Category: Ogun State

The Awujale Kingmakers Council has announced the cancellation of a planned meet-and-greet earlier scheduled to be held at the Aafin Awujale, directing instead that Awujale nominees report to the Department of State Services office in Ijebu-Ode on Wednesday by 11 am. This was contained in a formal communication dated January 20, 2026, addressed to the […]

Govt rejects audit report The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, has disclosed that, irrespective of propaganda, he will still defeat Governor Ademola Adeleke in a landslide in the August 8, 2026, governorship election. Meanwhile, the state government has rejected claims by Sally Tibbot Limited that 8,452 workers on […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly on Friday passed the Osun State Local Government Accounts Administration Bill, 2025—marking a major milestone in strengthening financial governance and transparency across the state’s 30 local government areas and area councils. The legislation regulates the opening, management, and operation of Local Government Accounts in line with […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The National Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has released the guidelines for its Osun State governorship primary election scheduled for December 10. In a statement signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Prince Chinedu Idigo, the party announced that governorship aspirants are to purchase the Expression of […]

Motorcycle popularly called Okada riders in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have raised the alarm over alleged extortion and frequent harassment by fee collectors, warning that their livelihoods are under threat. The riders, who operate in Magboro, Mowe, Arepo, and neighbouring communities, appealed to the state government to intervene, claiming they are […]

An Ogun State High Court on Tuesday issued an ex parte order barring Governor Dapo Abiodun or any official from the state government from tampering or demolishing the Asoludero Court, Sagamu GRA private residence of former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel. The order also covered the Conference Hotels Limited and the annex also owned […]

Ogun State Government has debunked the trending report that it had sealed the property belonging to former Governor and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. It says it is unaware of the purported sealing It reacted to the report on Monday through the Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mr Tunji Odunlami, at a […]

Ogun State Government has debunked the allegation that Governor Dapo Abiodun is after a former governor of the state, Senator Gbenga Daniel. Daniel had cried out in a statement that Abiodun wanted to demolish his properties because of politics. But the state government, in a statement by Mr. Kayode Akinmade, the Special Adviser on Information […]

Abiodun Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said that festivals like Ojude Oba are critical in the vision to promote the local economy and attract global visibility. The governor, speaking on Sunday at this year’s Ojude Oba Festival held in Ijebu-Ode, said that his administration would continue to promote the cultural heritage, not only for […]