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Thugs reportedly disrupted voting at the polling unit of Najeem Salaam, governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in ward 4, unit 13, Ejigbo LGA, during Saturday’s election in Osun state. According to NAN, Salaam condemned the incident, describing it as a threat to his safety and the integrity of the electoral process. The ADC candidate said the disruption was deliberate and targeted at him, warning that such acts could disenfranchise voters and erode confidence in democratic elections. “How could we differentiate this from military rule when people’s votes don’t count?” he asked. Salaam faulted the security personnel deployed to the…

Osun State Governor and Accord Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has taken an early lead in Saturday’s governorship election, following the announcement of results from three polling units. Of the three results announced so far, Adeleke won two polling units, while his major challenger, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Oyebamiji, won the third. Adeleke won Polling Unit 39 and Polling Unit 13, both in Ward 4, Osogbo Local Government Area, while Oyebamiji won Polling Unit 003, Alagba, also in Osogbo. At Polling Unit 39, Ward 4, the results declared by the Presiding Officer, Oyeranmi Deborah, were: Accord Party: 65 APC:…

Voting has been disrupted in Ejigbo LGA of Osun state following an outbreak of violence at a polling area during the ongoing governorship election. The incident began after a youth discovered materials allegedly linked to vote-buying and belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Channels TV reports. The youth said he and others seized the materials because they could not stand by and watch what they described as an “illegal activity”. According to the report, the situation escalated when individuals said to be associated with the materials arrived at the scene and allegedly attempted to whisk the youth away. The development…

Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has alleged that officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) are aiding suspected thugs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to intimidate voters and disrupt elections in some polling units. Speaking on Saturday shortly after casting his ballot in Ward 02, PU 009, in Ede, Adeleke said the intimidation is aimed at forcing people to flee polling areas and preventing them from exercising their civic rights. Adeleke alleged that reports received from Modakeke and Obaagun were unsavoury. “As I am voting right now, I have just received a call in Modakeke and Obaagun that the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, has raised concerns over the alleged non-recognition of his party agents at several polling locations during Saturday’s Osun governorship election. Salaam, who arrived at his polling unit to vote at about 10:39 a.m., said he had received reports that ADC agents were not being recognised despite the party having uploaded their names ahead of the election. According to him, the alleged incident occurred across 10 local government areas, prompting him to report the matter to the relevant authorities, who he said were investigating the issue. Salaam also denied allegations of vote…

Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his ballot in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Adeleke arrived at Polling Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde Compound, Ede North Local Government Area, at about 8:10 a.m. and subsequently exercised his franchise. There was an early turnout of voters in Ede, the governor’s hometown, as well as parts of Ilesha and Osogbo, with residents trooping to polling units to participate in the election. In Ede, some voters arrived as early as 6:40 a.m., while vehicles were seen conveying voters and National Youth Service Corps members to…

The Imole Campaign Council alleged that more than 10 black Hilux vehicles carrying security personnel arrived at the Speaker’s residence and that the premises was subsequently cordoned off. According to the campaign council, people inside the residence were allegedly prevented from leaving, although it said it had yet to establish the reason for the security presence. The council’s spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, in a statement issued in Osogbo and sighted on Facebook, called for an immediate explanation from the relevant security authorities. He said it was unclear whether the deployment was part of routine security arrangements or connected with an official…

Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that soldiers are attempting to stop him from entering Osun State as the state prepares to hold its governorship election on Saturday. GeographicReference Davido made the allegation in a post on his verified X account early Saturday. “I’ve been reliably informed that soldiers are trying to prevent me from entering Osun tomorrow, this won’t happen, every citizen of Nigeria has the right to movement at any point of time,” he wrote. His claim came shortly after the Nigeria Police Force announced movement restrictions across Osun State ahead of the election. According to…

The long-awaited and keenly-contested Osun governorship election is here. The build-up to the election has produced months of political intrigues, wanton violence, accusations, counter-accusations, and a series of court orders. On Saturday, residents across 30 LGAs in Osun will head to the polls to decide who will be the next governor of the state among the 15 candidates contesting the election, including the incumbent, Ademola Adeleke. 1,906,390 voters who had obtained their permanent voter cards (PVCs) out of 2,339,233 registered voters in the state will decide the fate of the 15 candidates contesting for the number one seat in the state. The 15…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has sued President Bola Tinubu over alleged forgery of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate. In a suit filed at the federal high court in Abuja on Friday, Atiku is seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the ADC, filed the suit alongside the party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are joined as defendants. Atiku also personally appeared at the court registry to depose to an affidavit in support of the suit, saying the case…