Abuja Lawyer, Olajengbesi petitions IGP, Disu over political killings in Osun, seeks end to the trend. By Kayode Lawal. Abuja based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi has petitioned the Inspector General of Police IGP, Tunde Disu praying the police authority to intervene in the ongoing incessant political killings in Osun state by political thugs with a view…
NED Announces Recipients of the 2026 Democracy Awards Washington, D.C. — The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 Democracy Awards, which honor individuals and organizations from Russia, Cuba, Syria, Ethiopia, and Burma for their courage and leadership in advancing democratic freedoms in their communities. To mark America’s…
▪️ Magistrate Faults Prolonged Detention A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has refused an application by the police to further remand Mrs. Kafayat Nurudeen, wife of Osun State NURTW Chairman and Accord chieftain, Alhaji Nurudeen Alowonle Wakeel, alongside five other persons, holding that there was no justification for their continued detention. The ruling comes…
Shell appoints Elohor Executive Vice President and Country Chair Nigeria, as Marno bows out after more than 6 years at the helm of Shell in Nigeria Former Managing Director Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) Elohor Aiboni, currently on assignment as Asset Director at Brunei Shell Petroleum, has been named Executive Vice President…
Court Orders Release of Osun NURTW Chairman’s Wife, Five Others An Osogbo Chief Magistrate Court has declined an application by the police seeking the continued remand of Mrs. Kafayat Nurudeen, wife of the Osun State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Nurudeen Alowonle Wakeel, and five other persons, ruling that…
One Dead, Several Injured: TICC Expresses Sympathy, Criticises APC Campaign Conduct By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has expressed sympathy to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the families of victims involved in a tragic road accident that reportedly claimed the life of a party supporter and left several others injured in…
Esa-Oke Killing: Widow Alleges Involvement of Wole Oke’s Aide as Adeleke Demands Justice By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state on Wednesday visited Esa-Oke in Obokun Local Government Area of the State to sympathise with the family of an Accord Party youth leader, Aderogba, who was killed in what has been described…
Outrage Over Ezekiel’s Death as TICC Calls for Arrest and Investigation of Alleged Shooter By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has called on the AMBO Campaign Organisation to hand over Saheed Kareem, popularly known as “Tanfeani,” to security agencies for investigation over the killing of 14-year-old Ezekiel Olapade. In a statement issued…
Accord Seeks Removal of Irewole DPO, Alleges Failure to Curb Political Violence By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Accord Party in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State has called for the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr. Olatona Bamidele, alleging that he has failed to address what the party described as rising…
The Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Olamide Tiamiyu, has reacted strongly to comments made by Dr. Bolaji Akinola, Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, describing the remarks as reckless, politically motivated and “deeply irresponsible.” Akinola had dismissed allegations by the…
