Lalong, who is also a former governor of Plateau State, described Azi’s death on Thursday as a painful and devastating loss to his family, constituents, Plateau State and the political community.

Oyinlola described Adeleke’s allegation as untrue, saying the vehicle he received was provided by the Osun State Government in accordance with a law governing the benefits of former governors.

He also dismissed Adeleke’s claim that he bought him a car, saying the vehicle was provided by the Osun State Government in line with an existing law.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday said a total of 1,906,390 Permanent Voter Cards PVCs, representing 81.50 per cent of registered voters, have been collected across Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.

The Federal Government, aviation sector unions and airline operators have reached a number of resolutions aimed at resolving lingering issues in the industry.

Ghana’s Black Queens staged a second-half comeback to defeat fellow West Africans Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 and book their place in the Intercontinental World Cup Playoffs scheduled for December.

The Federal Government has denied claims that the ongoing recruitment exercise by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, has been postponed until after the 2027 general election, describing the circulating document as fake and unauthorised.

The Riyadh visit was the first announced by an Iraqi security official to Saudi Arabia since Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s trip to the kingdom was cancelled after the strikes on July 29.

Another factor that may affect the fortunes of the governor is that a major PDP bloc loyal to former Governor Oyinlola has dumped him

Civil servants are yet to forgive the former Governor, who had bitter experiences with the modulated salary and pension issues during Aregbesola’s reign