Group unveils situation room for Osun poll

FactCheck Africa launches TruthGuard Situation Room to monitor and counter misinformation, deepfakes, and hate speech ahead of the Osun election.

By John Alechenu ABUJA — The Imole Campaign Council has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a traditional chief and 84 other supporters of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, who it alleged were arrested by the Nigeria Police ahead of the August 16 governorship election. The council made the demand o

Mr Yilwatda says winning the Osun poll is a major priority for the party, adding that its governors, lawmakers, local government chairmen, councillors and other political leaders would be deployed for intensive grassroots mobilisation.

"CPI(ML) Liberation MLA Sandeep Saurav and several AISA activists remain behind bars for participating in protests against alleged paper leaks, especially student and youth activists in Bihar," says AISA national president Neha