Category: Osun State

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the Osun State governorship poll is a reflection of the will of the people. He said this in his congratulatory message to Adeleke, the candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who defeated Gboyega Oyetola, Osun State governor and candidate of […]

Adeleke, Middle; flanked by his his nephew, the global award-winning music superstar Davido, 2nd left; PDP chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, left; and others Candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of Saturday’s Governorship Election in Osun State. According to the result declared by the Independent National Electoral […]

Groups counsel against vote-buying The President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, on Friday urged the electorate in Osun state to reject any form of inducement by politicians during Saturday’s governorship election. Speaking to newsmen in Osogbo, she lamented that the act of voter inducement and vote buying was gaining ground in the […]

The Osun Progressives, a faction of the All Progressives Congress loyal to the Minister of Interior Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola, has broken silence on the Osun State Governorship election holding Saturday. The TOP’s position was contained in a post shared by a former commissioner in the state, Sikiru Ayedun, on Friday. The group reiterated that it […]

Frisk commuters, vehicle owners Police, NSCDC, FRSC deploy 33, 726 personnel statewide Helicopters on aerial surveillance of Osogbo Ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election in Osun State, Army personnel have mounted check points on major entry points across the state. Soldiers were seen in strategic areas like Gbongon, Shekona, Ede, Abere and Osogbo, the state capital, […]

The major political parties have concluded their mega rallies and the voters are set to head to the polls few hours away on Saturday to elect the next governor of Osun state. Although 15 candidates were cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the exercise, all eyes are on Gboyega Oyetola of the […]

Policemen on ground as part of the security arrangement About 1,500,000 registered voters who have so far collected their Permanent Voter Cards will decide the next governor of Osun State during the state governorship election holding on Saturday. The frontline contestants in the election are Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress; Ademola Adeleke […]