Oriontimes News Desk| June 15, 2026 A coalition of civil society organizations under the Network of Osun Civil Society Groups, alongside members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), staged a protest in Osogbo on Monday, demanding the immediate redeployment of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Gotan, over allegations of partiality and concerns about security ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election. The protest, which commenced at Freedom Park in Osogbo, moved through Oke-Fia and other strategic areas of the state capital. Protesters carried placards bearing various inscriptions expressing dissatisfaction with the handling of security matters in the state and accusing the police leadership of bias. Addressing journalists during the demonstration, former Southwest General Secretary of NANS, Comrade Oluwole Tunde Aboke, said confidence in the Commissioner of Police had significantly declined among students and many residents of the state. Acc...
The government collapsed as Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in Parliament, deepening a crisis of leadership across Europe at a time of mounting economic and security challenges, including the war in Ukraine.
The vote to dissolve the government, which passed 394 to 207, with 116 abstentions, leaves Europe’s largest economy in the hands of a caretaker government ahead of elections early next year.
Scholz had little choice but to call for the confidence vote after his three-party coalition splintered last month, leaving him without a parliamentary majority to pass laws or a budget. Elections are now expected to be held on Feb. 23, in what would be only the fourth snap vote in modern German history.
Looking ahead: Seven parties will enter the campaign for Parliament with a realistic chance of gaining seats. The conservative Christian Democratic Union is poised to win the most, but some parties on the political fringes — especially on the right — are likely to have strong showings, according to polls

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