A pre-election survey predicted a blowout above 55 percent, but Adeleke won with 51.9 percent instead. Here is what turnout, the LGA map and a collapsed third-place bid actually decided in Osun.
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A pre-election survey predicted a blowout above 55 percent, but Adeleke won with 51.9 percent instead. Here is what turnout, the LGA map and a collapsed third-place bid actually decided in Osun.
Atiku Abubakar flew into Osogbo to headline the ADC's campaign finale for governorship candidate Najeem Salaam, then raised his own doubts about INEC's technical readiness, a personal bet that stretches beyond Osun toward 2027.
Adeleke's win drew a phone call from Tinubu, a gracious message from the man who backed his rival, and no public word yet from Oyebamiji. What Sunday's reactions say about Osun, and about 2027.
Jumia's second-quarter results show Nigerian orders up 34% and GMV up 36%, the company's strongest market by far — alongside a fresh $50 million raise anchored by the IFC and a 10.6% jump in its share price.
INEC declared Ademola Adeleke winner of a second term as Osun governor on Sunday, with 511,067 votes to Bola Oyebamiji's 444,815. Here is the full record: the numbers, the margin and what happens next.
YouTube has doubled the watch-time and Shorts-view thresholds required to start earning money from February 2027 — a change landing squarely on Nigeria, home to more than 48 million monthly YouTube users chasing the same dream.
A November 2024 Supreme Court ruling handed betting regulation to Nigeria's states — and they've responded with a flat 11% revenue tax, ₦100 million licences and, for the first time, a tax on winnings themselves.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has opened a second sandbox cohort for crypto and fintech firms, weeks after President Tinubu's executive order on virtual assets — as Chainalysis data puts Nigeria's crypto trade at $92.1 billion in a single year.
While the Super Eagles and Super Falcons dominate 2026's football gloom, Team Nigeria quietly won 24 medals, 10 of them gold, at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games — officials call it the country's best-ever outing.
Four big-cast historical epics, from 'King Kosoko: The Battle for Lagos' to 'Ikenga: The Last Festival,' are landing in Nigerian cinemas within weeks of each other this August, alongside 'Apaara' and 'Blood Debt.'
Falz sampled Sir Shina Peters, Adekunle Gold built 'Formation' around Fuji rhythms, and Asake and Fireboy DML have both flipped Nigerian classics — a 2026 trend read as Afrobeats' answer to Amapiano fatigue.
Eric Chelle's contract extension with the NFF is still unsigned as Nigeria's AFCON 2027 qualifying group and start date arrive — with Algeria reportedly among the clubs and countries monitoring him.
Comedian Josh2Funny defends Nigeria's 'Olodo Uprising' content creators after rapper YCee's brain-rot jab, arguing comedy was never meant to be intelligent — and that it built the Nollywood industry we all still watch.
Omah Lay's 'Clarity of Mind World Tour' hits 21 cities across North America, Oceania, the Middle East and Europe between September 25 and November 30 — with not a single Nigerian date on the itinerary.
D'Tigress lost their first two games against China before closing out the series with an 88-77 win in Foshan — a mixed form line three weeks before the World Cup begins in Berlin.
Daniel Oriahi's 'The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives,' produced by Mo Abudu's EbonyLife Films, will have its world premiere in the Centrepiece programme at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.
Victony's 'Slick' has led the Official UK Afrobeats Chart for four straight weeks, reached a new Billboard US Afrobeats peak, cracked the Global Shazam top 10 and won a viral Lauryn Hill dance clip.
A wave of apps — Rewear, Krifted, Mirva Marketplace and Konga's new "pre-owned" section — is racing to digitize Nigeria's secondhand fashion trade, even as many sellers still close deals through WhatsApp and Instagram DMs.
Nigeria's Flying Eagles lost the U20 WAFU final to Burkina Faso and the Golden Eaglets already missed their own continental tournament — two failures that raise hard questions about Nigerian football's development pipeline.
Pete Edochie and Nkem Owoh headline an all-star Nollywood ensemble, including Patience Ozokwor and Regina Daniels, in 'Ikenga: The Last Festival,' opening in Nigerian cinemas nationwide on August 21, 2026.