Tomi Lala

“Release Osun LG Funds to State Gov’t” — Ataoja of Osogbo Tells President Tinubu at Osun Osogbo Festival Grand Finale

The Ataoja of Osogbo Land, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, has made a powerful public appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging the immediate release of the withheld Local Government allocations meant for Osun State. Speaking at the grand finale of the Osun Osogbo Festival 2025, the respected monarch warned that the ongoing financial blockade…

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‘Inmates have rights too’ — NCoS boss meets INEC on prisoners’ voting

The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche Ofori and INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche Ofori, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to consider allowing prisoners, especially those awaiting trial, to vote during elections, saying they also have…

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53,460 Inmates Awaiting Trial, Says NCoS

According to the NCoS boss, there are 81,000 prison inmates About 53,460 inmates are awaiting trial nationwide, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has said. The Comptroller General of the NCoS, Sylvester Nwakuche, stated this on Friday in Abuja while meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu. Leading top officials…

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Osun Gov’t Says Adeleke’s CSO did not Arrest Ifedolapo, Accuses Osun APC of Giving False Information to the Police Authorities

The Osun State Government has denied an allegation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the Chief Security Officer to Governor Ademola Adeleke was responsible for the arrest of a Facebook user who directly threatened the life of the state governor. We urge the public and the police authorities to know that the issue is…

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2026: Omisore, Oyebamiji, Babayemi and Other APC Aspirants are Unelectable – Adeleke’ Spokesperson

Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) parades unelectable aspirants, any of whom Governor Ademola Adeleke will soundly defeat in the 2026 governorship election. Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed made the assertions in response to critical statements credited to Senator Iyiola Omisore and Prince Dotun Babayemi over the state of governance…

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PDP Presidential Primaries: Olawepo-Hashim welcomes Jonathan, Atiku, Obi, says “The more, The merrier”

As political permutations ahead of the 2027 general elections heat up, former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has thrown his weight behind the speculated return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Labour Party flagbearer Peter Obi to the PDP fold. In a bold…

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