Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun State says his victory in the just-concluded governorship election in the state is a victory for democracy and the people of the state. DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday declared Adeleke winner of the keenly contested election. 📱 Continue reading on the Daily Post…
By Efe Onodjae Governor Ademola Adeleke has maintained his lead in the ongoing Osun State governorship election, as results from almost all the wards across the state continue to be collated. A check by Vanguard on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) showed that results from 331 of the 332 wards…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has delivered his polling unit in Osogbo to the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. At Ward 7, Unit 3, Ibokun Road 2, Osogbo, where Basiru and his wife, Abibat, voted, Oyebamiji secured 177 votes to defeat…
There was a large turnout of voters in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, on Saturday as residents trooped out to polling units to elect the next governor of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that voters arrived at their polling units as early as 7 a.m., checking the registers…
A faction of the Accord Party (A) led by its National Chairman and presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imumolen, has withdrawn support for Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Naija News reports that Imumolen announced the decision on Thursday during the APC…
Politics Gov. Ademola Adeleke with the panelists at the event on Tuesday at Osogbo Quick Read Three candidates from the three major political parties in the state were expected at the event. They are the ruling Accord Party Candidate Ademola Adeleke; the All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate Bola Oyebamiji, and the ADC Candidate Najeem Salaam….
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 boy was reportedly sitting inside his mother’s shop when gunshots were fired during the campaign. A protest has erupted in Ilesa, Osun State, after a 12-year-old boy was allegedly shot during a campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday morning. The boy was reportedly sitting inside his mother’s shop when gunshots were…
Fuller details about the recent account freeze launched against the Osun State Government by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have emerged, bringing to light a wider extent of an action that has already dealt a severe blow to the agency’s reputation. Sahara Reporters has freshly reported that the EFCC targeted not just one…
The Imole Campaign Council has proposed state honours and official recognition for victims of electoral violence and killings across Osun State, saying the gesture would acknowledge the sacrifices of supporters of Governor Ademola Adeleke who were allegedly attacked during the ongoing governorship campaign. In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday and signed…
