The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani seeking to invalidate the election of Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Appellate Court held that the iFintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP…
Osun State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Monday called on Hunters and residents of the state to collaborate with the agency in its bid to tackle use of illicit drugs. The NDLEA Assistant State Commander, Administration and Logistics, Mr Ganiyu Adeloye, made the call in Osogbo while addressing members of the…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan remanded five men on Monday for their alleged involvement in the attempted murder of a farmer in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The defendants, identified as Ademola Isiaka (58), Alabi Rasak (58), Ademola Aremu (22), Muritala Habideen (24), and Abisoye Taiwo (55), appeared before Chief Magistrate Mrs O. O. Ogunkanmi….
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the vote, the election authority announced Monday. Turnout reached an “unprecedented” 66.8 percent of voters, said authority head Hazem Badawy. Over 39 million had cast their ballots for Sisi, a former army chief who has ruled the most populous Arab…
The Delta State Command has arrested four male suspects for the alleged shooting of one Tive Tobi and Weyinmi Awala on Sunday night in Sapele, Delta State. Though the arrest could not be confirmed by the Delta state Public Relations Officer Edafe Bright as text messages and calls to his lines were left unanswered, However,…
Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji has won the gold medal in women’s singles at the 5th Pazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2023. Eniola has continued her dominance in para badminton by qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris next year by defeating women’s world number five, three, and one in the Women’s Singles of the SL-3 category of…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State, extends its heartfelt felicitation to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator (Dr.) Ademola Adeleke, on the conferment of an Honourary Doctorate Degree from Valley View University, Ghana. The University conferred this honour on the people’s Governor during their 30th Congregation Ceremony, recognizing the level of development and…
The fourth edition of Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke memorial football competition on Sunday kicked off at the Osogbo City Stadium with Orolu Football Club defeating Osogbo FC in the Opening Match. Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke memorial football competition is an annual football competition organized by Hon Bamidele Salam representing Ede North, Ede south, Egbedore and Ejigbo…
A 23-year-old motorcyclist, Ogunleye Ayorinde, has been nabbed by police detectives in Ondo State for alleged rape and armed robbery. It was learnt that the suspect raped a young woman, who boarded his commercial motorcycle along Owo raid en route Alagbaka, in Akure, Ondo State capital. The victim was said to have been threatened by…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has felicitated with the Vice Chancellor of the Osun State University, Professor Clement Odunayo Adebooye, as he marks a new age, acknowledging the pivotal role that his transformative vision is playing in shaping the future of the esteemed institution. Governor Adeleke noted Prof. Odunayo’s outstanding administrative…
