Politics

The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, on Monday resigned his position amid an impeachment plot by some aggrieved lawmakers in the Assembly. Also removed from office was the Majority Leader, Jonathan Ibhamawu, representing Esan West Constituency, while the former Deputy Majority Leader, Addeh Emankhu Isibor, representing Esan North-East I Constituency, was equally removed. The developments …

Police Command in Osun has urged residents to celebrate the state governorship election victory responsibly, devoid of reckless behavior, harassment and confrontations of perceived oppositions. The Commissioner of Police (Election), Samuel Etaifo, made the appeal in a statement by the state command Spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on Sunday in Osogbo. Etaifo congratulated the good people of the state on the …

Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has replaced his Deputy, Sen. Umar Abubakar-Tafida, with a former Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad-Augie, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. The National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, made the announcement at a solidarity gathering by people from Argungu Emirate in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. …

The Prof. Chris Imumolen-led faction of Accord says Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun faces legal and political risks arising from the party’s leadership crisis. Imumolen made the position known in a statement titled ‘Two Reasons Gov. Adeleke is Endorsing President Bola Tinubu,’ issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said Adeleke’s alignment with President Tinubu was a strategic calculation aimed at …

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, who was declared the winner of the poll, called on Oyebamiji and other contestants to put aside their political differences and join hands with his administration in the interest of the state. Speaking shortly after his re-election, the governor described the election as a victory for the people of Osun, stressing the need for unity …

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on his re-election on Saturday, August 15, 2026, saying the governor’s victory confirms the confidence the people of the state have in him. The President also said the re‑election of Governor Adeleke is a fitting assurance that democracy will continue to flourish in the country under the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, the winner of Saturday’s governorship election. Mr Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord Party, was declared winner by the State Returning Officer, Joshua Ogunwole, at the INEC State Collation Centre in Osogbo on Sunday morning after results from the state’s 30 …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the final result during the collation of results in Osun State on Sunday morning. The candidate of the Accord Party, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of the Osun State governorship election after securing 511,067 votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the final result during the collation of results in Osun …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Accord as the winner of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the governorship election, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke the winner after polling a total of 511,067 votes. Ogunwole stated that a total of 1,005,800 votes were cast during the election, with 985,079 being valid …

The candidate of the Accord Party, Ademola Adeleke, is set to be declared the winner of the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday. The final results of the 30 local government areas were announced by INEC officials at the INEC headquarters in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, early on Sunday. Although a final tally of the results is still …