Adeleke Inaugurates Oke-Fia Flyover, Rallies Massive Voter Turnout For August 15 Poll

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday inaugurated the newly completed Oke-Fia Flyover in Osogbo, and urged regisreeed voters to come out in large numbers to participate peacefully in the August 15 governorship election. He described voting as the strongest instrument through which citizens could […]

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Osun election: Oyetola, Umahi, others rally massive support for Oyebamiji

say APC victory will unlock more federal project By John Dike, Osogbo All Progressives Congress chieftains led by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Friday urged the people of Osun State to elect the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji in the August 15 […]

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HURIWA rejects ICPC report on PFIPC, demands probe of officials

HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has rejected the interim report of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), saying the findings raised more questions than they answered. HURIWA, in a statement signed on Friday by […]

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Atiku raises the alarm over suspicious credit to his bank account

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised concerns over a suspicious credit into one of his private bank accounts, alleging that his confidential banking details may have been compromised. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, disclosed this […]

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Accord Party demands EFCC chair’s resignation over Osun account freeze

Accord Party has demanded the immediate resignation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, Ola Olukoyede over the freezing of a bank account of Osun State Government. Simultaneously, it commended President Bola Tinubu for directing the agency to unfreeze the account. It asked the president to sack Olukoyede if he failed to resign […]

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Osun election: IGP assures adequate protection

Police Inspector General, Mr Tunji Disu has assured the voters and people of Osun State of adequate protection before, during and after the August 15 governorship election in the state. According to him, each of the 3,000 polling units will be manned by at least four policemen, while the state generally will also be adequately […]

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Fake agency probe: ICPC report clears Presidency, indicts embattled DG

ICPC chairman, Musa Aliyu The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has cleared the Presidency of any wrongdoing in the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council saga, while recommending the prosecution of the council’s promoter, Adeniyi Adeyemi. President Bola Tinubu received the commission’s interim investigation report on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]

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APC tells Adeleke: Apologise to Tinubu, Oyetola over allegations on account freeze

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to tender a public apology to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, over what it described as “unfounded allegations” linking them to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s […]

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Osun account freeze: EFCC boss faces public fury, as Tinubu reverses order

EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. Photo: EFCC: President Bola Tinubu’s directive ordering the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to reverse the freezing of an Osun State Government account has triggered fresh political controversy, with opposition parties questioning the President’s explanation, lawyers and civil society groups backing the intervention, the Osun State Government dragging the commission to […]

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