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Governor Ademola Adeleke has described his re-election as a victory for Osun State and Nigerian democracy. Adeleke won 19 of the 30 local government areas in the election, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 11 LGAs. The governor stated this on Sunday shortly after he was declared the winner of the 2026 Osun State ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State and candidate of the Accord Party, Ademola Adeleke, winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Olalekan Ogunwole announced the result at the INEC Osun State Headquarters in Osogbo at about ...
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The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Olalekan Ogunwole. Total registered voters - 29797No of accredited voters- 14662ScoresA- 7118ADC- 179APC- 7050 Total valid votes 14478Rejected votes 177Total votes cast 14655 Total registered voters - 67729No of accredited voters- 34011ScoresA- 26188ADC- 390APC- 6219 Total valid vote 33210Rejected vote 740Total votes cast 33950 Total registered voters ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the Osun State Governorship Election from 17 local government areas, with the collation presided over by the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Olalekan Ogunwole. Total registered voters - 29797No of accredited voters- 14662ScoresA- 7118ADC- 179APC- 7050 Total valid votes 14478Rejected votes 177Total ...
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The state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has cautioned the members and supporters of the Accord Party to desist from feeding the members of the public with the false results of the election. The party, in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, expressed dismay that members and ...
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Incumbent Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been declared the winner of the Osun state 2026 governorship election. The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Olalekan Ogunwole who is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for Osun State announced the results on Sunday morning. See full results: 1. Boluwaduro Local ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of the Osun State Governorship Election from 17 local government areas, with the collation presided over by the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Olalekan Ogunwole. 1. Boluwaduro Local Government Total registered voters - 29797No of accredited voters- 14662ScoresA- 7118ADC- 179APC- 7050 Total valid ...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Osun State governorship election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has urged his supporters to remain calm, vigilant and resolute as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins the collation of results. Oyebamiji, in a statement on his Facebook page following the conclusion of voting across the state, ...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured a landslide victory in the ward of the wife of its governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. The APC polled 563 votes against 126 votes recorded by the Accord Party at Polling Unit 003, Ward 9, AUD Primary School, Atile, in ...
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded results from 3103 of the 3763 polling units to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV) for Saturday’s governorship election held across the 30 Local Government Areas of Osun State. The commission started uploading results of the election on its portal late Saturday. Checks by our correspondent as of ...
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Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Lawrence Babatunde Ayeni, has recorded a victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his polling unit in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. At Ward 10, Unit 13, in Ilesa West Local Government Area, the APC polled 90 votes, defeating the Accord Party, which scored 55 ...
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The Osun State Police Command has arrested a serving member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Abiola Ibrahim Inaolaji, alongside 146 suspected electoral mercenaries allegedly camped at his residence in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state. Inaolaji, who represents Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, was arrested in the early hours of Saturday during a ...
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The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Osun State governorship election, Dr. Najeem Salaam, has alleged that he was the target of a planned attack shortly after casting his vote. Salaam, who spoke after the incident, said the electoral process was totally disrupted, alleging that his attackers had specifically targeted him. ...
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At Polling Unit 13, Ward 4, in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, where ADC governorship candidate Rt. Hon. Najeem Salaam is voting to vote, voting was reportedly disrupted by hoodlums. The attackers destroyed INEC election materials at the polling unit, forcing voters to flee the area for their safety. The incident occurred shortly ...
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The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr Najeem Salaam, has raised concerns over the alleged non-recognition of his party’s agents at several polling units across Osun State during Saturday’s governorship election. Salaam, who spoke after casting his vote at Ward 4, Unit 13, Ejigbo, in Ejigbo Local Government Area, described the development ...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has commended the peaceful conduct of voters and election officials after casting his ballot in the ongoing governorship election. Oyebamiji, who spoke shortly after voting at Ward 9, Irewole Local Government at exactly 10:42am, said the electoral process at his polling ...
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Osun State Governor and governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote in the ongoing 2026 governorship election while raising concerns over an alleged plot to disrupt the voting process in his hometown, Ede. Speaking shortly after voting, Adeleke said the electoral process was progressing well, but he expressed concern over information he had received ...
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A woman living with a disability, Mrs Aminat Akinsola, has commended the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. Akinsola, who voted at Ward 4, Unit 6, Ilupeju 1, in Ejigbo Local Government Area, said the ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) treated her with respect and courtesy. Akinsola was the first ...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed 2,500 personnel and 50 operational vehicles to Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. According to a statement signed by FRSC Deputy Corps Commander and Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, on Friday, the deployment, which covers the three senatorial districts and all operational areas in the ...
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Accreditation and voting commenced at exactly 8:30 a.m. at Polling Unit 6, Ward 4, Ilupeju, Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, with women living with disabilities (PWDs) among the first voters to participate in the exercise. The electorate who arrived at various polling units across Ejigbo ahead of the commencement of the voting process. ...
