The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has described the passing of a former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade as a collosal loss, saying that Nigeria has lost one of its best. Governor Adeleke expresses his deep pain on the death of the one-time Director-General of the Nigerian…
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from the North-Central as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025….
…Court extends order freezing bank accounts…Osun AG’s counsel opposes PDP, APC joinder applications…UBA calls for adjournment sine die An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan and presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola has extended its earlier order restraining the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc from paying, releasing, or tampering with funds belonging to…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 12 members of an armed robbery gang allegedly responsible for the killing of ARISE News anchor, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, popularly known as Sommie. The gang was also linked to the death of a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, during a robbery at Unique Apartments, Gishiri Village, Katampe…
The Presidency has disputed the latest economic report by Nigeria’s biggest multilateral lender, the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million citizens were living in poverty, describing the figure as “unrealistic” and detached from the country’s economic realities. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, said in a post on…
The Management of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has reaffirmed that its law enforces a 10-year ban on industrial strikes and lockouts in the Free Trade Zones. Dr. Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director of the Authority, made the statement in Abuja, following frequent and excessive external union infiltrations that have destabilised the smooth operation…
Bayelsa State has procured two aircraft to commence commercial flight operations at the state’s airport. Governor Douye Diri, who stated this on Monday during the courtesy visit of the Prime Minister of the State of Africa In Diaspora, Dr. Tin Louise-George, to Government House, Yenagoa, said the planes would soon arrive and would operate the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged traditional rulers, especially those in border communities, to remain vigilant and promptly report any suspicious movements linked to bandits infiltrating from neighbouring states. Speaking after a state security council meeting in Osogbo, the governor directed traditional councils across the state to notify security agencies of any unusual settlers…
Two mobile phones belonging to a reporter with OSUN DEFENDER newspaper, Samuel Durosomo, were on Tuesday stolen during the declaration of interest by the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. The incident occurred at the APC state secretariat in…
Apex Court takes note of Ibadan High Court’s order restraining bank from paying allocations to sacked APC chairmen The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Tuesday reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Osun State Government seeking to restrain the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from releasing withheld Local Government funds to the court-sacked…
