President Bola Tinubu has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in Osun State. The election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 15, 2026, with 15 candidates contesting the governorship seat. Among the candidates are the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord […]

The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday said as many as 30 Commissioners of Police would be on duty during the Osun State governorship election, which holds across the state on Saturday. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, while addressing journalists in Osogbo, Osun State, on Friday on the police […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared Friday, August 14, a work-free day for public servants in the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The governor said the decision was intended to give workers adequate time to travel where necessary and prepare to exercise their voting rights. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on […]

Two days to Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the reprinting of ballot papers and result sheets following a court order directing the inclusion of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Dr Francis Olugbenga Ajala, in the race. INEC, in a statement issued yesterday by the national commissioner […]

Osun State Police Command has summoned the lawmaker representing Osun East in the Senate, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, over threat he reportedly issued against members of the Accord Party ahead of the Saturday’s governorship poll in the state. The spokesperson for the command, Abiodun Ojelabi, during a telephone interview with The PUNCH on Wednesday confirmed that […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed confidence in his chances of winning the governorship election despite facing an opposition party backed by 34 governors. Adeleke stated this in a post shared on his official social media page. The governor described himself as a “bulldozer”, saying he was not worried about the number of governors […]

Sensitive election materials have arrived in Osogbo ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission said it would draw ad-hoc personnel from a pool of more than 30,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps. The development came as security agencies stepped up preparations for the poll, with no fewer […]

The battle for August 15 gubernatorial poll in Osun took a new twist on Sunday in Osogbo, the state capital as the former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, ex-Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, alongside their supporters backed the ambition to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sunday AMBO. Also […]