Presidency faults Onaiyekan’s interview on Tinubu’s meeting with bishops
The Presidency has criticised Cardinal John Onaiyekan’s television interview on the meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, describing it as inappropriate and a breach of the privilege attached to clerical office. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, stated this in a statement personally […]
2027: INEC publishes particulars of Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, others
The published particulars featured presidential candidates and their designated running mates representing various political parties across the country.
Osun Election: Oyebamiji pledges to revitalise PHCs to improve healthcare access
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has pledged to revitalise Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state if elected. The pledge came as no fewer than 1,500 residents of Ode-Omu and neighbouring communities in Ayedaade Local Government Area […]
Osun Election: Group raises concerns over alleged police, traditional rulers’ partisanship
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo A civil society coalition in Osun State, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has expressed concern over what it described as the use of state institutions against opposition figures ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The group’s Executive Director, Prof. Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, called for restraint in the deployment of security agencies, alleging […]
Osun Election: IPAC members reject caretaker committee in Osun, demand election
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Osun State have rejected the caretaker committee appointed by the council’s National Executive Committee (NEC), insisting that an election be conducted to replace the state executive whose tenure expired in February. The state council had earlier scheduled an election to choose new executive […]
Osun Election: Mock accreditation exercise saves voters from disenfranchisement — INEC chair
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said the commission’s mock accreditation exercise ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election helped identify and resolve a potential issue with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), thereby preventing possible voter disenfranchisement. Prof. Amupitan, who on […]
