Osun Assembly resumes, set four bills for governor’s assent

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday resumed legislative activities after its recess, with four major bills passing through the third reading stage and now awaiting the Governor’s assent. The bills include: -Osun State Sports Commission Establishment Bill 2025; Osun State Start-up Bill 2025; Osun State Compulsory Treatment and Care for […]

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Osun 2026: Omisore promises inclusive govt, visits Ijesa North

By John Dike, Osogbo Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has reaffirmed his commitment to run an inclusive and development-driven government if elected Governor in 2026. He made this known during his consultation tour of local government areas in Ijesa North […]

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Should anyone have the power of mercy?

A Defence, a Critique, and a Blueprint for Reform By Sola Adeyegbe When a single human being holds the power to wipe away guilt, reduce punishment, or undo the finality of justice, something both magnificent and unsettling occurs. This moment, when law bows before mercy exposes the tension between the laws’s cold logic and humanity’s […]

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Defections: How Tinubu Saved Nigeria From Sliding Into One-Party State Under PDP Presidency – Olanipekun

Seeks More Role for Women In Leadership Positions A legal icon and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Chief Wole Olanipekun has revealed the critical role played by President Bola Tinubu in preventing the nation from sliding into a one-party state when the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was controlling the presidency. The lawyer […]

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Aiyedatiwa pays N2.8b gratuity arrears to 2016, 2017 retirees

Beneficiaries thank him for restoring their hope, dignity Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Aiyedatiwa has brightened the faces of hundreds of retired civil servants as he flagged off the bulk payment of ₦2.396 billion gratuity arrears to 2016 and 2017 retirees in the state service. The event, held at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, […]

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NULGE strike: Osun APC bribery claim baseless, threat to democracy – Adeleke

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adelene has denied allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that his administration bribed the leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to sustain their ongoing strike. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described the APC’s claims as “baseless” and a […]

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APC’s Failure Has Plunged Nigerians into Hardship — Osun ADC Chairman

By John Dike, Osogbo The Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State, Hon. Dr. Charles Idowu Omidiji, has thrown his weight behind recent remarks made by the National Secretary of the party and former Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, during the unveiling of the Kwara State ADC Secretariat in […]

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Osun 2026: APC chieftains endorse Oyebamiji in Boripe, Ayedaade, Ila LGs

Ahead of the December governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, stakeholders of the party in Ila Orangun, Boripe, and Ayedaade Local Government Areas of the state have unanimously endorsed the candidature of one of the gubernatorial aspirants, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). They expressed optimism that Oyebamiji, who is the […]

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2027: Why Tinubu will lose – Aregbesola

Former Minister of Interior and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rauf Aregbesola, has revealed why president Bola Tinubu will lose the 2027 general elections. He stated that regardless the grandstanding of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, will take over the mantle of leadership in Nigeria and […]

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2027: PDP Turns to Coalition For Help Amid Defections

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is considering forming an alliance with other opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a wave of defections to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Top PDP officials told Sunday Punch that discussions are ongoing among party leaders to forge a coalition capable of challenging the APC’s dominance. […]

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