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  • Osun: We ‘ll appeal nullification of APC primary – Oyetola’s Aide

    Osun: We ‘ll appeal nullification of APC primary – Oyetola’s Aide

    Ismail Omipidan, who is one of the aides of the  Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to remain calm and resolute, following the decision of a Federal High Court that nullified the candidature of the governor in the July 16 gubernatorial election.

    Recall that a  Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had on Friday nullified the nomination of the Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and that of his Deputy, Benedict Alabi in their participation in the July 16, Osun gubernatorial.

    The Presiding Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite while giving the order in a judgment declared as null and void, the nomination of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Benedict Alabi by the APC.

    However, Omipidan, made it known through a statement signed and released by him on Friday that the governor’s lawyers were getting set to challenge the decision of the Federal High Court at the Appeal Court.

    He assured APC members in the state that the decision will be set aside when it gets to the Court of Appeal.

    “The case was instituted by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the fact there is a plethora of decisions flowing from the apex court that frowns upon such a decision.

    “For the records, the position of the law is that only members of the APC who participated in the primary election can approach the court to challenge the nomination of Oyetola as the candidate of the party.

    “All these are part of the antics of the opposition PDP and some of their collaborators from within to distract us. But like every of their plans, this too has fallen flat on their faces.

    “They want to distract us from the tribunal case. But we shall remain focused until we take back our mandate. We have confidence in the Tribunal to do justice in the case before it, just as we have implicit confidence in the Appeal Court to set aside this latest decision of the Federal High Court,” Omipidan said.

    The decision of the Federal High Court was predicated on the ground that Governor Mai Mala Buni who submitted their names to INEC violated the provisions of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act 2022.

    The court also held that Governor Buni holding dual executive positions as the Governor of Yobe State and the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the APC acted in contravention of the provision of Section 183 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    The court held that the decisions taken by Governor Mai Mala Buni, including forwarding the names of Governor Isiaka Oyetola and Benedict Alabi to INEC, amounted to a nullity in law.

    Governor Oyetola had already approached Election Tribunal to challenge the outcome of the July 16th gubernatorial election which he lost to Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)

  • BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Ademola Adeleke’s election

    BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Ademola Adeleke’s election

    The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the July 16 People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s governorship primary election that produced the Osun Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, as its candidate.

    The five-member panel, in a judgment delivered by Justice Amina Augie, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit after counsel for the appellant, Adebayo Adelodun, SAN, withdrew the earlier notice of appeal that was filed within time.

    Upon resumed hearing in the matter Adelodun, who appeared for the appellant and a PDP governorship aspirant, Dotun Babayemi, informed that he sought to withdraw the earlier notice of appeal to replace it with the fresh application he filed.

    But the panel held that Section 285(11) of the constitution stipulated that an appeal on a pre-election matter must be filed within 14 days from the day of the decision, and that having filed the second appeal out of time, the apex court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the matter

    Justice Augie, therefore, dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

    Babayemi, had asked the court to invalidate the primary election that produced the governor-elect, citing non-compliance with a court order.

    In his judgment on the matter on May 18, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of a Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo, had upheld the governorship primary that produced Adeleke.

    Also, the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, in its judgment of July 20 on the appeal filed against the decision of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, aligned with the lower court and dismissed Babayemi’s appeal.

  • 2023: Osun NNPP denies endorsing Tinubu

    2023: Osun NNPP denies endorsing Tinubu

    The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Osun has denied claim that it has endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu.

    The Caretaker Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Abdussalam Abdullateef, who made the rebuttal at a news conference on Saturday in Osogbo, urged Nigerians to disregard the claim.

    Abdullateef said four members of the party, who purportedly endorsed the APC presidential candidate, were “on their own.”

    According to him, the only presidential candidate known to the NNPP is Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, “who has all it takes to give our dear country a new lease of life come May 29, 2023 and beyond”.

    “We in the Osun NNPP want to reaffirm our support for His Excellency, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of NNPP.

    “He is the most qualified of all the presidential candidates in Nigeria, in terms of education, work experience,  political maturity and closeness to the grassroots,” he said.

    Abdullateef stated that some past leaders of NNPP in the state were in the habit of using the party to trade for personal interest, which he said led to the change of leadership of the party.

    “It may interest the world to know that the leadership of NNPP at the National level has decided to put a stop to this betrayal habit, resulting in the change of the State leadership in Osun State.

    “The after effect of the change was the show of shame by four candidates of the party, who purportedly endorsed another presidential candidate as witnessed.

    “If candidates of a political party endorse the presidential candidate of another party while still holding on to the mandates of NNPP, their action did not come to us as a surprise.

    “Once again, we outrightly dissociate Osun NNPP from people of unstable credentials and anti-party characters.

