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Opeyemi Akinyemi, Osogbo  Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has travelled to the United Kingdom for medical check-ups as part of his vacation, following his victory in the August 15, 2026 governorship election in the state. Governor Adeleke secured re-election as Governor of the State, defeating his closest challenger, according to results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. The result gives Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes over Oyebamiji based on the figures announced from the 30 local government areas. According to the statement signed by his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the medical vacation is a short break for the governor to refresh and further prepare himself to continue serving the good people of the state. “I am taking a short break to refresh and get further prepared to serve the ...

Opeyemi Akinyemi, Osogbo  The Osun State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with Monday’s attack in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area, which resulted in the death of two civilians and left some police officers injured. The suspects are: Sikiru Ademola Adedeji, 21 years, Olalere Taiwo, 21, Olalere Ademola, 26 and Bankole Abiodun, 20 years. Parding the suspects at the Police Headquarters in Osogbo, the state capital, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, said the Divisional Police Officer Ikire division and his men responded swiftly to a distress call at Naira & Kobo area of Ikire when a group of about 30 armed hoodlums attacked them. He stressed that during the attack, one of the hoodlums popularly known as "Ayewo" forcefully snatched an AK-47 rifle from one of the policemen started shooting sporadically which led to the dead of two civilians while the injured officers were taken to hospital for treatment. According to the CP, preliminary int...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the January 2027 elections. Yari’s appointment was contained in the list of members of the APC Presidential Campaign Council released on Saturday, August 22, 2026. President Tinubu will serve as chairman of the council, while Vice President Kashim Shettima will be the vice chairman. APC National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has also been appointed as a vice chairman. Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, will serve as secretary of the campaign council. APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, will serve as deputy secretary, while Hadiza Bala-Usman will be the assistant secretary. The campaign council will include several senior party leaders and political figures who will advise the President as the APC begins preparations for the 2027 presidential election. Among those appointed as...

National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Dayo Israel National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of its National Working Committee, Dayo Israel, has delivered assessment of the party’s performance in the weekend’s Osun State governorship election, saying the ruling party failed to connect with the electorate. In a post on his official X handle, @dayoisrael, Israel said the APC underestimated Adeleke, who was often derisively described as the “Dancing Governor.” In his post titled, “Osun has spoken: The bitter truth APC must hear before 2027,” Israel argued that Adeleke’s dancing, which was often mocked by political elites, became an asset that helped him build an emotional connection with the people. He wrote: “For years, some members of the political elite have reduced Governor Adeleke to his dancing. That assessment has always underestimated both the man and the nature of Osun politics. “Osun is deeply rooted in its communities, tra...

With few days to the Osun State governorship election, a  former Chairperson of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), and Associate Professor of Law, Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, has raised concerns over the escalating political tension ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election She warned   that the current atmosphere poses a serious threat to the credibility of the poll and public confidence in Nigeria's democratic process. In a statement issued on Thursday, the human rights lawyer and governance expert urged political parties, candidates, security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other stakeholders to exercise restraint and ensure that the election is conducted in a peaceful, transparent, and credible manner.  Drawing on her extensive experience in election observation and democratic governance, Akiyode-Afolabi noted that the developments in Osun reflect several early warning signs commonly associated with electoral ...

The Commissioner of Police in charge of Osun governorship election, Samuel Erale Etaifo, on Wednesday disclosed that no fewer than 15,000 personnel had been deployed for the conduct of the August 15 gubernatorial poll in the state. He explained that his earlier redeployment for the exercise followed mounting tension and violence in the state, which had culminated in attacks and gruesome killings in some parts of the state. Etaifo, who spoke during a session with some police personnel deployed for the election, at Police Officers Mess in Osogbo, however, cautioned them against any act capable of compromising the conduct of the exercise. According to him, anyone caught comprising free and fair election whether a police officer, political gladiators, members of any political parties will be dealt with within the ambit of the law. “Arrested violators of electoral laws will be moved straight to Abuja. No one arrested here in Osun during the course or after the election will be taken to Abuj...