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Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has lost his re-election bid to his closest rival, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke of the PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the governorship election held in the State of Osun, yesterday. Incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of…

Below are the full results from the 30 Local Governments areas of Osun as announced by INEC officials. PDP won — 17 LG APC won —- 13LG 1 * Boluwaduro Local Government Returning Officer, Dr Kehinde Bolarinwa osun electionRegistered voters – 24329 Accredited voters – 12007 APC – 5649PDP – 5860 PDP won 2** Ilesa-East…

A surgical procedure carried out on Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, was successful — according to his doctors. Earlier on Saturday, Laolu Akande, spokesman to the vice-president, had said the vice-president was scheduled for surgery over a “recurrent pain in his leg”. According to Akande, Osinbajo’s surgery took place at the Duchess International Hospital in…

The Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested three persons over alleged vote-buiying. The suspects include, Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir and Abidogun Ismail. The suspects were arrested by officials of the EFCC at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, Oshogbo.

The Minister of Interior and former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregebsola has travelled to Germany for a national assignment and missing in action at the ongoing Osun 2022 governorship election. Speaking on the development, a media aide to Aregbesola, Sola Fasure, said, ‘Oga didn’t come home for the election.’ But declined to speak further…

No fewer than eight suspected cultists have been arrested by officers of Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, in connection with the attack on the convoy of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, last month in Lagos. Tinubu, who returned to Lagos on Sunday, June 19, 2022, after emerging…

One of the officers deployed to ensure free and fair election in the ongoing gubernatorial poll in Osun has been allegedly caught in a video instructing voter who to cast his vote for . The yet-to-be-identified officer in the video was seen standing at the cubicle while the voter exercise his civic right. Though, the…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have stormed some polling units in Ede in Saturday’s Osun governorship election to observe the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that personnel were seen moving around the polling units and observing proceedings as voters took turn to get accreditation and cast their votes.…

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the ongoing election in Osun, Hon. Lasun Yusuf said it took him about ten minutes to cast his vote at his polling unit on Saturday. The former Deputy Speaker however said he is optimistic that the process will improve as the election progresses. Recall that some unknown…