Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of the 2026 Osun State governorship election.Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji,...

ormer Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has criticized Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir after the cleric maintained that he had no regrets over his recent comments concerning Christians and his support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of...

With less than 48 hours to the Osun State governorship election, President Bola Tinubu has assured residents that adequate security measures have been put in place to protect voters during Saturday’s poll. The assurance was delivered by Senate President Godswill...

Sensitive election materials have arrived in Osun State ahead of Saturday's governorship election, as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) prepares to deploy thousands of ad-hoc personnel and security officers across the state.INEC said it would draw its ad-hoc...

The General Overseer of El-Buba Outreach Ministries, Prophet Isa El-Buba, has criticized Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir over remarks attributed to him regarding Christians and support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 elections.Jingir has come under...

Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised comments attributed to Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir in support of continuing the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of the...

Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir has renewed his support for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general elections, urging Muslims to back candidates who adopt the arrangement.Jingir made the comments at an event attended by several All...

Osun State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, says the state government will sue the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision to freeze government accounts.Jimi-Bada said the EFCC issued a post-no-debit directive to First...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed First Bank to stop all withdrawals from the Osun State Government's statutory allocation account as part of an ongoing investigation.In a letter dated August 5, 2026, the anti-graft agency instructed...

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he played a significant role in supporting former President Olusegun Obasanjo after his release from prison, saying he provided both personal and political assistance...