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Pro-Adeleke group urges Ribadu to enforce Tinubu’s directive on Osun poll
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has called on National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to enforce President Bola Tinubu’s directive that security agencies deployed for Saturday’s governorship election remain neutral, protect voters and ensure a peaceful poll. In a statement issued on Friday, TICC spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said Tinubu had directed Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, and…
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Osun poll: APC alleges thugs mobilised to Government House
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has raised the alarm over the alleged mobilisation of political thugs to the Government House in Osogbo ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. A member of the media committee of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, Kehinde Ayantunji, made the allegation at a press conference on Friday, calling on…
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Osun speaker seeks international intervention over alleged attacks in Odo Otin
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has called on the international community to closely monitor developments in the state following alleged attacks, intimidation and threats against citizens and political actors in Odo Otin Local Government Area. Egbedun made the call at a press conference in Osogbo, describing reports of attacks in…
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Osun government gave me landcruiser, not you – Oyinlola fires back at Adeleke
Former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola has rejected Governor Ademola Adeleke’s claim that he demanded and received a vehicle in exchange for endorsing the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Oyinlola described the allegation as false, insisting that the vehicle was provided to him by the Osun State Government as part of benefits guaranteed to former governors under…
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Osun 2026: Tinubu urges peaceful election, directs security agencies to protect voters
President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) 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 Peoples Democratic Party; the…
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2027: Adebayo unveils 5-point agenda, pledges jobs, security, stable electricity
The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has unveiled a five-point agenda for transforming Nigeria, promising to tackle insecurity, unemployment, low productivity, poor electricity supply and weak institutions if elected president in 2027. Speaking during an interactive session with journalists and the Middle-Belt Forum, he criticised the Tinubu administration, saying economic growth figures are meaningless…
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TICC commends Nigerian Navy over professionalism ahead of governorship election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, particularly the Nigerian Navy, for its professionalism and neutrality in handling security matters since the commencement of the Osun governorship election campaigns. The council, in a statement by its spokesman, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Friday, said the Navy had been proactive in arresting troublemakers regardless…
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ANALYSIS: OsunDecides2026: The electoral arithmetic pitching Oyebamiji ahead of Adeleke
By Adejayan Gbenga The August 15 Osun governorship election has developed into a three-way contest between incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji and African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate Najeem Salaam. Nearly four years after Adeleke defeated the then-incumbent APC candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, the political equation has changed significantly. Adeleke now has incumbency but…
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Osun 2026: 1.9m PVCs collected ahead of governorship election — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected by registered voters in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The figure represents 81.50 per cent of the 2,339,233 registered voters in the state, according to the commission. INEC disclosed this in a statement on Friday, a day before the August 15 governorship election.…
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Abiodun welcomes OGD, Kashamu allies into APC ahead of 2027 elections
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has welcomed members of the Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD) political family and the Buruji Kashamu political group into the mainstream of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing their decision as a significant step towards strengthening the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abiodun received the groups at a meeting held at the Presidential…
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