Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially closed its Situation Room following the conclusion of the August 15 Osun State governorship election and the declaration of the result in the early hours of Sunday. The commission confirmed this in a statement released on its official X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, while addressing officials at the Situation Room, praised them for their dedication, sacrifice, and professionalism throughout the election process. “He commended staff at the commission’s headquarters, Osun State, and local government offices, as well as personnel deployed to the field, particularly those…

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has confirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu for a second term in the 2027 presidential election, describing him as a son of the state. Adeleke said this at a press conference on Sunday, just after the Independent National Electoral Commission certified him the victor of the August 15 governorship race. The governor also praised Tinubu for his advocacy for a free and fair election in the state. “At this point, I must deeply appreciate Mr. President, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his strong support for a free and fair election. “Mr. President…

President Bola Tinubu has described Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in the Osun State governorship race as proof that democracy would continue to thrive in Nigeria. Tinubu said this in a statement made Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 election. The president announced that he had called Adeleke to congratulate him on his triumph. He noted that the outcome demonstrated the people of Osun’s trust in the governor. “I called Governor Ademola Adeleke earlier today to congratulate him on his election victory in Osun State. His victory once again…

Sporadic gunshots were fired on Saturday night at the premises of Union Baptist Primary School, where the Ataoja D Ward 4 collation centre is located in Osogbo. According to reports, the gunshots fired by security personnel were heard between 9.15pm and 9.30pm, causing residents and other people around the area to flee for safety. However, what triggered the shooting was not immediately clear. It was gathered that security forces fired multiple bullets into the air, and canisters were also released on the premises. The shooting lasted for more than 15 minutes, and several people near the collation centre fled for…

The Defense Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that its official X account was compromised during an attempted unauthorized entry. The DHQ, in a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Defense Information, Major General Samaila Uba, stated that the incident was being regarded as a cybersecurity issue, with technical measures being implemented to secure the account. The statement read in part, “The Defence Headquarters wishes to inform members of the public, the media, and all stakeholders that it has detected an attempted unauthorized compromise of its official X (formerly Twitter) account. “The incident is currently being treated as a cybersecurity…

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has criticized the reported arrest of Sunday Bisi, the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, and has called for his immediate release. Adeleke, in a message uploaded on his official X account on Saturday, claimed Bisi was arrested at his residence in Ilesa shortly after voting in the ongoing Osun governorship race. The governor described the arrest as an abuse of law enforcement and an attack on the democratic process. “Information reaching me indicates that Bisi was accosted in his home in Ilesa shortly after he returned after voting and whisked away to a…

Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, a former Minister of State for Police Affairs, expressed concern on Saturday about the slow performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) at his polling unit in Unit 8, Ward 6, Lagere Idiose, Ode Omu. He was concerned about how long it would take the large number of voters on the queue to cast their ballots, given the machine’s performance. The former minister said, “The exercise is peaceful here. There have not been any problems, only that the BVAS is very slow. “In this place, we have almost 1,000 people who registered,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started publishing the results of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election on its Result Viewing portal. Our correspondent checked the INEC Results Viewing Portal and found that 402 polling unit results had been posted out of an expected 3,763, accounting for 10.68 percent of the total. According to data from the IReV site, the most recent upload occurred at 4:03:10pm on Saturday from polling unit 29/02/04/006, while collation continued across the state’s 30 local government regions. The election, in which Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party is running for re-election against Bola Oyebamiji…

Paris Saint-Germain has confirmed the signing of Spanish World Cup-winning forward Ferran Torres, who will join the French champions until 2031. On Saturday, the club revealed the change on its official website, announcing that Torres will wear number nine. Torres was born on February 29, 2000, in Foios, Spain, and began his football career with futsal before entering the Valencia CF academy at the age of seven. He progressed through the Valencia ranks and created history in December 2017 as he became the first player born in the twenty-first century to play in La Liga, making his debut against Eibar.…

Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Accord Party’s governorship candidate and incumbent governor of Osun State, voted on Saturday in the ongoing governorship election. Adeleke voted in Ward 02, Polling Unit 009, Abogunde Compound, Ede North Local Government Area of the state. Adeleke is running for reelection on the Accord Party platform in Saturday’s governorship election. Chronicle NG reports that the Adeleke Campaign Council has expressed concern about the reported presence of armed security men at the residence of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, on Saturday, the day of the governorship election. According to a statement…