Who’s Really the Regional Champion — Atiku or Obi? The 2023 Numbers Say

15 Aug 2026

Dino Melaye recently claimed Peter Obi is a regional champion while Atiku Abubakar commands broader nationwide support. The 2023 presidential election figures tell a more complicated story. Atiku leaned heavily on his home region. He drew 74% of his total votes from the North, his base, and just 25.1% (1,750,817 votes) from the entire South. […]

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Cash-for-Votes Allegations Cloud Osun’s Governorship Election

15 Aug 2026

Nigerians went to the polls in Osun State on Saturday amid widespread allegations that the two leading parties bought votes with cash before voters even reached polling units. Video circulating on social media shows some of the activity linked to the allegations. Agents of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Accord Party allegedly […]

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Atiku Takes Tinubu to Court Over Certificate Dispute Ahead of 2027 Election

15 Aug 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has taken President Bola Tinubu to court, asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to disqualify him from the 2027 presidential election. The case centres on an allegedly forged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC — a mandatory one-year national service programme Nigerian graduates must complete) discharge certificate. Atiku, the presidential […]

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Broken Machines And Armed Attacks: What Saturday’s Osun Poll Says About Nigeria’s Democracy

15 Aug 2026

Voters in Osun State went out on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to choose their next governor. But in some places, the day was marked by machine failures and violence instead of smooth voting. Machines refused to work in Ede North, leaving voters stranded At Ward 2, Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government Area, voters […]

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Salt, Rice, and Cash: Osun’s Election Week Is Being Defined by Viral Vote-Buying Videos

13 Aug 2026

A viral video shows a woman identified with the All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly distributing salt and cash to residents in Osun State, days ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The video adds to a fast-growing list of clips circulating this week that appear to show party representatives handing out food items or money to residents […]

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Osun’s Election Tension Boils Over: A Viral “Kill” Remark, a Disputed Police Signal, and Days to Go Before the Vote

13 Aug 2026

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke used an emergency press briefing in Osogbo on Tuesday, August 11, to raise two separate, serious allegations just days ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The first concerned a viral video appearing to show Senator Francis Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District and belongs to the All Progressives Congress (APC), […]

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Naira Numbers Don’t Lie: Why Nigerians Must Reclaim Their Sovereign Voice

07 Aug 2026

Tinubu took away real value from Nigerians and replaced it with propaganda. It would have been better Nigeria never encountered Tinubu. Nigerians should rise as the Sovereign under Section 14(2)(a) of the Constitution and peacefully occupy the streets until Tinubu and his pretence of a government give way. We cannot entrust him with organising any […]

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Ahead of Osun’s Vote, Nigeria’s Police Chief Warns His Own Men First

07 Aug 2026

Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has warned that any police officer who helps rig or compromises the Osun State governorship election will be punished publicly, according to a video of his remarks ahead of the August 15 poll. What the IGP said In the video, Disu tells officers being deployed to Osun that they must […]

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EFCC Freezes Osun State Government Account Just Days Before a Tightly Contested Election

06 Aug 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen an Osun State Government bank account domiciled with First Bank, barely 10 days before the state’s governorship election scheduled for August 15. A document obtained by Vanguard showed that the account, said to be used for paying workers’ salaries, was placed on a “Post No Debit” […]

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