode Adereti, arrived at Adewusi’s pollingContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has commended the peaceful conduct of voters and election officials after casting his ballot in the ongoing governorship election. Oyebamiji, who spoke shortly after voting at Ward 9, Irewole Local Government Area, at exactly 10:42Continue Reading
Voting was reportedly disrupted in Modakeke Ward 10, Osun State, on Saturday after persons suspected to be policemen allegedly seized election materials and dispersed voters and election officials. According to an eyewitness, the incident occurred after the polling area had remained peaceful. The witness alleged that the suspected policemen tookContinue Reading
There was a large turnout of voters in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun, on Saturday as residents trooped to polling centres to elect the next governor of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that voters arrived at their polling units as early as 7am, checkingContinue Reading
