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BREAKING: Winner Emerges as INEC Uploads 58% of Osun Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun uploading polling unit results from the Osun governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
As of 6pm on Saturday, checks by TheCable showed that 2183 results had been submitted to the portal out of the 3,763 expected polling unit results across the state.
The uploads followed the conclusion of voting and counting at several polling units as collation of results got underway across Osun’s 30 LGAs.
IReV is INEC’s online platform for publishing scanned copies of polling unit result sheets, allowing voters, political parties, candidates, observers and other stakeholders to independently view results as they are uploaded.
The commission had scheduled the close of voting for 2:30pm, although voters who were already on the queue by the deadline were allowed to complete accreditation and cast their ballots.
Before the electronic uploads commenced, photographs of result sheets from various polling units had begun circulating among political parties, observers and voters.
The pace of the uploads had earlier drawn the attention of David Adeleke, the afrobeats singer popularly known as Davido, who called on INEC to make the results available on IReV without delay.
In a series tweets on X, Davido said timely publication of the results was necessary to promote transparency in the electoral process.
“INEC, it is now 2:33 p.m., yet no result has been uploaded to the IReV portal. What is the delay? Nigerians deserve transparency and timely updates,” he said.
Davido also urged voters to remain at their polling units until their results were uploaded, while asking them to verify that the figures on the result sheets were accurately entered on the electronic EC8A forms.
“Make sure your polling unit results are uploaded on IReV in your presence, and make sure the figures are entered on eEC8A. We will follow our votes bumper to bumper,” he wrote.
Davido further encouraged voters to take photographs of their polling unit result sheets and submit them through a WhatsApp channel, urging them to safeguard their votes throughout the collation process.
“Don’t leave your polling unit until it is being uploaded on the IReV; protect your vote now,” he added.
The Bauchi State Government has declared Monday, August 17, 2026, as a work-free day across the state to enable civil servants and other public servants to participate in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections.
The declaration covers workers at the local, state and federal levels serving in the state, as well as employees in the banking sector.
The decision was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado.
Gidado said the declaration followed the announcement by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission fixing Monday for the conduct of elections into the Local Government Councils across the state.
He said the measure was intended to provide eligible citizens with the opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote without being hindered by official duties.
According to him, “The declaration is intended to provide eligible citizens the opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote and contribute to the democratic process at the grassroots level without disruption arising from official duties.
“However, workers engaged in essential services are exempted,” he added.
The governor’s aide urged residents of the state to come out peacefully and exercise their franchise in accordance with the law.
He also called on eligible voters to conduct themselves responsibly before, during and after the elections.
“The State Government assures citizens that all relevant authorities will work to ensure a peaceful and orderly electoral environment and urges everyone to cooperate with security agencies and electoral officials in the discharge of their responsibilities,” Gidado stated.
The government wished residents a peaceful and successful Local Government Council election.
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BREAKING: Atiku Drags Tinubu to Court Over Alleged NYSC Certificate Forgery — Makes Major Demand
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has sued President Bola Tinubu over the alleged forgery of his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate.
In a suit filed at the federal high court in Abuja on Friday, Atiku is seeking Tinubu’s disqualification from the 2027 presidential election.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Isiaka Tunji Adelabu as the substantive Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State.
The appointment was announced by the institution’s Acting Director of the Centre for Information, Communication and Public Relations (CICPR), Sunday Adepoju, who quoted a statement issued by the Registrar, Akinlolu Akinpade.
According to the Registrar, the appointment was approved by President Tinubu and took effect from August 5, 2026.
Before his appointment, Adelabu served as a Chartered Accountant and Chief Lecturer in the Department of Accountancy at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State.
He also held several administrative positions at the institution, including Head of Department, Dean of School and Deputy Rector (Administration).
The polytechnic said Adelabu’s extensive academic and administrative experience, as well as his contributions to the institution, would be valuable to the continued development of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede.
With his appointment, Adelabu becomes the second substantive rector of the institution.
The registrar, on behalf of the polytechnic’s management, staff and students, called on members of the institution’s community to give the new Rector the necessary support and cooperation as he assumes office.
He said such support would be crucial to enabling Adelabu to advance the vision and mission of the institution.
The announcement also conveyed the goodwill of the governing council, management, staff and students to the new rector, with wishes for wisdom, strength and the capacity to provide purposeful leadership and take the institution to greater heights.
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