By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo There was tension on Wednesday at the venue of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) stakeholders’ meeting in Osun State ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, had arrived in the state on Tuesday and paid courtesy visits to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye […]

Olaniyi said that the letter, purportedly signed by Omidire, was false and did not emanate from the authentic leadership of the party in Osun under the leadership of Mr Funsho Fabiyi.

…Ooni seeks peaceful, credible pollBy Shina Abubakar OSOGBO — NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, yesterday, described the Osun election as the most consequential off-cycle poll because it will serve as a mirror for the 2027 general elections. Prof. Amupitan was at the palace of the Ooni of […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared Tuesday, July 28, 2026, a public holiday to enable civil servants and other public workers to collect their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs.

“Tactical and intelligence assets have been deployed, and efforts have been intensified to apprehend the perpetrators and recover the stolen PVCs,” Ojelabi said.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Candidates of the Accord Party in Osun State have called on President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to investigate alleged harassment of the party’s members by the state police command. Speaking on behalf of the party’s caucus, the lawmaker representing Ede/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Bamidele Salam, expressed […]

Suspected political thugs on Sunday attacked a Permanent Voter’s Card distribution centre in Okuku, Odo-Otin local government area of the state, allegedly carting away two packs of PVCs.

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo As campaigns for the August 15 Osun State governorship election gather momentum, the wife of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola, has inaugurated 10,000 female canvassers to mobilise support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji. The canvassers, operating under the platform “Akoni […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has called for the temporary closure of tertiary institutions in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, citing security concerns. The association also issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Osun State Government, security agencies and heads of tertiary institutions […]

…Says support for Tinubu, Renewed Hope Agenda remains unchanged By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi, representing Osun Central Senatorial District, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fadeyi was among the federal lawmakers who defected from the PDP to the APC but failed […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Adesuyi Haastrup, has prayed for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15 election, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), expressing hope that God would grant him success and enable him to deliver good governance if elected. The monarch spoke […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has claimed that he did not own a personal house throughout his eight years as governor of Osun State. Aregbesola made the claim while addressing supporters in a video that circulated online on Thursday. The former governor said he […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has commenced the distribution of 500 solar-powered street lights in Iwo as part of a rural electrification initiative. The project, tagged “Light Up Osun,” was flagged off on Wednesday, with Oyebamiji represented by his wife, […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A former Osun West Senatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Peter Ogundeji, has said he joined the Accord Party because of what he described as the achievements of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Ogundeji stated this on Wednesday at the Government House open field in Osogbo while leading thousands of […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Accord Party and the Osun State Police Command have disagreed over allegations of bias and neutrality ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election in the state. In a statement, the Osun State Chairman of the Accord Party, Pastor Victor Akande, accused the police of failing to maintain neutrality in […]