    “As for the genuine members of the party in the state, we further affirm that all  candidates of NNPP in Osun State are working towards success at the 2023 polls”, he said.

    Four candidates of NNPP in the state in the 2023 elections had on Wednesday declared support for the presidential candidate of APC.

  • Election Tribunal: Adeleke clears air on issue of over-voting

    Election Tribunal: Adeleke clears air on issue of over-voting

    The Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has dismissed report that he admitted there was over-voting in Osun state during the July 16 governorship election in the state.

    Report had emanated in some sections of the media that the governor-elect had admitted to over-voting in some areas of the state before Election Petition Tribunal.

    However, Rasheed Olawale, the spokesman of the governor-elect said Adeleke’s defense was being twisted.

    Olawale said Adeleke in his defence filed before the Tribunal dismissed Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola’s claim of over-voting in 750 polling, stressing that the over-voting was created by the incomplete data of BVAS based on the unsynchronised BVAS report that was used by the petitioners.

    The statement further affirmed that the alleged over-voting by the petitioners does not represent what was contained on the BVAS machine and the Forms EC8A.

    Adeleke explained that there were two aspects to the defence with respect to APC’s claim of over-voting, noting that first aspect was that there was over-voting in 750 polling units.

    He said “the over-voting was created by the incomplete data of BVAS based on the unsynchronised BVAS report. This does not represent what is on the BVAS machine itself and the Forms EC8A. The correct result is as captured in the synchronised BVAS report which tallies with the data on the BVAS MACHINE itself”.

    “The defence also affirmed further that even if the false over-voting in the unsynchronised BVAS report is unlikely admitted, the PDP will still be leading if votes from the affected six polling units are removed, adding however that “such admission is however impossible because the Tribunal will never rely on the unsynchronised BVAS report because is at variance with what is contained on the BVAS machine itself.

    “The statement while clarifying that the digital footprint of the BVAS machine is verifiable, submitting that both Governor-elect and INEC have put the BVAS machines itself before the Tribunal for examination.

    “The statement further noted that from the analysis on the BVAS machine itself and the Form EC8A which are the primary source as against BVAS report which is secondary, real over-voting occurred in only six polling units, submitting that if the votes in those six polling units are cancelled, PDP’s score will be 402,000 plus while the APC’s will be 374,000.”

  • Osun herbalist steals human head, intestine after breaking into cemetery

    Osun herbalist steals human head, intestine after breaking into cemetery

    Members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service in Ede, Osun State, have on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old herbalist, Ismail Adewuyi, for allegedly stealing a female corpse’s head and intestines at the Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, in the Ede area of the state.

    Adewuyi, who was armed with assorted charms, stormed the cemetery in the early hours of Saturday, exhumed a corpse, cut the head and brought out its intestines, TheNewsGuru gathered.

    He was said to be making his way out of the cemetery when luck ran out of him as a member of hunters service, who had suspected Adewuyi’s movement, laid an ambush and arrested him.

    A source in Oke Yidi area of the town, during an interview with our correspondent on Sunday, said the suspect, while being interrogated by members of the security outfit, said he was a herbalist.

    The source said, “We heard the noise and few people that could go out saw hunters interrogating a suspect carrying head of a corpse and intestines that he exhumed at the Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, Ede.

    “The suspect was later handed over to the police. Those that arrested him recorded his confession on video. The suspect is with the police.”

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the arrest of the suspect, saying investigation had commenced.

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    “On Saturday, around 1.25am, a member of Nigeria Hunter in Ede, arrested one Adewuyi Ismail, 28, of Oke-Ola, Agbagudu, Ede, and brought him to the station with an unknown fresh female head and intestines,” the PPRO said.

    “The suspect was arrested around 1am at the Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, Abere Road, Ede. The investigation is in progress,” the police added.

  • How Osun night guard shot dead mechanic returning from birthday party

    How Osun night guard shot dead mechanic returning from birthday party

    A night guard in Okini, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, has shot dead a 40-year-old mechanic and father of three, who was returning from a birthday party.

     

    It was gathered that Badmus had hang-out at a bar with his friends for a birthday celebration wherein he spent the evening on Friday before returning to his house in Okini, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State.

     

    One of his friends, who pleaded anonymity said, “Badmus is a mechanic and has three children. He was at the birthday celebration with his friends till about 1AM of Saturday before he left for his house.

     

    “While he arrived his estate area, he was waylaid by a group of night guard. He was questioned and he explained to them that he lives in the neighborhood.

     

    “He led them to his house and opened the gate. Little altercation ensued between him and the guards, one of them shot him dead with his dane gun.”

     

    Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident.

