Election Is Not War, Atiku Questions Heavy Security Deployment Ahead Of Osun Poll

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or using state institutions for partisan advantage. Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, Atiku described the Osun […]

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Why we invited Osun senator over killing comment — Police

Senator Francis Fadahunsi The Commissioner of Police in charge of the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election, Samuel Etaifo, on Wednesday explained why the lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi, was invited by the command following a comment attributed to him. Etaifo, in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, […]

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Police probe viral video of senator fadahunsi as Adeleke demands arrest over alleged inciting remarks By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo The police in Osun State are probing a viral video allegedly showing the Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, making inflammatory remarks during a protest over the recent killings in Ilesa. For this, […]

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Bode George: Tinubu and I are no longer enemies

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has declared that his long-standing political rivalry with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu no longer translates into personal enmity. Politics(Left) He said during a national television programme yesterday that they have moved beyond the bitterness that once defined their relationship. George advised that politics […]

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OAU Dean of Administration, Prof. Rafiu Salawu passes on

Management, staff, students mourn By John Dike, Osogbo The Dean of the Faculty of Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Prof Rafiu Oyesola Salawu, has passed on. He died on Sunday, August 9, 2026, bringing to an end the career of an accomplished scholar and administrator whose brief tenure as dean was marked […]

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Yoruba Ronu Tasks APC Chairman on 2027 Poll, Congratulates Yilwatda at 58

The Yoruba Ronu Group, a socio-political organisation campaigning for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, on his 58th birthday. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Prince Diran Iyantan, the group described Yilwatda as an accomplished academic, engineer, administrator […]

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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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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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