Osun State

The deliberate efforts by the major parties in the Osun governorship election to seek peace after the polls are commendable. The move directly contrasts with the post-election atmosphere of violence and inflammatory rhetoric used by politicians during the election.

Davido playfully teased FCT Minister Nyesom Wike during a meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The singer repeatedly told Wike, “I won, I beat you guys,” in an apparent reference to the Osun governorship election. Wike responded, “No, you...

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in their first meeting since Adeleke won the state’s governorship election. Adeleke arrived at the Villa at 5:25 pm in a navy...

Osun APC stakeholders have blamed former Governor Gboyega Oyetola for the party’s defeat in the August 15 governorship election, accusing him of marginalising rival tendencies and weakening the party’s grassroots support. In a letter to President Bola Tinubu,...

600 officers honoured: Akwa Ibom CP presents Certificates of Commendation to personnel deployed for the Osun State election. Professionalism rewarded: Officers praised for discipline, impartiality and adherence to the rule of law. Recognition as motivation: Police commissioner says...

Suspected gunmen on Wednesday attacked the convoy of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, shortly after he left the palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, where he had gone following the presentation of his Certificate of...

INEC has formally presented Governor Ademola Adeleke and his deputy, Kola Adewusi, with their Certificates of Return, confirming their re-election for another four-year term in Osun State. Adeleke defeated his closest challenger, APC’s Bola Oyebamiji, with 511,067 votes...

Former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose claims the Accord Party spent at least ₦40 billion to secure victory in the August 15 Osun governorship election. Fayose says more than ₦7.5 billion was sent to local governments and wards shortly...

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says President Bola Tinubu allowed Governor Ademola Adeleke to win the August 15 Osun governorship election, insisting the result was not a defeat for the Federal Government. Wike says if Tinubu had wanted the...

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has rejected claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it collaborated with the Accord Party to secure his victory in Saturday’s governorship election. The governor said the ADC played no role in...