Some Economic and Financial Crimes Commission agents have reported that they are observing the ongoing governorship election in Osun. While voting was taking place, about six agency agents arrived at Saint Peters Primary School Ward 1, Unit 1, Iragbiji, Osun state. When reporters approached an operative upon arrival, the operative directed him …

Gunmen have abducted a senior official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Engr Kingsley Okorafor, close to his residence in Umuadara Umulogho autonomous community in Imo State. Okorafor was kidnapped at the early hours of Saturday morning, about three kilometers away from a military checkpoint in the area. The …

The alleged arrest of the personal assistant to the commissioner for regional integration and special duties, Olalekan Badmus has stirred up controversy. Sources gathered that the PA was allegedly detained at the Oke Baale Police Station but the commissioner denied the allegation. When contacted, the Osun State Police Public Relations …

Three suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police for invading the house of Mohammed Usman and dispossessed him of N800,000 at Oorsha Fulani Camp, Ilorin. The State Police Spokesman, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Ilorin, the state capital. Okasanmi said Usman and …

Governor Gboyega Oyetola has warned against violence and disorderliness as residents cast their votes in the Osun gubernatorial election. Oyetola, in a tweet on his Twitter page, called on residents to exercise their rights peacefully. “My good people of Osun, As we go to the polls today, let us go about …

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote at the ongoing Osun State governorship election. The former lawmaker cast his vote at Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North in Osun state. When asked about the election process and the Independent National Electoral Commission’s preparedness for the …

A man identified as Chukwuemeka Ekwunife has been sentenced to 60 years by Justice Sherifat Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Thursday over  N184,098,000 fraud. Sources learnt that Ekwunife, alongside his company, Structured Energy Limited, was found guilty on counts one to six and …

The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have stormed Osun State to curb vote buying in the state governorship election holding today. As at 8:15am on Saturday, the operatives were still at the Freedom Park, Old Garage, Osogbo, the State capital. Recall that the Independent National Electoral …

Two were kidnapped in Kaduna State on Friday evening by gunmen who were possibly bandits.   At Gure parish in the state’s Lere local government area, the priests John Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas were kidnapped. In a statement on Friday night, the Chancellor of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Emmanuel Okolo, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to compromise and sabotage the will and desire of the people for a free, fair, transparent and credible electoral process in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity …