Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has demanded the immediate release of the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Bisi, following his reported arrest by security operatives shortly after casting his vote in Saturday’s governorship election. Bisi was reportedly arrested at his residence in Ilesa after returning from his polling unit, according to a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed. Adeleke condemned the arrest, describing it as an attempt to intimidate members of the PDP and interfere with the collation and monitoring of election results across the state. The governor alleged that the arrest was part…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke has maintained his lead in the ongoing collation of results from the Osun State governorship election, with results from 303 of the state’s 332 wards already accounted for. Adeleke had polled 177,572 votes, representing 50.5 per cent of the votes so far collated, while his closest challenger, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, recorded 158,588 votes, or 45.1 per cent. ADC candidate Najeem Salaam remained a distant third with 5,917 votes. With collation approaching its final stage, attention has shifted to the outstanding results that could determine the final margin. INEC is expected to formally announce the winner after…
Nigeria’s democracy risks losing the very values that gave birth to it, National Leader and founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has warned, urging the country to reclaim the political ideals, discipline and sense of public duty that shaped the early years of the Fourth Republic. Dickson spoke in Abuja at a reunion of former Alliance for Democracy (AD) leaders and associates, a gathering that brought together veterans of the political movement to reflect on their role in Nigeria’s democratic journey and the direction of the country’s politics. For Dickson, the gathering was not an exercise…
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has raised alarm over an alleged attempt by soldiers to prevent him from entering Osun State as voters head to the polls to elect the state’s next governor. Davido, who is a nephew of incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, made the allegation early Saturday in a post on his verified X account, insisting that he would not accept any attempt to restrict his movement. “I’ve been reliably informed that soldiers are trying to prevent me from entering Osun tomorrow, this won’t happen, every citizen of Nigeria has the right to movement at any…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised fresh concerns over alleged vote buying ahead of the Osun State governorship election, warning that the practice is fast becoming a sophisticated threat to Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. The rights group said allegations that voters were being offered between ₦10,000 and ₦20,000 in exchange for their votes showed that vote buying was no longer an isolated electoral malpractice but an increasingly organised phenomenon capable of distorting the will of the electorate. In a statement issued on Saturday, HURIWA National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, said the development vindicated the organisation’s earlier…
A disturbing alleged attempt to use religious and fetish practices to control a woman has triggered a police investigation in Zuru, Kebbi State, following the arrest of a 29-year-old man. The Kebbi State Police Command said Abubakar Musa was arrested after investigators uncovered an alleged plot in which a copy of the Holy Qur’an was buried inside the room of a woman, Zarau Hassan, alongside materials allegedly intended for a ritual. The incident reportedly occurred on August 9 in the Zango area of Zuru, with police investigations pointing to an alleged conspiracy involving Musa, Hassan’s husband, Rabi’u Tela, and another…
A fresh legal battle over who can legitimately appear on the ballot in 2027 has opened in Abuja, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar asking the Federal High Court to determine whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu meets the constitutional requirements to seek re-election. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), personally appeared at the Federal High Court Registry in Abuja on Friday to swear to an affidavit backing the suit he and his party filed against Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). But the case is not merely about an…
‘New Deal’ for Voters The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Niger State, Dr Mohammed Kpautagi, has unveiled former Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure Development, Manma Musa, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election. Musa’s unveiling took place on Tuesday at the IBB Pen House in Minna, where the ADC ticket used the occasion to present what it described as a fresh political alternative to voters in the state. Kpautagi, while introducing his running mate, lamented the worsening economic and social conditions confronting residents, saying years of waiting for meaningful change had left many families struggling with…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised the alarm over possible violence, vote-buying and institutional manipulation ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, warning security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against actions capable of undermining the credibility of the poll. The rights group, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, on Friday, demanded strict neutrality from the Police and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), insisting that the agencies must not be used to intimidate opposition supporters or provide electoral advantage to any political party. HURIWA said the election…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja The Kogi State House of Assembly has moved to bring greater order to the state’s increasingly strained rental market, proposing legislation to check arbitrary rent increases, excessive agency fees and other charges imposed on tenants. The proposed Kogi State Tenancy Law 2025 seeks to establish clearer rules governing the relationship between landlords, tenants and estate agents while protecting the legitimate interests of all parties in the property sector. Hon. Akus Lawal (APC-Ankpa 1), who disclosed this after Thursday’s plenary in Lokoja, said the move followed the presentation of the public hearing report on the bill. Lawal…