The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), has condemned the politically motivated killings in Osun State, and is calling for an immediate end to the carnage ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. CDHR in a statement jointly signed by its national president, Comrade Yinka Folarin and national publicity secretary, Comrade Adewunmi Adesina, charged security agencies and relevant authorities to investigate all reported killings impartially and arrest those reasonably suspected of involvement. The statement reads,...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged inflammatory remarks regarding the forthcoming Osun State governorship election. Frank also asked security agencies to investigate Fadahunsi, insisting that statements capable of inciting electoral violence must not be tolerated. The opposition leader recalled a video circulating online, where the senator, speaking in Yoruba, was heard accusing Accord...

…ADC Describes Commission’s Action As Political Terrorism, Threat To Democracy Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the freezing of Osun State government’s account, insisting that the anti-graft agency lacks the power to tamper with the finances of a constitutionally elected administration just days before the governorship election. Adeleke reacted on Wednesday following reports that the EFCC placed one of the Osun State Government’s accounts with First Bank...