Yekini Idiaye, the lawmaker representing Akoko-Edo Constituency I, has emerged as the new Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly. Idiaye, a third-term member of the Assembly, takes over from Blessing Agbebaku, who resigned as Speaker on Monday amid moves by lawmakers to remove him from office. Agbebaku Resigns Amid Impeachment Move Agbebaku stepped…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has called for peace and unity in Osun State following his re-election, while the All Progressives Congress considers its legal options after losing Saturday’s governorship election. Adeleke won 511,067 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. The governor won 19 of Osun’s 30 local government areas, while…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has promised not to disappoint residents after securing a second term in office. Adeleke made the pledge on Sunday at a press conference held after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared him winner of the August 15 governorship election. The governor said the election came after months of intense political…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election in the Osun State governorship election, saying the result reflects the choice of the people. Tinubu said Adeleke’s victory also showed that democracy remains strong in Nigeria. The President spoke in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
Davido celebrates his uncle Ademola Adeleke after winning the Osun governorship election, sharing an emotional video and message saying, “WE DID IT UNC!!!” Afrobeats superstar Davido is celebrating after his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, won the Osun State governorship election. INEC’s scheduled poll held on August 15, 2026.The singer shared his excitement online after Adeleke was…
Osun residents reportedly chant “Okpebholo Ole” as APC governors leave the state, following Governor Monday Okpebholo’s comments about Ademola Adeleke. A now-viral video captured residents celebrating as a convoy allegedly linked to the governors left the state. Some residents could be heard chanting, “Okpebholo Ole.” The phrase means “Okpebholo thief” in Yoruba. However, the video…
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, says his uncle is winning the Osun governorship election. Davido made the claim while votes were being counted across the state on Saturday. He also mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) over its performance in some polling units. In a social media post, Davido claimed APC lost…
The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, has lost his polling unit in Ilesa East Local Government Area to the All Progressives Congress in the ongoing Osun governorship election. Aregbesola voted at Ifofin Ward 8, Unit 1 on Saturday afternoon. The election was largely peaceful, with a strong turnout recorded at the…
A 55-year-old voter, Sharafa Lasisi, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System failed to recognise his face during the Osun State governorship election. Lasisi made the appeal on Saturday while trying to vote at Polling Unit 006, Ward 04, in the Isale/Oke-Afo area of Ikirun, Ifelodun Local…
Osun State Governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has won the first polling unit result in the ongoing governorship election. Accord Party scored 57 votes at Polling Unit 026, Ward 5, in Osogbo Local Government Area. The All Progressives Congress, APC, followed with 43 votes. INEC officials counted the ballots after voting ended at…
