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As the August 8, 2026 Osun governorship election inches closer, there is open political dynamics, drama, intrigues, betrayals as Senator Ademola Adeleke, Bola Oyebamiji, Najeem Salaam, others test their popularity at the polls, writes FRANCIS EZEDIUNO, our Osun reporter.Political actors are once again repositioning, reopening old rivalries while forging new alliances ahead of the decisive contest.The forthcoming poll is unfolding against the backdrop of two previous elections, 2018 and 2022 governorship elections, that reshaped the state’s political trajectory and entrenched deep divisions among the major political parties and contenders.In 2018, Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, narrowly lost to then All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Adegbo...

The cybercrime trial of activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, continued on Tuesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. During the proceedings, the court admitted a video exhibit showing former presidential aide Reno Omokri referring to President Bola Tinubu as a “drug lord.”Naija News reports that Sowore is facing trial over a social media post in which he labeled President Tinubu a “criminal,” an allegation the Federal Government says amounts to cyberstalking.Justice Mohammed Umar allowed the video evidence during cross-examination of the first prosecution witness, Cyril Nosike, an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), despite objections from the prosecution.The video, submitted on a flash drive by Sowore’s cou...

The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has temporarily halted a Federal High Court judgment concerning a case challenging Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s eligibility to run for a second term in 2028.Naija News reports that the appellate court also stayed proceedings in the suit filed by All Progressives Congress (APC) member Dr. Akin Egbuwalo at the Federal High Court.The lawsuit sought clarification on Section 137(3) of the Constitution to determine whether Aiyedatiwa, who has already served two terms in office, qualifies to contest again.Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke of the Federal High Court had set January 28 for the ruling, which would have addressed whether the governor—first sworn in on December 27, 2024, to complete the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s tenure, and again o...

Legal consultant to IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Aloy Ejimakor, has criticized the deployment of security forces to suppress peaceful protests at Onitsha Main Market by the Anambra State government.Naija News reports that Governor Charles Soludo ordered the market closed for a week after traders refused to open shops on Monday, in line with the ongoing sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).The directive came despite repeated appeals by the government urging traders, market leaders, and residents to disregard the sit-at-home order, which officials insist lacks legal backing and continues to disrupt economic activities in the state.Reacting to the security deployment, Ejimakor described the presence of soldiers at the protest as unconstitutional and demanded...