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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, their first since he was inaugurated in November last year. After the meeting in the president’s office, he told correspondents that he was at the seat of power to greet the president…
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Barring any die-minute change, the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal will this Friday, January 13, see the parties in the governorship election litigation adopt their final written addresses. Since 1999, outcomes of Election Petitions Tribunal sittings have in no small way helped to deepen the country’s electoral system. I am persuaded…
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The Police Command in Osun have confirmed that two farmers were kidnapped by gunmen on Wednesday, at Ileogbo Town in Aiyedire Local Government of Osun. Spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that police officers were on the trail of the kidnappers. She…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom. Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, shared a video of Atiku’s arrival on his Twitter page on Thursday night. In the video, Atiku was seen in company with Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom…
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Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner Mutiu Agboke has said for credible election results the number of accredited voters must tally with the vote cast. He said since Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) remains the only constitutionally recognised electronic device for accreditation in any election, no contrary results must be declared…
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The Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation has said the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is unfit to hold office as president. The organisation said this while mocking the APC candidate over “his failed attempt to impute illness on the healthy and energetic presidential candidate of the…
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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday said Nigerians who will vote for the ruling All Progressives Congress to retain power in the forthcoming 2023 election, “love suffering.” The AAC flag bearer said this during an interview on ‘The Roundtable’ organised by PUNCH Newspapers. Sowore…
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Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has called on Nigerian citizens to appreciate all political officeholders with due respect and honour in order to encourage them to intensify more effort to serve the country. The Speaker urged the citizens to keep away from bullying political officeholders…
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President Muhammadu Buhari says the gains recorded in security will be further consolidated and more attention will be given to the economy, before handing over on May 29. The president stated this when he received the Executive members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the State House,…
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he All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to come out clean on his health status and speak on issues of corruption surrounding him. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) threw the challenge in…
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