Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo The Amotekun Corps in Osun State has debunked an allegation by the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC,  that it deployed its operatives to a power facility in Ondo State owned by Governor Ademola Adeleke’s elder brother, Deji. It described the allegation as politically motivated, “entirely false, baseless, misleading and incapable of […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has dismissed claims circulating on social media regarding the arrest of suspected bandits in parts of the state, describing the reports as misleading and capable of creating unnecessary panic among residents. In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the recent wave of defections from the party, describing the pattern of resignations by some members as predictable, uninspiring and incapable of creating the impression of a crisis within its ranks. The development comes amid a string of resignations by […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed sympathy to the family of Engineer Fidudusola following a devastating fire outbreak that destroyed the family’s business premises in Osogbo on Sunday. The governor described the incident as painful and unfortunate, noting that the loss suffered by the affected family was significant and deeply […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Catholic Bishop of Osogbo Diocese, John Akinwumi Oyejola, has declared that Nigeria cannot achieve lasting peace, security and national development in an environment where injustice, inequality and neglect of the poor continue to thrive. He made the declaration on Sunday during a solemn Mass marking the solemnity of Corpus Christi, […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Osun Central, Barrister Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, popularly known as K-RAD, has declared that agriculture and economic development would receive top priority under an APC administration in Osun State if the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilesa has sentenced two men to one year imprisonment for stealing iron rods from a federal road construction site along the Ilesa-Ibadan Expressway. The conviction marks another success in the ongoing efforts of the Osun State Security Network Agency, popularly known as the Amotekun Corps, to […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of misleading the public over claims that five security drones purchased during the administration of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola could not be accounted for. In a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s Director of Media and […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Gunmen have shot an Accord Party chieftain in Osun State, Hon. Ashimiyu Ajibola, popularly known as Baba Isila, an incident that has heightened concerns over security and political violence ahead of the state’s forthcoming governorship election. Ajibola, who sustained gunshot wounds, was reportedly shot by suspected assassins who opened fire on […]

Three chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, who had at different times been lawmakers in Osun State House of Assembly, have resigned their membership of the party. The lawmakers, Lekan Oyediran, Aleem Bakare and Folorunso Oladoyin, resigned their APC membership through letters addressed to the local government chairmen of the party. The three resignations occured […]