Category: Osun State

Former Osun State Governor and ex-Inrerior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has felicitated with the state’s former Governor and immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the occasion of his 69th birthday, describing him as a courageous leader, passionate progressive, and an enduring contributor to […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has explained why his administration and political associates endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for reelection in the 2027 presidential poll. He described the endorsement as a moral, strategic and development-driven decision aimed at protecting the interests of Osun State and the Yoruba race […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Accord Party chairman in Osun State, Pastor Victor Akande, has called on the Osun State Commissioner of Police to order the immediate release of Mr. Owoeye Muyiwa, who was allegedly detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the directive of Senator Francis Fadahunsi through his police orderly. Akande, in […]

By John Dike, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Ile-Ife has sentenced a middle-aged labourer, Agboola Taiwo, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a 62-year-old woman, Jadesola Olubayo, at a palm oil processing site in Ifetedo area of the state. The trial judge, Justice Dapo Adeniji of Court 3, Ile-Ife […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Organised labour movement in Osun State on Thursday declared total support for the re-election bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke ahead of the August 15 governorship election, citing improved workers’ welfare and infrastructural development under his administration. They gave the endorsement during a sensitisation programme jointly organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Deputy Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Akinyode Oyewusi, has disclosed that centralisation of funds under the Joint Accounts Committee arrangement weakened the autonomy of Local Governments. He noted particularly that changes introduced during the former Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration adversely affected the financial structure of local […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A group, identified as “Concerned Members of Accord Party Osun State” has petitioned the Accord Party over its Osun East senatorial aspirant, Hon. Ibukun Fadipe Ishola. Dated May 20, 2026 and addressed to the party’s National Chairman in Abuja, the petition called on the party leadership to reconsider the alleged plan […]

By John Dike, Osogbo As political activities gradually gather momentum ahead of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, civil society organisations, the media, and security agencies have been urged to play active, responsible, and non-partisan roles in ensuring peaceful, free, fair, and credible elections in Osun State and Nigeria as a whole. The call was […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Fresh controversy has emerged within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osun State following the circulation of an alleged list of Primary Election and Appeal Committee members for the Southwest zone ahead of the party’s primaries. The state chapter of the party on Wednesday distanced itself from the controversial list, declaring […]