Tag: Osun
Saraki strikes deal with Omisore on Osun rerun election
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday struck a deal with Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to support...
Ooni enters 7-day seclusion for Olojo festival
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday began a seven-day seclusion ahead of the 2018 Olojo festival, a celebration of first dusk...
PDP rejects declaration of Osun election as inconclusive
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the declaration of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election as inconclusive.
The party's candidate, Ademola Adeleke, had polled 254,698...
INEC declares Osun election inconclusive, sets September 27 for rerun
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive.
It has subsequently fixed September 27 for a rerun.
The candidate of...
Osun election: Journalist escapes death in auto crash
A Global Excellence journalist, Abayomi Akinlolu, on Saturday escaped death in an accident around Steel Rolling Mills area along Osogbo-Ikirun Road, Osun State while...
#OsunDecides: PDP chieftain, others arrested for vote buying
The police in Osun on Saturday announced the arrest of a suspected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Wasiu Adeagbo, at Ward 8 Unit 9...
#OsunDecides: PDP chieftain arrested for vote buying
The Nigeria Police have arrested another suspected vote buyer in Osogbo, Osun State.
This time, the suspect is alleged to be a chieftain of the...
#OsunDecides: Why Ooni of Ife didn’t vote – aide
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, perceives all the governorship candidates in Osun State as his subjects hence did not vote in Saturday's...
#OsunDecides: Police nab two suspected vote buyers
Two persons accused of attempting to buy votes in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State have been arrested by the Police.
The sum of...
El-Rufai in Osogbo to support Oyetola in Osun election
Ahead of Osun State gubernatorial elections on Saturday, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday arrived Osogbo to show solidarity for All Progressive Congress...