Politics

Police issue strong warning that ballot snatching, voter intimidation, vote-buying and election violence will attract immediate arrest and prosecution, regardless of political status. NPF bars Amotekun, vigilante groups, hunters, CJTF and all other non-state security outfits from participating...

Atiku says the closure of schools across about 40 local government areas exposes the failure of the Tinubu administration's ₦144.86 billion Safe Schools Programme despite massive public spending. The ADC presidential candidate demands a full audit of the...

SERAP warns that rising political violence could undermine the credibility of Saturday's Osun governorship election if urgent preventive action is not taken. Rights group urges INEC to document, publicly report, and promptly refer all cases of electoral violence...

Police Service Commission deploys a high-powered monitoring delegation to Osun to oversee police conduct before, during, and after Saturday's governorship election. Retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Dr Taiwo Lakanu, to lead the team in ensuring officers remain impartial,...

Governor Ademola Adeleke says 12 years of APC rule left Osun burdened with unpaid salaries, stalled development, and economic hardship before his administration took over. Incumbent dismisses former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola's endorsement of the APC, insisting it poses...

Atiku challenges President Tinubu to personally explain the alleged $20 billion (₦27 trillion) worth of projects reportedly linked to businessman Gilbert Chagoury, describing the issue as a test of his administration's transparency. The ADC presidential candidate says The...

Adeleke declares he is unafraid of APC's alleged 'federal might', insisting Osun voters—not visiting governors—will decide the August 15 governorship election. Governor alleges ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola orchestrated the EFCC's freezing of Osun's account by invoking President Bola Tinubu's...

Fresh cracks have emerged within the Kwara APC as Senator Saliu Mustapha reportedly weighs dumping the ruling party for the PDP amid deepening internal disagreements ahead of the 2027 elections. The senator's possible defection could ignite a high-stakes...

Atiku's media aide says Tinubu's reported habit of walking to work and eating once daily cannot justify what he describes as wasteful government spending. Paul Ibe lists multi-billion-naira expenditures on vehicles, official residences, the presidential fleet and foreign...

Atiku invokes Osun's past support, reminding voters they backed him against President Bola Tinubu in the last presidential election and urging them to transfer that loyalty to the ADC in Saturday's governorship poll. ADC raises the stakes ahead...