Category: Osun State

A foremost constitutional lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), demanding the enforcement of the June 13, 2025 Court of Appeal judgment that affirmed the legitimacy of the Osun State local government elections conducted by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission […]

Amotekun Corps has debunked a viral social media allegation accusing its operatives of colluding with the Osun State Transport Management Agency (OTRAN) to extort a motorcyclist in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area. It dscribed the allegation as false, politically motivated, and misleading. In a statement,the Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Mr. Yusuf Idowu Abass, said the […]

A man falsely parading himself as a soldier has been remanded by a Magistrate Court sitting in Modakeke, Osun State, at the Ile-Ife Correctional Centre, for alleged armed robbery, impersonation of a military officer, and unlawful possession of Nigerian Army uniform. The 38-year-old suspect was arraigned by the Amotekun operatives on a three-count charge bordering […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC,  in Osun State has insisted that only the Supreme Court can invalidate the election of the council chairmen elected in an election conducted by the immediate past Gboyega Oyetola administration. It warned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop misleading the public with its interpretation of the Court of […]

All Progressives Congress national secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has inaugurated the Alubarika Movement to anchor his aspiration for the Osun State governorship seat in the 2026 election. The Alubarika Movement Mobilisers for Senator Ajibola Basiru held their inaugural meeting at the APC secretariat in Ilesa West. Chaired by Hon. Folarin Fafowora, a former member of […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has fired back at the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) over its allegedly economically unsound, ignorant, and mischievous criticism of the state’s Value Added Tax (VAT). It described as laughable that party’s recent statement criticizing the state’s VAT generation figures for the first quarter of 2025. PDP, in […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has criticised Governor Ademola Adeleke and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the “shameful and misleading” celebration of the recent Court of Appeal ruling on the status of local government councils in the state. PDP spokesman, Kola Olabisi, in a statement on Saturday, described the celebration […]

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Raji Ridwan, to three years imprisonment with hard labour for attempted rape. The judgment was delivered on Friday following the swift arrest and investigation by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps. According to court proceedings, Ridwan allegedly unlawfully broke into the […]