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The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned his position. e resigned at a brief plenary sitting which lasted less than 30 minutes on Monday, August 17, 2026. Yekini Idaiye, who represents Akoko-Edo I Constituency, has been appointed the new Speaker of the House. Some other leaders of the House were relieved of their duties. Jonathan Ibhamawu, representing Esan West Constituency, was removed as the Majority Leader and replaced with Ojiezele Osezua Sunday, who represents Esan South-East Constituency. The former deputy majority leader, Addeh Emankhu Isibor, representing Esan North-East 1, was replaced by Inegbeboh Ojie…

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has filed a fresh N10 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged restrictions on his family members visiting him in custody. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 13, seeks to enforce what El-Rufai described as his fundamental rights while in detention. El-Rufai, through his lawyer, Ubong Akpan, alleged that ICPC officials stopped his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and his son, Abba El-Rufai, from visiting him. He also joined the ICPC chairman and the Attorney-General of the Federation as defendants in the…

The concerns raised about the expressway road in Ekpoma highlight some critical issues in road construction and maintenance in Nigeria. The interviewee’s skepticism about the use of cement as the primary material for road construction reflects a broader debate about the most effective methods for building durable infrastructure in the Nigeria. As noted, the early signs of deterioration before the road has even been officially handed over to the Federal Government raise red flags about the quality of construction and the materials used. The fact that the construction company is still on site to address these issues is a temporary…

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said it is studying the results of the 2026 governorship election across the 332 wards in the state before deciding its next line of action. The party disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, following the declaration of the election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The APC said its leadership was examining the results with a view to exploring the constitutional window available to challenge issues arising from the electoral process. “We are currently studying the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, winner of the 2026 governorship election. Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, who is the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, said Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party, secured 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 444,815 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate came a distant third with 17,180 votes. The final result, as announced by INEC, gives Adeleke a winning margin of 66,252 votes over the APC candidate.…

Afrobeats superstar, Davido has called on the public to regard any election result emanating from the social media handles of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Saturday, Davido said such results are fake. The election is supposed to end at 2:30 pm but the law permits voters in the queue before the time to cast their votes. The election features 15 political parties, although only a few candidates have actively campaigned across the state. At the forefront is the incumbent, Governor Ademola Adeleke,…

The Osun State Governor and candidate of the Accord Party in the ongoing governorship election, Ademola Adeleke, has won his first polling unit result. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC officials declared Accord Party winner of the polling unit 026 Ward 5, Oshogbo Local Government Area of the state. While the Accord Party scored 57 votes, the All Progressives Congress, APC ganared 43 votes. We reports that results from polling units across the state have started trickling in. Although there are reports of intimidation, vote buying and other electoral violence, the election has been going on successfully in many parts…

Voting has been disrupted in Ejigbo LGA of Osun state following an outbreak of violence at a polling area during the ongoing governorship election. The incident began after a youth discovered materials allegedly linked to vote-buying and belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) The youth said he and others seized the materials because they could not stand by and watch what they described as an “illegal activity”. According to the report, the situation escalated when individuals said to be associated with the materials arrived at the scene and allegedly attempted to whisk the youth away. The development heightened tension…

Results have started trickling in in the ongoing governorship election in Osun State. The election is supposed to end at 2:30 pm but the law permits voters in the queue before the time to cast their votes. In polling units where voting has ended and ballots counted, our newsmen will bring you the live results. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced that 2,339,233 residents are registered to vote. The election features 15 political parties, although only a few candidates have actively campaigned across the state. At the forefront is the incumbent, Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is running under the…

Voters at a polling unit in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State have alleged that suspected supporters of the All Progressives Congress were sharing money during Saturday’s governorship election The incident was captured in a video recorded at Ward 4, Unit 7, where voters were seen confronting individuals accused of distributing cash at the polling location. According to the voters, the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. A similar allegation was made over an incident at Ward 4, Unit 13 at about 10:30 a.m. One of the voters, who spoke in the video, said those accused of sharing the…