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‘EFCC Didn’t Serve Court Order On First Bank, State Govt’ – Govt Lawyer 0
- NEWS, SLIDE
- August 8, 2026
Counsel to the Osun State Government, Professor Mubarak Adekilekun (SAN), has challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) restriction on the state’s statutory allocation account, insisting that neither the Osun State Government nor First Bank was served with a valid court order authorising the action. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Adekilekun
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Osun Police Announce Final Campaign Rally Dates For Accord, APC Ahead Of Governorship Election 0
- SECURITY & CRIME, SLIDE
- August 7, 2026
The Osun State Police Command has announced new dates for the final campaign rallies of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election. In a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the command said the Accord Party will hold
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Thousands Celebrate 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival As Adeleke Reaffirms Support For Cultural Heritage 0
- SLIDE, SOUTH WEST, YORUBA TOWNS
- August 7, 2026
Thousands of tourists, traditional worshippers and dignitaries gathered at the Osun Sacred Grove in Osogbo on Friday to celebrate the 2026 Osun-Osogbo Festival, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated cultural events and a UNESCO World Heritage festival. BOI Opens ₦250bn Bond Offer To Finance Nigerian Businesses Guests, many dressed in white traditional attire, travelled from across
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BOI Opens ₦250bn Bond Offer To Finance Nigerian Businesses 0
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- August 7, 2026
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has opened subscriptions for its inaugural ₦250 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond to raise long-term funding for businesses across key sectors of the Nigerian economy. The five-year bond, issued through BOI Financing SPV Plc under the bank’s $1 billion multi-currency instruments programme, opened for subscription on August 5 and
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US, UK, International Community To Monitor Osun Governorship Election 0
- NEWS, SLIDE
- August 7, 2026
A coalition of Nigerian students and civil society organisations has called on the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, United Nations and other members of the international community to urge the Federal Government to ensure a free, fair and transparent governorship election in Osun State on August 15, 2026. Osun Election: IGP Disu Explains Why
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Osun Election: IGP Disu Explains Why Gotan Was Asked To Step Aside As Police Commissioner 0
- SECURITY & CRIME, SLIDE
- August 7, 2026
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has explained that the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Ibrahim Gotan, was directed to step aside ahead of the August 15 governorship election to strengthen public confidence in the neutrality of the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on Friday during a meeting with a delegation of civil society
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