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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered a major ghost-worker scheme in which a government official allegedly enrolled 14 members of his family on the public payroll and collected their salaries. The ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Aliyu, disclosed this recently in Abuja while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Economic Confidential Lecture and National Spokespersons Award organised by Image Merchants Promotions Limited. Aliyu said the discovery followed a year-long investigation into suspected ghost workers and payroll manipulation across government institutions. According to the ICPC chairman, one official allegedly inserted 14 members of his family…

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says Ademola Adeleke’s re-election as governor of Osun shows that democracy is strongest when citizens are vigilant. Adeleke, the candidate of Accord, was declared the winner of the 2026 governorship election on Sunday morning after securing 511,067 votes to defeat Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 444,815 votes. Najeem Salaam, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), was a distant third with 17,180 votes. In a statement on X on Sunday, Obi said the people of Osun had “spoken with courage and clarity” by reaffirming…

James Faleke, a member of the House of Representatives, has hit back at David Adeleke, the Afrobeats singer popularly known as Davido. Faleke was reacting to Davido’s allegation that he was pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to alter the Osun governorship election outcome. Davido, who is the nephew of Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent Osun governor, had urged Faleke to respect the wishes of voters, saying that the people had rejected Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, and Gboyega Oyetola, former governor of the state. “Hon. James Faleke, stop putting pressure on INEC to change Osun election…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described his victory in the 2026 governorship election as a victory for democracy and the people of the state, pledging to repay their confidence by accelerating development across Osun. Speaking after his victory, Adeleke said the result reflected the people’s recognition of his administration’s achievements in infrastructure, education, agriculture and other sectors. “This is a victory for the people of Osun who have stood by me and acknowledged the work I have done. “They recognise the dividends of democracy in Osun in terms of infrastructure, improved education, agriculture and much more. “This win is…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to jointly investigate alleged vote-buying, violence and other electoral offences during the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The call came shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of Saturday’s governorship election, securing his re-election for another term. The demand followed reports of alleged vote-buying and other irregularities during the poll. The State Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of the…

Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has celebrated the re-election of his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, as governor of Osun State. The singer, who played a major role in his uncle’s campaign, erupted in excitement on Sunday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Adeleke the winner of the governorship election. “WE DID IT UNC !!! @aadeleke_01,” Davido wrote on X alongside a video celebrating the victory. The Grammy-nominated singer had been watching Channels Television’s live coverage of the results with members of his team and waited for the official declaration. When Returning Officer Joshua Ogunwole announced Adeleke…

Ademola Adeleke has been re-elected for a second term as governor of Osun State. Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party, was declared the winner of the election on Sunday morning after an overnight results collation exercise in Osogbo, the state capital. The State Returning Officer, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared the result of the poll at about 7:24 am on Sunday. Ogunwole said Adeleke secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger in the tightly contested governorship election. Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) placed second with a final vote tally…

Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that he could soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory, insisting that the strategic waterway will remain under Iranian control. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Saturday that Tehran considers the strait an integral part of its territory and will determine when it is opened or closed. “The Strait of Hormuz has been Iranian, is Iranian, and will remain Iranian,” Gharibabadi said on X. “This strait will only be closed and opened under Iran’s command.” Trump made the claim at a political rally in New York state on…

Former military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has said no successful military coup in Nigeria’s history occurred without the involvement or support of civilians. IBB, who turns 85 on Monday, made the remarks in an interview with Badeggi 90.1 FM in Minna, Niger State, as part of activities marking his birthday. According to THISDAY, the former military leader said wealthy civilians had historically played significant roles in supporting and sponsoring military takeovers. “No successful coup in Nigeria’s history had occurred without civilian involvement,” he said. IBB recalls Mamman Vatsa coup plot Babangida also revisited the events surrounding the 1985 plot…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the polling unit of Rauf Aregbesola, former Osun governor, in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Aregbesola, who was a former minister of interior, defected from the APC in 2025 to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and later became the party’s national secretary. A review of the result sheets on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s IReV platform shows that Bola Oyebamiji, the APC candidate, polled 256 votes to win at PU001, Coop. Building Junction, Isare, Ward 08, in Ilesa East LGA. Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent governor and Accord candidate, came second with 43…