Osun Governorship Election 2026 Live Updates: Voting, Results and Latest News
Generator rescues voting at Oyebamiji’s unit
Time: 7:18 pm
Location: Open Space, Gantry Sawmill, Ward 09, Ikire I, Irewole LGA.
Update: Voting is still ongoing at the polling unit of the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. With daylight fading, officials are making arrangements to use a generator to provide lighting so the process can continue.
Osun decides 2026: Voting ends at Ede North PU
Location: Ward 08, PU 003, front of Town Hall, Timi of Edeland Palace. Ede North.
Update: Voting is officially closed. The presiding officers are destroying the unused ballot papers before sorting and counting.
CJID releases midday election assessment of Osun election
By midday, voting in the Osun governorship election has remained largely calm, with BVAS functioning in most locations monitored by Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).
However, reports of voter inducement and interference with journalists, observers and polling agents have raised fresh concerns over the integrity of the election.
Read CJID’s midday election assessment in full here.
Osun election update: DIG conducts aerial surveillance
ADC candidate alleges agents denied accreditation
Najeem Salaam, ADC Osun governorship candidate, has alleged that his party agents have not received accreditation tags despite submitting their details through INEC’s platform.
Salaam also stated that the ADC was not involved in vote-buying.
He said, according to a video post on X by News Central TV:
“Definitely, my party is not involved in vote-buying. I trust my God that I'm going to win the election.”
The video can be watched below:
Osun election: Basiru predicts high turnout
Ajibola Basiru, APC national secretary, has said the Osun governorship election may record a decent turnout, given what is obtainable in several polling units.
He said:
"It promises to be a high turnout election, possibly because of the attention generated by the campaign."
Just In: Police arrest 100 in Osun amid 2026 election, commissioner speaks, video emerges
Police have arrested about 100 people in Osun state, southwest Nigeria, amid the 2026 governorship election, with the commissioner providing details on the arrests.
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Osun election: Davido's father arrives at polling unit
Osun election 2026: Davido asks voters to protect votes
Accord Party's David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has urged voters participating in the 2026 Osun governorship election to remain at their polling units until results are uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing (IReV) portal.
Davido made the call in a post on Saturday morning, August 15, as voting continued across the state.
He urged voters not to leave their polling units until the results had been uploaded to the IReV portal, stressing the need to protect their votes.
Davido said via his verified X page:
“Don’t leave your polling unit until its being uploaded on the IREV, protect your vote now. Imole all the way."
Osun election: Tinubu's aide votes, backs Oyebamiji
Tunde Rahman, a key aide to President Bola Tinubu, has cast his vote in his hometown of Iwo, Osun state, as the governorship election gets underway.
The presidential aide was seen at his polling unit early on Saturday morning, August 15, exercising his democratic rights and encouraging others to do the same.
Speaking to journalists after casting his vote, Rahman reiterated his full support for the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO).
He described AMBO as a man of competence, experience, and compassion, who is eminently qualified to lead Osun state to a prosperous future.
APC candidate Oyebamiji set to cast his vote
Bola Oyebamiji, the APC governorship candidate, has arrived at his polling unit in Ikire I, Irewole LGA.
He is set to cast his vote in the ongoing Osun governorship election.
Osun governorship election: Oyetola casts vote
Gboyega Oyetola, the former Osun governor and current minister of marine and blue economy, has cast his vote at his polling unit in Boripe LGA, according to The Cable.
The minister is backing the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.
Osun: Voters raise vote-buying alarm
Voters have raised concerns over alleged vote buying in Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun state.
Osun 2026: APC, Accord parties offer voters up to N20,000 before governorship poll
APC and Accord agents were accused of paying Osun voters up to N20,000 ahead of the election as violence claimed at least eight lives in key areas.
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Osun election: INEC officials reach 78% of 300 PUs
Osun election 2026: INEC says 3,763 polling units now operational
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said all 3,763 polling units in Osun state were operational by 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, as voting commenced in the governorship election.
INEC disclosed this in its situation report on the Osun governorship election, noting that 3,556 polling units, representing 94.5%, had opened as of 8:30 a.m. The update was shared on INEC's official X handle.
The commission said the remaining 207 polling units, representing 5.5%, experienced minor delays but became operational by 9:00 a.m.
INEC also reported that the activation of Registration Area Centres (RACs) was successfully completed at 6:09 p.m. on Friday, August 14.
According to the commission, both RAC activation and polling unit opening were conducted in a peaceful, orderly and timely manner.
Voting is ongoing across Osun as voters elect the governor of the state.
Osun election 2026: Governor Adeleke votes
Time: 9:08 am
Location: PU 009, Ward 02, Abogunde Compound, Ede North
Update: The incumbent governor and Accord candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote.
The video can be watched below via the X post:
Osun election 2026: Governor Adeleke set to vote
Time: 8:44 am
Location: PU 009, Ward 02, Abogunde, Ede North
Update: Governor Ademola Adeleke, the Accord candidate, has arrived at his polling unit to cast his vote.
Osun governorship: Election materials checked
Electoral officers ready in Osun election 2026
Osun governorship: Election officers take delivery of materials
Distribution of election materials for the Osun 2026 Governorship elections has begun across the state.
As of the time of this report, polling officers are already positioned at the registration centre in CAC Grammar School, Araromi, in Oshogbo, for collection and onward proceeding to various polling units, Channels TV noted.
Breaking: Imole Campaign Council alleges arrest of Adeleke's top aide, Accord campaigner in Osun election
Amid the Osun election 2026, the Imole Campaign Council has alleged that soldiers arrested an aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke and an Accord Party campaigner.
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Osun election: INEC observers speak out
Election observers monitoring Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state have warned accredited observers against disseminating unverified information capable of undermining the credibility of the electoral process.
Per Vanguard, the warning was issued on Friday, August 14, during a joint operational briefing of international observers led by the Association of World Peace Advocates and local observers coordinated by the Civil Society Organisations on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI).
Osun election: INEC speaks on PDP's status
INEC has said that despite the Court of Appeal’s judgment that the PDP candidate be included in the Osun state governorship elections, the party will not field any candidate in the elections.
Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, Adedayo Oketola, told The Nation that they filed a stay of execution and appealed the judgment.
Security beefed up at INEC office in Osun
As Osun state prepares for the governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office along the Gbongan-Ibadan Road in Osogbo has become a hive of activity, with a heightened security presence.
As reported on Friday, August 14, by Channels TV, large numbers of security agents were sighted on the premises of INEC, including personnel of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Grok AI predicts winner of Osun governorship election as APC, Accord, ADC battle for power
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Osun election 2026: Adefila sends message to voters, security agencies ahead of high-stakes poll
Osun 2026 governorship election draws fresh attention as Ibrahim Adefila sends a message to voters and security agencies ahead of the high-stakes poll.
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Osun governorship election 2026: INEC says 1.9 million PVCs collected ahead of Saturday vote
INEC announced 1,906,390 PVCs were collected in Osun, leaving 432,843 unclaimed, as it declared full readiness for the August 15, 2026 governorship poll.
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Osun governorship election 2026: INEC begins distribution of election materials, video emerges
INEC has begun distributing election materials ahead of the 2026 Osun state governorship election, with a video showing the process emerging online.
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