Category: Osun State

Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has constituted a Committee on Election Violence Victims to verify claims by persons affected by election-related violence and oversee the disbursement of the ₦500 million Election Violence Victims Relief Endowment Fund established by the state government. The committee, constituted by Governor Ademola Adeleke, is expected […]

By John Dike, Osogbo At least, two persons were feared killed on Monday during a violent incident at the Naira and Kobo motor park Ikire, headquarters of Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. The incident caused confusion, with conflicting reports emerging over the number of people killed. While the Ikire Concerned Youths (ICY) put […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Accord Party House of Representatives candidate for Ijesa South Federal Constituency, Hon. Alaba Popoola, popularly known as Alabama, has been released from police custody after spending 26 days in detention. Popoola was reportedly apprehended alongside other supporters of the Accord Party amid the political tension that characterised the period before, […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over what it described as indications of a possible fresh political crisis at local government council secretariats across the state. It alleged that the state government could be preparing to use security concerns as a pretext to intimidate […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke With the conclusion of the tension-soaked August 15 governorship election, Osun State Government has warned individuals and groups against disrupting public peace in the state. It urged political actors and residents to embrace reconciliation following the governorship election. Also, it called on security agencies to ensure the restoration of law […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has commended the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday’s poll, Bola Oyebamiji, for calling for peace in the state after visiting President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Friday, Adeleke said Oyebamiji’s […]

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the August 15, Osun State Governorship poll, Bola Oyebamiji The All Progressives Congress candidate in the just-concluded Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, has called for peace in the state, urging Governor Ademola Adeleke to prevail on his supporters to stop attacks on APC members. According to Oyebamiji, […]

Falilat Yusuf (Ero Arike). CREDIT: Factcheckafrica | Web Workers of Ero-Arike herbal balm have appealed to Nigerians to continue patronising the product despite backlash against its owner, Falilat Oyetunji, popularly known as Ero-Arike, over her involvement in the recently concluded Osun State governorship election. In a video circulating on social media, a group of women […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke and APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji The All Progressives Congress and Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Accord party deployed over N100 billion in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State. The funds were channelled into campaign materials, vote buying, payments of agents, canvassers, security personnel and electoral officers in the 3,763 polling units […]