The people of Osun state woke up this morning to the news that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had postponed the presidential and National Assembly elections by one week. At a daybreak briefing, Prof Mahmud Yakubu said the postponement became inevitable due to logistics, operational and security challenges. Consequently, for the commission, ” going…
Adeleke Wins Osun West Senate Seat
Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party has been officially declared the winner of the Osun West Senatorial bye-election. The chief returning officer Professor Olaide Lawal of Oye Ekiti University said Adeleke PDP polled 97,480 votes, while Mudashiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress polled 66,116 votes. The official result showed the PDP candidate winning…
Court To Arraign 10 Suspects Over Ejigbo Torture
The 10 people who allegedly tortured and sodomised three women purportedly for stealing pepper at Oba Morufu International Market, Ejigbo, Lagos in February 2013 will now be arraigned before an Ikeja High Court on March 3, 2015. The arraignment of the suspects before justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye on Monday was adjourned to the new date because…