Author: Lawan

In a synchronised effort to overhaul Nigeria’s overburdened security framework, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently initiated a suite of structural reforms that combine military expansion and an army pay rise with a legislative push for decentralised state police. Coming simultaneously, these three initiatives directly target the core structural vulnerabilities that security analysts, regional leaders, and military strategists have highlighted for decades: morale, response time, and local knowledge. On one hand, approving a 30 to 80 per cent salary increase for approximately 250,000 armed forces personnel, with the largest adjustments explicitly directed toward frontline junior officers, is designed to rebuild troops…

Nigerians are in for a long political darkness and suffering in Tinubu, says Sule Lamido. Says oppostion Governors who defected to APC have lost their souls. Alhaji Sule Lamido is the former PDP Governor of Jigawa State. A party man with strong values and undiluted principle and love for NIgeria, he believes that forgiveness and reconciliation is the surest way to reset the PDP and return it to winning ways. He also rebuked the opposition governors who defected to the APC, insisting that they reduced the mandates to articles of merchandising. He also beliueves that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is…

Osun election live updates pic Olorunda Local Government Accord – 23,514APC – 24,671ADC – 666 Registered voters – 123,063Accredited Voters – 51,172 Collation Officer – Prof. Omilana Okoh Ejigbo Local Government Accord – 18,458APC – 16,195ADC – 5,053 Registered voters – 87,676Accredited Voters – 41,173 Collation Officer – Prof. Akintayo Cecilia Ife South Local Government Accord – 13,507APC – 14,678ADC – 290 Registered voters – 66,255Accredited Voters – 29,521 Collation Officer – Prof. Shitu Olubunmi Olaoluwa Local Government Accord – 10,063APC – 10,782ADC – 213 Registered voters – 44,761Accredited Voters – 21,599 Collation Officer – Prof. Temitope Seun Babalola Isokan…

Adeleke, Oyebamiji running neck and neck Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord (A), and Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, were locked in a tight race on Saturday night as results from 3,292 of Osun State’s 3,763 polling units had been uploaded to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing (IReV) portal. The development came amid a fresh alarm by the Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of Adeleke, over an alleged plot to hijack collation centres and frustrate what it described as the governor’s ‘imminent victory’.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,906,390 registered voters in Osun have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the State. Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Haruna said the figure represented 81.50 per cent of the total 2,339,233 registered voters in the State. He said 432,843, representing 18.50 per cent of the total, had yet to collect their PVCs.According to him, the uncollected PVCs have been safely deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with…

Voters at the polling unit of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke in Ede North Local Government Area have lamented the slow pace of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), which delayed the commencement of accreditation during Saturday’s governorship election. Some voters who arrived at the polling unit as early as 7am said they were unable to cast their ballots until around 9am due to the malfunctioning and slow response of the BVAS machines. The development caused frustration among voters, with some expressing concerns over the delay in the accreditation process. Governor Adeleke had earlier arrived at his polling unit in…

Osun election: Adewusi confident of Accord victory The Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Accord Party in the Osun State governorship election, Prince Kola Adewusi, has expressed optimism that the party will emerge victorious in Saturday’s election. Adewusi, who spoke while monitoring the conduct of the poll, said adequate security personnel had been deployed to ensure a peaceful exercise across the state. He, however, raised concerns over the uneven arrival of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials at some polling units, saying while officials arrived early in some areas, the situation was different in others. According to him, the late arrival…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Najeem Salam, has denied allegations that his party or campaign organisation hired mercenaries to influence the outcome of the State’s governorship election. Salam, a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, spoke after casting his vote at his polling unit in Ejigbo on Saturday. The ADC candidate described the electoral process as questionable in some areas but expressed confidence that the election would be conducted fairly and that he would emerge victorious. He said he was not aware of any allegation involving the arrest or deployment of mercenaries,…

Palpable tension enveloped a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Ife East Local Government of Osun State, as armed policemen allegedly fired teargas at voters, election officials and other stakeholders, disrupting the distribution of election materials. The development comes as the gubernatorial election got underway in the 30 local government areas of the state on Saturday. It was learnt that the incident occurred at Ward 10 (Modakeke ward 3) as election personnel gathered at the centre to proceed to their respective polling units with election materials. A video of the incident circulated on X early on Saturday. In the video, a…

Osun election: Huge turnout in Oyebamiji’s hometown as voters await accreditation There was a large turnout of voters in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, on Saturday as residents arrived at polling centres to participate in the governorship election. Voters began arriving at their polling units as early as 7am, with many checking the voters’ registers pasted at the centres ahead of accreditation. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had also arrived early and were seen setting up the polling units before 7am in preparation for the commencement of accreditation and voting. Journalists observed a strong…