INEC Begins Collation of Osun Governorship Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun the collation and announcement of results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The exercise started at the state collation centre after voting ended across the state’s 30 local government areas. Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, is the State Returning Officer. Results announced so far […]
Davido Claims Adeleke Leads as Osun Votes Are Counted
Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has claimed that his uncle, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, is leading in Saturday’s governorship election. Davido made the claim in a series of social media posts as sorting and counting of votes began at polling units across the state. The singer also claimed that the Bisi […]
INEC Uploads 60% of Osun Governorship Results on IReV
The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded about 60 per cent of the results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to its Results Viewing Portal, IReV. A check of the portal at 6:10 p.m. showed that INEC was making progress with the electronic upload of polling unit results as collation continued across the state. Osun […]
Adeleke Wins First Polling Unit in Osun Governorship Election
Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has won his first polling unit in Saturday’s governorship election. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the Accord Party the winner at Polling Unit 026, Ward 5, Osogbo Local Government Area. Accord secured 57 votes at the polling unit, while the All Progressives […]
INEC Uploads 402 Osun Election Results on IReV Portal
The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun uploading results from Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to its Results Viewing Portal, IReV. As of 4:03 p.m., 402 polling unit results had been uploaded out of 3,763 expected results, representing 10.68 per cent of the total. Data on the portal showed that the latest result was uploaded […]
Osun Governorship Election: Results Begin to Emerge
Results are beginning to emerge from polling units across Osun State following the conclusion of voting in some areas during Saturday’s governorship election. Voting was scheduled to end at 2:30 p.m., although voters who were already in line before the closing time are allowed to cast their ballots in accordance with electoral guidelines. The Independent […]
: Osun Police Arrest Lawmaker, 146 Suspected Mercenaries
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Abiola Ibrahim, an Accord lawmaker representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, alongside 146 suspected mercenaries. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, confirmed the arrests on Saturday, saying operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Intelligence Response Team (FBI-IRT) apprehended […]
Large Turnout as Osun Voters Cast Ballots in Ikire
A large number of voters turned out at Ward 09, Unit 011, in Ikire, Osun State, where the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, is expected to vote in Saturday’s governorship election. Voters arrived early at the polling unit and formed orderly queues to participate in the election. Some voters described the process as […]
Voting Disrupted at Aregbesola’s Polling Unit After Thug Attack
Voting at the polling unit of former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, was disrupted on Saturday after suspected thugs reportedly invaded the area during the governorship election. According to reports, the incident caused panic among voters, forcing some people to leave the polling unit before casting their ballots. The disruption occurred as residents across […]
Osun Election: Parties Accused of Vote-Buying, Political Violence
The All Progressives Congress and the Accord Party have been accused of engaging in widespread vote-buying across Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, with voters reportedly offered between N10,000 and N20,000. Findings by Saturday PUNCH indicated that the alleged inducement began several days before the election, with some voters claiming that party agents collected […]
