Politics
Politics
-
Osun 2026: NANS seeks suspension of lectures over security concerns
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, alongside recognised student leadership structures in Osun State, has called for the temporary suspension of academic activities in tertiary institutions ahead of the forthcoming governorship election, citing growing security concerns. The student body also gave the Osun State Government, security agencies and the management of…
Read More » -
Adeleke alleges sabotage of LAMECO Bridge, orders surveillance on infrastructure
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has alleged that the damaged section of the LAMECO Bridge in Osogbo was sabotaged, condemning what he described as the vandalisation of public infrastructure for political purposes. The governor, who inspected the affected section of the bridge and received a briefing from engineers of the Osun State Ministry of Works…
Read More » -
APC youth group challenges Obe to prove primary victory claim
By Boye Oyeyemi The Oodua Progressive Youths League, a support group of the All Progressives Congress in the South-West, has challenged a former aspirant for the Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, Mr Rasaq Obe, to provide evidence supporting his claim that he won the party’s recently concluded primary election. The group also faulted comments allegedly made…
Read More » -
Supreme Court upholds Oyebanji’s candidacy for Ekiti governorship election
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has welcomed the Supreme Court judgment affirming Governor Biodun Oyebanji as the party’s valid candidate for the June 20 governorship election. The party described Friday’s unanimous verdict as a triumph for internal democracy, the rule of law and the wishes of APC members across the state, urging party…
Read More » -
Atiku rejects Obasanjo’s bribery allegation, says ex-president is rewriting history
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that he paid the late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, to initiate impeachment proceedings against him, describing the allegation as false, politically motivated and impossible to verify. In a statement issued on Friday by his Senior…
Read More » -
Otti to Uzodimma: You can’t speak for all South-East governors
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has distanced himself from claims by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, that the five governors of the South-East have agreed to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. Speaking during his monthly media briefing in Umuahia on Thursday, Otti said Uzodimma was entitled to his personal opinion but lacked the mandate to speak on behalf…
Read More » -
Ondo APC moves to reconcile aggrieved members after party primaries
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has distanced itself from comments made by a former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Rasaq Obe, over claims that the party could lose the state in the 2027 elections. The state APC Chairman, Kolawole Babatunde, stated this on Friday while addressing journalists at the Nigeria Union of…
Read More » -
Osun APC seeks engineering bodies’ intervention over alleged flyover failure
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called for the intervention of professional engineering bodies following what it described as the structural failure of the Lameco Junction Flyover in Osogbo. The party called on the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the…
Read More » -
Accord accuses APC of vandalising Adeleke’s projects in Osun
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo – The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly orchestrating acts of vandalism against public infrastructure executed by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke in a bid to discredit the government ahead of the governorship election. In a statement issued on Friday by its chairman, Pastor Victor…
Read More » -
Ondo APC inaugurates committee to resolve post-primary election disputes
By Boye Oyeyemi The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has constituted a reconciliation committee to address grievances arising from the party’s recent primary election and restore unity among members. The state Chairman of the APC, Kolawole Babatunde, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists Press Centre in Akure on Friday. Babatunde said…
Read More »
Follow our WhatsApp Channel