Osun State local government allocations for the months of February, March and April 2025 are reportedly withheld, while that of May has not yet been determined. The suit dated 23 April 2025 marked SC/CV/379/2025 filed by Musibau Adetunbi, SAN, counsel for the Attorney General of Osun State (plaintiff), has the Attorney General of the Federation […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, 8th of August 2026, for the governorship election in Osun State and scheduled Saturday, 20th of July 2026, for Ekiti State. This was announced by INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, while delivering his address at the swearing-in ceremony of the six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State, declaring him the winner of the governorship election conducted on September 21, 2024, by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The appellate court made the declaration in a judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Danjuma while addressing an […]
Officials from the Federal Capital Territory Administration, under the leadership of Minister Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have sealed the National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party. The incident occurred at about 2:05 pm, as a group of FCTA staff locked the entrance gate of Wadata Plaza, the PDP’s national secretariat located in Wuse Zone […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has pulled out of all reconciliation agreements previously reached within the Peoples Democratic Party, accusing key party leaders of betrayal, dishonesty, and serial violations of mutual understandings. In a statement issued on Sunday, Wike traced the roots of the PDP’s internal turmoil to the aftermath of […]
The President said this at the APC National Summit on Thursday in Abuja. In his speech, the President said he is happy about the wave of defections into the APC and urged the ruling party’s leadership to bring in more opposition members. President Tinubu also slammed critics who accused his government of installing a one-party […]
The Osun East Senatorial leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ademola Adeleke as their preferred presidential and governorship candidates. This was contained in a statement released by the Senatorial leader, Akindele Famuyide (Jagu), at the end of its monthly meeting held on Thursday and made […]
The endorsement was moved by the forum chairman, Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and seconded by Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, signaling strong unity among the party’s governors in support of Tinubu’s bid for a second term. The summit was themed Renewed Hope Agenda: The Journey So Far. Uzodimma moved the motion for Tinubu’s adoption as […]
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has denied reports that he travelled to Rome to meet President Bola Tinubu regarding an alleged ₦225 billion debt linked to Fidelity Bank. In a statement released on Thursday, Obi described the report as part of a blackmail campaign aimed at tarnishing his reputation. Recent media reports claimed […]
Recall that workers in the 30 local government areas of the state have stayed away from work, following a directive from the Osun State President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, since the 17th of February, 2025 Ogungbangbe gave this directive over the tussle to take charge of LG control […]