     

    She explained that “on September 10th, 2022, at about 2 AM, the chairman of a community named Ibuowo Estate in Okini reported at Dada Estate Divisional Police Headquarters that their night guard named Moshood Rasaq shot dead one Badmus Mohamed with his dane gun. We have arrested the suspect with his gun.

     

    “The corpse of the deceased has been taken to Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo morgue for autopsy. The case has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.”

  • 19-year-old male student hangs self to death in Osun State

    19-year-old male student hangs self to death in Osun State

    A student of the Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Olonade Tomiwa Victor has reportedly committed suicide in his off-campus residence.

    The victim was reported to have hanged himself  to death in his compound in Ipetu area of Osun state.

    The 19 year-old – student was found  dead with telephone cable hanging around his neck.

    Osun state police compound  spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident via a statement signed and released by him.

    Opalola noted that  the incident was reported at Ilesa A Divisional Police headquarters by Agboola Olusola, a youth leader in the area.

    The statement reads in part: “Today, 10/9/2022 at about 2:30pm, one Agboola Olusola ‘M’ of 049 Isokun Street, Ilesa, the youth leader, reported at Ilesa ‘A’ Division that Olonade Tomiwa Victor, ‘M’ ages 19 years, a student of Ipetu-Ijesa College of Technology, Osun State was found dead, hanging in the compound with a telephone cable.”

    Opalola revealed that detectives dispatched to the scene of the incident reported that there were no marks of violence on the body of the deceased.

    She said the detectives took photographs of the scene and later deposited the body of the teenager at Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.

    The Command spokesperson added that the case is still under investigation at the divisional level at ‘A’ Division Police headquarters and that further development will be communicated duly.

  • Osun Police arrest four for killing petrol station manager

    Osun Police arrest four for killing petrol station manager

    Four suspects have been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for the killing of a filling station manager in Ikire.

    The state Police Command Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the arrest.

    The Command said more arrests have been made in connection with the case and that it would soon “make public our findings.”

    The suspects were arrested on Sunday by members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, TheNewsGuru has learnt.

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    One of the suspects identified simply as Idris was trailed to Ako Area of the town around 11pm on Saturday where the hunters eventually arrested him.

    TNG further gathered that it was during interrogation that Idris listed five others that were involved in the attack on the filing station manager called Adigun.

    “Apart from Idris, out of 5 others that he mentioned as part of the killing, 3 were arrested before daybreak on Sunday by the hunters and they were immediately handed over to the police in Ikire,” a source said.

    Idris, in a video clip recorded while being interrogated by the hunters after his arrest, said the deceased was hit with a tool on the head during the attack on his filling station.

  • Attack on Osun Governor wife’s convoy: 5 suspects arrested

    Attack on Osun Governor wife’s convoy: 5 suspects arrested

    The Police Command in Osun State on Saturday confirmed that the convoy of Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, wife of the State Governor, was attacked by hoodlums on Friday at Owode in Ede.

    In a statement by Osun Police Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, one security personnel on the convoy was injured. He added that five suspects were arrested by the police in connection with the attack.

    “On Friday, at about 8:30p.m, the police received credible information that, at Owode, Ede Market expressway, some hoodlums were attacking the convoy of the wife of Osun  Governor.

    “The Divisional Police Officer ‘A’ Division, Ede, promptly mobilised and led detectives to the scene where the team met CSP Dauda Ismail, the Chief Security Officer to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun.

    “CSP Ismail briefed the team that one Omolola Opeyemi, a driver from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, drove an unregistered truck and blocked the movement of Oyetola.

    “As a result of the traffic blockage, some hoodlums took advantage and started stoning the convoy of the governor’s wife, thereby, wounding the truck driver on his forehead and also injuring a DSS personnel.

    “However, five suspects were arrested from the scene and investigation is in progress. Further development will be communicated later” Opalola stated.

  • Again, one injured as Soldiers, Police clash

    Again, one injured as Soldiers, Police clash

    There was pandemonium on Saturday, in Osun state when Soldiers and Police operatives clashed in Ajegunle spare parts Market in Osogbo the Osun state capital after a heated argument ensued.

    It was gathered that one of the policemen got injured in the fracas.

    The cause of the disagreement and the identities of the police and soldiers involved could not be immediately ascertained.

    According to an eyewitness account, a policeman was severely beaten up by some soldiers to the surprise of many traders and onlookers present at the scene.

    “But the situation became tense when some police operatives from Dugbe Police Division, located a few meters away from Ajegunle spare parts market arrived at the scene and engaged the soldiers in an argument.

    “The matter soon degenerated and there was an exchange of gunshots for some minutes. The incident occurred some minutes past 5 pm on Saturday. We all fled the scene to escape being shot,” an eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, said.

    Meanwhile, the Osun State police command has confirmed the incident but claims that the matter is being resolved by the management of the two security outfits.