Residents of Osun State will go to the polls on Saturday to elect their governor for the next four years. The off-cycle election appears to be shaping up as one of the most competitive political contests in Nigeria since the 2023 general elections. A total of 15 candidates have been cleared by the Independent National…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has charged all 19 presidential candidates announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to publish details of their assets and liabilities. In a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP also asked them to make public assets of their spouses and, where applicable, their unmarried children under 18,…
The governorship race in Osun State has narrowed further ahead of the 15 August election after the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Adesina Adeyemi-Doro, withdrew from the contest and endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Punch reported that Mr Adeyemi-Doro announced his decision on Saturday during a programme tagged…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed First Bank Plc to place a Post-No-Debit restriction on the Osun State Government Statutory Allocation Account, effectively freezing the account barely 10 days before the August 15 governorship election in the state. The directive was contained in an official letter dated August 5, 2026, and addressed…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of plotting to freeze the bank accounts of the state government ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to Alimi, the governor raised the…
President Bola Tinubu has submitted nomination papers to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 presidential election that list no primary or secondary school qualifications, leaving the spaces for those sections completely blank on his EC9 form just as he did in 2023. INEC published Tinubu’s nomination papers on Saturday in line with its…
(Engr. Anselm Ijebor. Photo Credit: Vanguard News) A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, Anselm Ijebor has declared his support for former governor of Anambra State and former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi. Ijebor declared that he would rally support for Obi, characterizing him…
(President Bola Tinubu And Rabiu Kwankwaso. Photo Credit: Naija News) Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has kicked against the idea of another Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election, arguing that Nigeria’s diverse religious composition makes a balanced ticket more suitable for national unity and inclusiveness. The vice-presidential candidate of…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday said its national election will be held on Saturday as scheduled. It said this in a statement announcing the release of the managing director of the association’s election service provider by the State Security Service (SSS). The NBA did not disclose the names of the service provider’s managing…
By Isa Isawade Momentum is building in two Southwestern states ahead of the off-season governorship elections scheduled for June 20 in Ekiti and August 15 in Osun. These states are among eight in Nigeria that hold off-cycle polls, a consequence of electoral disputes dating back to the 2007 general elections, when the Appeal Court nullified…
