Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party is leading in the collation of results from Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Checks by our correspondent on the Nigeria Elections Intelligence System shows result from 303 of the state’s 332 wards…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the polling unit of former Osun State Governor and former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Mr Aregbesola, who defected from the APC last year, is a…

There was jubilation on Saturday as the Accord Party governorship candidate and Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election. Adeleke polled 421 votes at Ward 02, Polling Unit 009, Abogunde Compound, Ede North…

The founding interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Osun State, Bisi Akande, has won his polling unit in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Mr Akande voted earlier on Saturday at the polling…

Islamic singer, AbdulKabir Alayande, popularly known as Ere Asalatu, has explained why he sang a Christian hymn during a church performance, saying Jesus Christ is recognised as Prophet Issa in Islam. He spoke in an interview with actress Biola Adebayo…

A former Commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC), Mudashiru Hussein, has commended security agencies for ensuring a peaceful atmosphere during Saturday’s governorship election in Osun. Mr Hussein, a former senator and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gave…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said its response team had contained a fire outbreak at Purple Crown Hotel, Balogun Street, along Awolowo Road, Ikeja, Lagos, with no casualties recorded. The LASEMA Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed in a…

The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing Osun State governorship election, Kayode Adereti, celebrated voter turnout after casting his vote on Saturday. Mr Adereti cast his vote at Ward 11, Unit 3, Ilare, in…

Former Minister of State for Police Affairs, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan, on Saturday complained about the slow performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Bimodal Voter Accreditation System at his polling unit. Adesiyan, who voted at Unit 8, Ward 6, Lagere…

Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has urged election officials to use the front camera on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) when the device’s other camera is not working. Davido advised in a tweet on his X…

Hosts Morocco and Algeria will meet for the second time at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations when they battle for third place at the Rabat Olympic Stadium by 6pm on Saturday. The TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of…

Low voter turnout has been reported in some polling units across Osun State in the ongoing Saturday governorship election. This was based on reports from the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)’s Situation Room. At 11:37 a.m., only security…

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, thrilled fans in London with a successful performance at the Crystal Palace Bowl. Davido headlined the “Davido & Friends” concert on Friday as part of the Crystal Palace Bowl  summer festival…

Some domestic observers monitoring the ongoing Osun governorship election have commended the peaceful conduct of the exercise and the large voter turnout across Ede. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the observers were seen monitoring some polling units…

Dozens of residents were seen scooping fuel after a tanker spilt its contents along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, close to the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road. Videos from the scene showed men and women rushing to the area with buckets, jerrycans and other containers…