Author: Halimah Olamide

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s renewed endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election. Keyamo, in a post on X, thanked Adeleke and described him as a man of integrity and honor for publicly reaffirming his support for Tinubu ahead of the election. “Thank you, Governor Ademola Adeleke, for the public and unequivocal endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 Presidential Election” “Agreement is agreement.” Keyamo wrote. NPO reports that Adeleke had reaffirmed his support for Tinubu following the conduct…

The re-elected Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bid for a second term in the 2027 presidential election. Adeleke made the declaration while expressing appreciation to the President for the conduct of a free and fair governorship election in Osun State. The governor said he was grateful to Tinubu for allowing the electoral process to run without interference, following his re-election. “I must deeply appreciate the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for a free and fair election,” Adeleke said. He subsequently reaffirmed his earlier endorsement of Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election,…

Pledges More Development, Investment In Osun Re-elected Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has extended an olive branch to his co-contestants in Saturday’s governorship election, declaring that his victory marks the beginning of a new phase of unity and development for the state. Adeleke spoke while addressing journalists after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The governor, who contested under the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. Adeleke won by a margin…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as Governor of Osun State, describing the outcome of the governorship election as an assurance that democracy will continue to flourish in Nigeria. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Sunday, Tinubu said Adeleke’s victory reflected the confidence Osun voters had in his leadership and congratulated him on securing a second term in office. “I called Governor Ademola Adeleke earlier today to congratulate him on his election victory in Osun State. His victory once again confirmed the confidence the…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on electoral and anti-corruption agencies to jointly investigate alleged vote-buying, financial inducement, violence and other electoral offences reported during the 2026 Osun State governorship election. SERAP urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to conduct an urgent, joint and transparent investigation into the reported violations linked to the election. In a petition dated August 15, 2026, and signed by SERAP Deputy Director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation also called for independent scrutiny of the election by…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and former Senate President Bukola Saraki have congratulated Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as Governor of Osun State. The three opposition figures, in separate messages, described Adeleke’s victory as a reflection of the choice of Osun voters and commended residents for participating in the election. Atiku congratulated Adeleke on his re-election, saying the result demonstrated the choice of the people as expressed through their votes. “I congratulate Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as Governor of Osun State,” Atiku said. He further commended Osun residents for their passion and…

Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume the upload of election results on its Results Viewing (IReV) portal following a pause in the process. Davido made the call in a post on his official X account on Saturday night, simply writing: “UPLOAD THE REST OF THE RESULTS @inecnigeria.” Checks by our correspondent on the IReV portal showed that the most recent result available for viewing was uploaded at about 8:48pm. The apparent pause in the upload of results has attracted the attention of voters, political party supporters and…

Kazeem Badmus Panic gripped the Salvation Army Primary School in Osogbo on Saturday as suspected thugs disrupted the collation of results for the Osun State governorship election, firing gunshots into the air. The incident occurred at the ward 05 collation centre, Osogbo located within the school premises, where party agents, INEC officials and observers had gathered to collate results from several polling units in the area. Eyewitnesses said the armed men stormed the centre around 7:25 p.m shooting sporadically to scare people away. Officials, party agents and voters scampered for safety as the gunshots rent the air.

Alleges Plot to Make Election Inconclusive Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to stop further collation of Saturday’s governorship election. “Sen president Akpabio has called the coalition center that they should stop coalition!!!!” Davido said in a tweet. Earlier he had alleged  that there is a plan to inflate the number of void votes in the Osun governorship election in a bid to force the election into an inconclusive outcome. Davido, who is supporting his uncle and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, made the allegation in…

Voting is ongoing peacefully at Ward 4, Unit 39, Odi-Olowo, Osogbo, with eligible voters turning out to cast their ballots in the Osun State governorship election. The polling unit recorded an orderly process as voters queued up and waited for their turn. Electoral officials also gave priority to elderly voters, enabling them to vote ahead of younger people at the unit. A 60-year-old voter identified as Sadia Raji said she arrived at the polling unit early and had successfully voted. She praised the security personnel for maintaining a friendly and peaceful atmosphere. “I got here early and just cast my…