The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials arrived at their polling units by 6.30 a.m. for Saturday’s Osun governorship poll in Ile-Ife. Their official time of arrival set for the polling officers is 8.30 a.m. to enable them to settle…
Osun election: Accreditation, voting begin with large turnout of voters
The Accreditation of voters and election of Osun governor have started in some polling units in Ede North and Ede South with moderate turn out of electorate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that the exercise began at…
Osun 2022: Centenarian cast vote in Iragbiji
An over 100 year-old man, Mr Mustafa Olatunji, was spotted on Saturday voting at Unit 2, Ward 1, LA Primary School Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government area of Osun, at the ongoing governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Ademola Adeleke votes, hails INEC, security agencies
Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Governorship Candidate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), cast his vote at exactly 8.50 a.m at Ward 2 polling Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government area of Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
Court dismisses suit seeking disqualification of Oyetola as Osun APC governorship candidate
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the July 16 governorship election scheduled to hold in the state. Delivering Judgement,…
Osun Debate: SDP Candidate Oyegoke proposes ‘carrot and stick’ to tackle cultism
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Osun State governorship election, Oyegoke Omigbodun, says the carrot and stick approach is the best way to tackle cultism in the state. He made the recommendation on Sunday in his…
Compensate police brutality victims from serving, ex-cops benefits, ex-judge tells FG
A retired judge in Osun State, Akin Oladimeji, has suggested to the Federal Government to estimate compensation due to victims of police brutality and deduct the amount from the salaries and pensions of the operatives. Oladimeji, who chaired the panel…
Gunmen kidnap travellers in Osun
Gunmen on Sunday night abducted travellers along Omoh/Erin-Ijesha road in Ori-Ade Local Government Area of Osun State, The Nation has learnt. Our correspondent gathered the travellers were waylaid by gunmen, who took some of them to nearby bush around Ori-Oke…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases climb to 210 with 20 confirmed new infections
Nigeria has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 210. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a tweet on Friday, hours after it confirmed six…
84-year-old woman murdered in Osun (DailyTrust)
An 84-year-old woman, Mrs Janet Alatede of Ebo Afunsho Compound in Iree in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, has been killed by unknown persons. Residents of the area yesterday said the woman was hacked to death Sunday evening.…
