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TICC alleges political motive behind Osun SSG’s arrest, calls for release
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) on Thursday accused the Osun State Police Command of attempting to influence the August 15 governorship election through the arrest of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, and five others. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the campaign council described the raid on…
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INEC warns vote buyers, sellers face ₦5m fine, two-year jail term
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin The Head of Legal Services at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State, Abdulfatai Atata, said the amended 2026 Electoral Act has increased the penalty for vote buying and selling from a ₦500,000 fine to a ₦5 million fine, or a minimum of two years imprisonment, or both, with offenders also facing a 10-year…
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Osun poll: Police bar Amotekun, vigilantes from election security
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 11 Headquarters, Osogbo, has declared that the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun), vigilante groups, neighbourhood watch outfits and other quasi-security organisations will not participate in security operations during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ojedele…
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Osun poll: INEC says stolen PVCs cannot be used for accreditation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured voters in Osun State that recently stolen Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) cannot be used to accredit anyone for the August 15 governorship election, insisting that only the legitimate cardholder can be verified through the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Amupitan gave…
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Boos, protest mar INEC stakeholders’ engagement in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Boos and protests characterised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stakeholders’ engagement in Osogbo on Wednesday as supporters of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) disrupted proceedings ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The meeting, organised by INEC as part of preparations for the election, was chaired by the commission’s chairman,…
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Makinde set to unveil APM presidential campaign council
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor and the Allied People’s Movement (APM) presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, Seyi Makinde, will on Friday inaugurate the party’s Oyo State Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council as preparations intensify ahead of the polls. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled to hold at the conference room of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan and is…
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Osun APC alleges plot to disrupt INEC chairman’s visit, seeks security intervention
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has alleged a plot to disrupt the official visit of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Ojo Amupitan, to the state. In a statement issued by the head of its Media and Publicity Committee, Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye, the council claimed it…
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FG detaining El-Rufai to weaken opposition ahead of 2027 — ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of using the continued detention of former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during an interview on Symfoni, the party’s national publicity secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, alleged that el-Rufai was being kept in custody for political reasons rather…
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Tinubu to opposition: INEC is neutral, stop crying wolf over 2027
President Bola Tinubu has dismissed allegations by opposition parties that the Federal Government is tilting the electoral process in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remains impartial ahead of the 2027 general elections. The President stated this on Tuesday while receiving the leadership of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria…
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Fubara has corrected his mistake, we’ll work for Tinubu’s 2027 re-election — Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has corrected his political mistakes by returning to the political family that brought him to power, declaring that they would now work together to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Wike made the remarks on Tuesday while inspecting ongoing road projects in Abuja…
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