Category: Ogun State

Gbenga Daniel and Dapo Abiodun Senator Gbenga Daniel has said he will defeat Governor Dapo Abiodun by a wide margin if the APC holds a free and fair primary for the Ogun East senatorial seat ahead of 2027. Speaking Tuesday at an empowerment programme organised by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu–Otunba Gbenga Daniel Movement in Ijebu-Ode, […]

Senator Gbenga Daniel with his nomination form for senatorial bid under APC…Photo Credit: X/ OGD A former governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun East, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Wednesday countered Governor Dapo Abiodun’s claims that he handed over his political structure to the senator to enhance his 2003 governorship victory. Abiodun had alleged […]

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday said he was instrumental to the emergence of Otunba Gbenga Daniel as governor of the state in 2003, as well as to his election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2023 as the senator representing Ogun East. Governor Abiodun, according […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to decline the acceptance or recognition of the Ogun State Governor, Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun as a candidate for any elective office in the next election, pending full legal and factual clarification on allegations against him. This was contained in a […]

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 […]