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...
Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin on natural gas supplies and the conflict in Ukraine.
A fixture of Slovak politics for decades, Fico has drifted steadily to the populist right. He returned to power for a third stint as prime minister after narrowly winning a 2023 election.
The meeting was a blow to the E.U., which has struggled to keep a united front against Russia over the war in Ukraine. This year, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban, also visited Moscow to meet with Putin, breaking with E.U. policy.

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