The Ondo State Police Command has detained a man, Samuel Akoade, over the alleged killing of his mother, Olufunke Akoade, with a machete in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday around 5pm in the Powerline area of the community.Continue Reading
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has sent congratulations to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election. Obi described the win as a major step forward for Nigeria’s democracy. Tripod times reports that Obi made this known in a statement released on Sunday in Enugu.Continue Reading
APC National Organising Secretary, Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, has announced Alhaji Ibrahim Augie as the running mate to Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi State in the 2027 gubernatorial election. Tripod Times reports that the decision was announced in a post on X on Sunday where Argungu said the decision was basedContinue Reading
Parties await official declaration by INEC The Governor of Osun State and Accord Party Candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has secured 19 Local Government Areas while his closest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, got 11 LGAs, according election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tripod TimesContinue Reading
Governor Adeleke secures Osogbo and Iwo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) resumed the official collation of results at the state collation centre in Osogbo on Sunday morning, with incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke holding an early lead across several local government areas. Tripod Times reports that the Returning Officer, ProfessorContinue Reading
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said that soldiers are trying to stop him from entering Osun State on Saturday as the state conducts its governorship election. In an early Saturday post on his verified X account, Davido wrote, “I’ve been reliably informed that soldiers are tryingContinue Reading
… “it’s a recurring decimal”, eyewitnesses lament, call on Governor Abiodun, Ministry of Works “regular damage to vehicles navigating the heart of the state capital” – Says Road User ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE – Motorists, commuters, and business owners around Kuto have raised an alarm over a crater—described locally as aContinue Reading
