Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was confirmed as the governor of Osun State by the Supreme Court, which was in session in Abuja on Tuesday.The decision came after a previous one by a three-judge panel of the appellate court chaired by Mohammed Shuaibu, which confirmed his victory and overturned the election petition tribunal's ruling.The election petition tribunal declared the governor's victory invalid in January of this year.The state's recen...

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared Ademola Adeleke the authentic winner of the July 16 governorship election in Osun State.The court also quashed the earlier decision of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that nullified his election.Recall that in January 2023, the Osun tribunal sacked Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state.The court also ordered INEC to issue a certificate of return to the former governor of the state,...

It is a victorious day for the Governor elect in Osun State, Mr Jackson Adeleke as the Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Thursday, dismissed an appeal filed by Prince Oyedotun Babayemi seeking to be declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the now-rested July 16 Governorship election in Osun State.The apex Court in Suit No: SC/CV/914/2022: (Prince Oyedotun Babayemi V PDP, INEC & Ademola Adeleke), affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the validly elected PD...