Daily Briefing: Authorities Prepare to Station Officers for Osun Election, PFIPC Scandal Unfolds, Debate Over Basketball Player Ages Continues, Plus More Breaking News

The Nigeria Police Force is bolstering its efforts to ensure a peaceful voting process in the upcoming Osun State governorship election, scheduled for August 15, by deploying a minimum of four police officers to each polling unit across the state.

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This strategic security setup will be supported by personnel from other security agencies, with the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, overseeing the operation, which is expected to be one of the largest in the state's history, covering 30 local governments, 332 wards, and 3,673 polling units.

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In a separate development, opposition parties and some Nigerians have expressed displeasure over the recent freezing of the Osun State Government's account, leading to calls for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede.

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The freezing of the account has been described as politically motivated, with allegations of partisanship against the EFCC ahead of the August 15 governorship election, prompting the Accord Party, New Nigeria People's Party, and many netizens to demand Olukoyede's resignation or dismissal by President Bola Tinubu.

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Meanwhile, Nigeria's campaign at the FIBA U-18 AfroBasket Championship in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has been marred by controversy after five of the 12 players originally registered for the Junior D'Tigers were ruled ineligible due to age falsification, reigniting concerns over age eligibility in Nigerian basketball.

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One notable case involves Thomas Agbo, who featured in the 2026 Basketball Africa League and was reportedly declared overage by FIBA's medical team, despite having played for Plateau Peaks of Jos in the Nigeria Basketball Premier League for the past two seasons.

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Former P-Square singer, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has made emotional claims about his family's treatment of his wife, Lola Omotayo-Okoye, during and after her first pregnancy, alleging that his family questioned his son's paternity and maltreated his wife.

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Henry, the eldest brother of the defunct music duo, has expressed doubts about the possibility of his younger brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye, reconciling, citing the prolonged dispute between the twins as a potential irreparable damage to their relationship.

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Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu to identify government officials involved in the circumstances surrounding the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, stating that the ICPC's interim report does not exonerate the presidency.

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The Senate has explained that the Federal Capital Territory was excluded from the proposed state police arrangement because it does not have a governor or a State House of Assembly, with the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Yemi Adaramodu, noting that the FCT remains directly under the administration of the Federal Government.