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The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is offering money, political appointments and other incentives to induce some of its candidates to defect to the ruling party. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, while announcing plans to conduct ...
Crime
The Osun State Police Command has arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir Ajagungbade. It will be recalled that Emir Ajagungbade, an aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke, was reportedly killed by armed men at Mayfair Garage in Ile-Ife, Osun State. This development comes as the Osun State ...
Politics
The Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has hit back at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council accusing the opposition party of engaging in political mischief and desperate propaganda. Reacting to claims that the "OK" (Obi-Kwankwaso) ticket would step down at the eleventh hour in favor of ...
Money market
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has upheld the appointment of a receiver/manager by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in its debt recovery proceedings against Stallion Group, affirming the enforceability of the mortgage security and the liability of guarantors for the outstanding obligations. Justice Daniel Osiagor delivered the judgment on Friday, granting the ...
Crime
The Osun State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the killing of a 14-year-old boy, Olapade Ezekiel, during a shooting incident at Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were Saheed Kareem a.k.a. Tanfiani, 32; Ismail Yekeen a.k.a. Asumo Ayan, 24; Abass Afeez a.k.a. SS Abass, 32; Salako Taofeek ...
Business
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has upheld the appointment of a receiver/manager by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in its debt recovery proceedings against Stallion Group, affirming the enforceability of the mortgage security and the liability of guarantors for the outstanding obligations. Justice Daniel Osiagor delivered the judgment on Friday, granting the ...
Politics
Despite denying plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has been appointed to coordinate President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign in the state. The development comes amid political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Adeleke’s role in Tinubu’s re-election ...
News
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the commencement of a weekly two-hour environmental sanitation exercise every Thursday across the state. This is contained in a statement signed on Thursday by the State Head Of Service and Chairman of the newly constituted Osun State Environmental Sanitation Taskforce, Mr Samuel Aina. According to him, "All offices, ...
Crime
The Osun State Police Command has intensified its campaign against cultism with the arrest of six suspected members of a cult group in Osogbo. The arrests followed an intelligence-led raid on criminal hideouts and identified black spots by operatives of the Osogbo Area Command on October 8, 2026. The command disclosed the arrests in a ...
Education
The Federal Government has unveiled the 2026 agreements with academic and non-academic staff unions in tertiary institutions and commenced payment of approved allowances to eligible personnel nationwide. This was disclosed in a release issued by Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade said the payments will take effect ...
Politics
...As Adeleke appoints Osun Campaign coordinator The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has welcomed the appointment of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as the state coordinator of President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council, pledging to mobilise 1.5 million votes for the president in the forthcoming election. The council described the appointment as well deserved, assuring Tinubu ...
Politics
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Deputy Secretary of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed claims by certain Islamic clerics purporting to speak on behalf of Muslims and the entire northern region, insisting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu enjoys widespread support across religious communities. Basiru stated ...
Politics
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has urged its leaders, spokespersons, members and support groups to maintain decorum and show respect to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, despite accusing him of disrespecting President Bola Tinubu. The council vowed not follow what it described as Atiku’s “path” of disrespecting protocol, following public reactions to ...
Politics
The immediate past Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has denied asking Nigerians to reject the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing a viral report attributing the statement to him as false and misleading. In a statement issued in response to a report circulating on social media, which allegedly quoted Adelabu as urging Nigerians to reject ...
Politics
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has expressed concern over the omission of his name from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) published list of candidates for the 2027 governorship election. Adebutu, in a statement on Sunday addressed to the people of Ogun State, said he completed his digital ...
Politics
The Accord Party candidate for Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency in Osun State in the 2027 general elections, Barrister Pelumi Olajengbesi, has cautioned residents against accepting N20,000 from politicians to swear oaths at shrines for political purposes. Olajengbesi gave the warning while addressing a large crowd of supporters in Ipetu-Ijesa where he also donated N20 million to ...
Politics
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, to desist from making promises that are capable of causing chaos in the country. Oyintiloye, in statement on Sunday in Osogbo, said ...
Politics
The Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the last governorship election in Osun state, Bola Oyebamiji has implored residents of the state particularly those who are yet to collect their Permanent Voter's Cards, PVC, to do so without further delay. Oyebamiji said the PVC remains the power of the people to electing ...
Judiciary
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja to set aside a N100 million defamation judgment entered against it in favour of two officers of the Department of State Services (DSS). The appeal is scheduled for hearing on Friday and challenges the judgment delivered by Justice Yusuf ...
Politics
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, will lead a 335-member campaign council mobilising support for the Accord Party candidate for the Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Pelumi Olajengbesi, in the January 2027 House of Representatives election. Adeleke was named patron of the council alongside the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye. Olajengbesi, in a statement ...
