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Yiaga Africa raises concern over delayed voting in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Yiaga Africa has raised concerns over possible delays in the distribution of election materials following the court-ordered inclusion of the Social Democratic Party in Saturday’s Osun governorship election. Chairman of the 2026 Osun Election Observation Mission, Dr. Asmau Maikudi, said the development had disrupted the Independent National Electoral Commission’s deployment schedule. She said the shortened timeframe…
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Osun ADC executives defect to APC ahead of Saturday’s guber poll
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Eight executives of the African Democratic Congress in Ila Local Government Area have defected to the All Progressives Congress ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The defectors joined the APC at the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Office in Osogbo in an event facilitated by the party’s House of Representatives aspirant, Adeniyi Ismail Oluwatosin, popularly…
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Aiyedatiwa’s record strengthens Tinubu’s 2027 chances in Ondo — NNPP chair
By Boye Oyeyemi The Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party in Ondo State, Pastor Peter Olagookun, has said Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s performance and growing political structure have enhanced President Bola Tinubu’s chances of winning the state in the 2027 presidential election. Olagookun, a former spokesperson for the Inter-Party Advisory Council in the state, stated this in Akure, noting that…
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Osun election: Accord aspirant calls for peaceful, credible poll
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – An Osun Central senatorial aspirant under the Accord Party, Olusegun Olasunkanmi, popularly known as Omo-Oluwa, has called for a peaceful, transparent and credible governorship election in the state on Saturday. Olasunkanmi, who declared his support for Governor Ademola Adeleke and the continuation of the Imole Agenda, urged candidates, political leaders, supporters and campaign organisations to…
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Osun APC Reps candidate’s convoy allegedly attacked in Okuku
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The convoy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Odo-Otin Federal Constituency, Francis Eniade, was allegedly attacked in Okuku, headquarters of Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, on Wednesday. It was gathered that the incident occurred as Eniade’s convoy was returning from Inisa when suspected thugs and security personnel, allegedly…
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Labour seeks scrutiny of INEC, security agencies ahead of Osun gov election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Organised Labour in Osun State has called on the international community to closely monitor the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and political actors before, during and after Saturday’s governorship election. The labour unions, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC),…
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Osun CSOs pick Adeleke as strongest town hall meeting candidate
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun State has picked Governor Ademola Adeleke as the strongest candidate among those who participated in the ARISE News Osun Governorship Town Hall Meeting held in Osogbo on Tuesday. The group said its assessment was based on the candidates’ presentations, governance experience, existing achievements and capacity to sustain…
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Adeleke lacks moral right to seek Fadahunsi’s arrest, says Osun APC
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke for calling for the arrest of Senator Francis Fadahunsi over comments attributed to him in a viral video concerning members of the Accord Party. The party, in a statement signed by its director of media and information, Mogaji Kola Olabisi, on Wednesday, described the video…
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Osun speaker raises alarm over alleged threats to life, voter intimidation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has raised the alarm over alleged threats to his life and attempts to intimidate voters ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Egbedun, who spoke at a news conference at the assembly complex on Wednesday, alleged that Francis Eniade, the APC House of Representatives candidate for Ifelodun,…
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Fadahunsi grilled by police over alleged call to ‘kill’ Accord members
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, on Wednesday said he honoured the invitation of the Osun State Police Command to clarify what he described as a misinterpreted viral video. Fadahunsi spoke after spending nearly two hours at the police command in Osogbo, where he was questioned over the video that had generated controversy…
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