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2027: Akwa Ibom APC/PDP, Others, Collapse Structures For Tinubu, Akpabio and Eno

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2026

The re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, received a major boost on Saturday, with their unanimous endorsement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling All

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Was the Osun governorship election free, fair and credible?

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune August 23, 2026) The Osun State governorship election may have been won and lost, yet the echoes of that off-cycle contest will continue to reverberate well into next year’s general elections, scheduled for 16 January and 6 February 2027. Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]

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Osun Polls: The days after and implications for 2027

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2026

By Tunde Rahman Osun State woke up last Sunday with the same government it went to bed with: that of Governor Ademola Adeleke. With Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 election, the opposition may be having a new talking point for 2027. The governor ran on the Accord Party platform, polling 511,067 votes to defeat […]

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Untold Story of How APC Lost Osun

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2026

….The Labour Factor Behind Adeleke’s Re-election By Olumide Bajulaiye How memories of unpaid salaries, half-payments and alleged marginalisation of local government workers shaped the 2026 governorship electionThe outcome of the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election has continued to generate political debate, with the re-election of Governor Ademola

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Bamidele Urges Oyebamiji to Congratulate Adeleke

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2026

….Sets 10m South-West Votes Target for Tinubu Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, to accept the outcome of the poll and congratulate Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election. Bamidele, who chairs the National Assembly South-West Caucus, also called on the

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Atiku Drags Tinubu to Court

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

…Seeks Disqualification Over Alleged Forged NYSC Certificate Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the disqualification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the 2027 presidential election over an alleged forged NYSC certificate. Atiku personally