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...as Police confirm release of Osun SSG By Precious Mark and Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused the Osun state Police command of working in collaboration with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to target members of his administration and Accord party. Speaking on Thursday at a peace summit ahead of the ...
By Muyideen Aliyu, Ilorin Nigerians have been urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) newly amended 2026 Electoral Act to avoid sanctions arising from violations. Speaking at a one-day seminar organized by the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, themed "Dissecting the ...
By Taiwo Scholastica The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called for the deployment of the Armed Forces during elections to remain an exceptional measure rather than become a routine practice. Amupitan argues that military support should only be considered when security situations require the intervention of the Armed Forces ...
By Precious Mark The Obidient Movement has strongly dismissed reports claiming that its National Coordinator, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, has been removed from office, labeling the publication as a fabrication by political opportunists seeking cheap relevance. Reacting through a statement issued on Thursday, and signed by Onyeka Dike for the Media and Communications Directorate Team, the ...
By Precious Mark The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared its full readiness to conduct the Osun State governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026, assuring voters that all major operational and technological arrangements are now complete. To boost voter participation, the commission also announced a two-day extension of the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi has met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday as political consultations and realignments continue to gather momentum ahead of the 2027 general election. The meeting came to light after photographs from the visit were shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Obi’s campaign photographer, Esther Umoh. ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Tinubu over his recent remarks about wrestling political opponents, urging him to focus instead on the country’s economic and security challenges. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public ...
By Precious Mark The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, to immediately suspend and sanction the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, following his appearance at a partisan political gathering. The opposition party's demand comes on the heels of viral video footage circulating across social media ...
The Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has alleged plans by members of the Accord Party to stage a protest during the official visit of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Ojo Amupitan, to Osun State today. In a statement signed by the Head of Media and Publicity Committee ...
By Taiwo Scholastica and Precious Mark President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday warned politicians planning to challenge him in the 2027 presidential election that he would not surrender his position without a contest. The President made the statement when he received members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Tinubu ...
By Ismail Azeez The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a free, fair, and credible governorship election in Osun State on August 15, 2026. In a statement by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Otunba Moses Olafare, said made the appeal on ...
The upcoming August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election will serve as a litmus test and rehearsal for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, the party's National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared. Speaking in Abuja during the official inauguration of the Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council, Yilwatda framed the Osun contest as a testing ground for the political machinery being built to secure ...
By Ismail Azeez The Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Adesola Lawal, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure a free, fair, and credible environment for the upcoming August 15 governorship election in Osun State, urging the Federal Government not to interfere with the democratic will of the people. Speaking in Ede on Tuesday ...
Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has officially nominated Mr. Jerry Adams, the Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), as his running mate for the upcoming 2027 governorship election. In a statement released on Tuesday, Governor Sani disclosed that the decision followed extensive consultations, deep reflection, and prayers. He emphasized that ...
By Precious Mark The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, has accused the 2027 Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of pursuing personal ambition in alleged coalition talks with Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, Nkwocha ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has commenced the uploading of the details of its 1,015 candidates for the State Houses of Assembly elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) candidate nomination portal. The party disclosed this on Monday revealing that it had already completed the submission of its candidates for the ...
By Ismail Azeez Spokesperson to President Bola Tinubu, Mr Bayo Onanuga has urged the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi to stop dreaming over victory he never had in the 2023 Presidential elections. Onanuga, in a statement was reacting to Obi's appearance on Channels Television's Sunday Politics, where he discussed his ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) five-member Fact-Finding and Reconciliation Committee has vowed to resolve the leadership crisis rocking the party in Anambra. The committee headed by the APC Deputy National Chairman (South), Dr. Benjamin Nwoye, made the vow when it visited the Enugu State Governor, Mr Peter Mbah on Monday at the Enugu. Nwoye said ...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, has condemned using consultants to manage public schools, describing the development as exploitative and detrimental to the education sector. Alli spoke on Monday at an interactive session tagged: “A Day with Sen. Sharafadeen Alli,” organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared that the forthcoming governorship election in the state cannot be rigged or manipulated, insisting that the votes of the people will determine the outcome of the August 15 poll. Adeleke made the declaration on Monday while addressing a massive campaign rally in Oke Ila, Ifedayo ...
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has clarified that the provision restricting preaching and hawking inside commercial vehicles is not a new law, but an existing regulation that has been in place since 2007. Clarifying the proposed amendments in the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act No. 22, 2007, Bamidele noted that the restriction has ...
By Precious Mark The Ondo State Government has dismissed claims suggesting that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is engaging in anti-party activities ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing the allegations as false and misleading. Clarifying the governor's stance, the government explained that a recent photograph of Aiyedatiwa with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Central Senatorial candidate, ...
By Precious Mark Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared Tuesday, July 28, 2026, a work-free day for public servants to enable them to collect their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the upcoming elections. The directive applies to all categories of state workers, including local government staff and employees of state-owned tertiary institutions. According to ...
