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Osun poll: How vote buyers breached EFCC, ICPC, INEC defences

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

They promised a crackdown. INEC, EFCC and ICPC warned vote buyers they would be arrested. But when Osun voters arrived at polling units on August 15, the cash was already waiting. In some places, votes reportedly went for N15,000, N30,000, N40,000 or more, turning polling centres into open-air marketplaces, Bola Bamigbola reports Ahead of the […]

2027: Calls for strong opposition, institutions and greater state autonomy

April 25, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde. Credit: Oyo State Government By Timi Olagunju At a dialogue hosted by Harvard University, Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Centre for Business and Government on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, spoke on the theme “Industrialisation and Leadership in Africa: Ensuring Continuity in Hard Times”, offering reflections […]

Custodial abuse claim puts police oversight under spotlight in Osogbo

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Osogbo In the quiet hours before dawn, when much of Osogbo lies asleep, the corridors of a police facility in the Osun State capital were, by one woman’s account, the scene of an incident she says altered her life forever. A 48 year old woman, a wife and professional, alleges that while […]

How Adeleke Is Rebuilding Osun, COS Kazeem

November 27, 2025Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike Osogbo Three years ago, when Senator Ademola Adeleke stepped into the Office of Governor, many in Osun State hoped for change. Few, however, could have predicted the scale of transformation that would follow. Today, as the state marks the third anniversary of his administration, that hope has matured into a story of […]

Officer Tope: How Amotekun operative was ambushed, murdered by assailant who allegedly swore same oath in Osun

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

By John Dike, Osogbo It was a quiet Saturday evening in Ijeda, a serene town nestling within the heart of Ijesa land. The sun had just begun to dip beyond the hills, casting golden rays over the red earth and tranquil rooftops — unaware that the streets were about to run red with the blood […]

Horror as drug addict goes beserk, slaughters three children of same parents in Osun

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

lynched in retaliation by angry mob By John Dike, Osogbo The peace of Oba Ile, an agrarian community in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State, was shattered on Tuesday night, as a suspected hard drug addict hacked three innocent children to death inside their family house. It happened about 8:05 p.m. in Ese Ola […]