Category: Osun State

Members of the National Assembly and the Osun State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have disowned the Tunde Tijani-led caretaker committee of the party in the state. The lawmakers made their position known in a communique obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, issued after an earlier meeting of the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has alleged that the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning a protest to cause unrest during the scheduled one-day visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the state. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the government claimed it had […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Spokesperson to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has criticised the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, urging him to focus on what he described as his principal’s “ministerial failures” rather than attacking the Osun governor. In a […]

● Says PDP Without Candidate Has Endorsed Governor Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Sunday Bisi, has dismissed his purported removal by a group described as a “stakeholders’ forum,” declaring the move illegal, unconstitutional and of no effect. Reacting to a meeting reportedly held by the […]

Provost Urges Professionalism, Ethical Conduct By John Dike, Osogbo No fewer than 150 graduates of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEW and JCHEW) from the Osun State College of Health Technology (OSCO-HEALTH), Ilesa, have been officially inducted into the Community Health Practitioners Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN). The induction ceremony, held at the college premises, marked […]

Ooni of Ife By John Dike, Osogbo The Obalufe of Ile-Ife and second-in-command to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Idowu Adediwura, has said the construction of the N14 billion flyover and 17 road projects in Ile-Ife by the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke has helped preserve the town’s cultural heritage and rescued it from global […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday restrained the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from conducting any business transactions with individuals parading themselves as chairmen of local government councils in the state, pending the final determination of an ongoing criminal trial involving senior officials of the bank. Delivering […]

says unseal Amotekun, release detained commander, officers Osun CP deploys armed tactical squads to border communities By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun to unseal the offices of the local security outfit, Amotekun, to effectively combat the rising wave of violence and criminal […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Osun State, has dismissed as false and misleading a social media post alleging that underage persons dressed in school uniforms were registered as voters at the INEC Local Government Office in Ede North Local Government Area of the state The Commission, in a statement issued […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State is facing growing scrutiny over its recently concluded membership registration and revalidation exercise ahead of the August 8, 2026 governorship election, following allegations of inducement and misuse of National Identification Numbers (NIN). Findings indicate that the exercise, initiated nationwide by the APC national […]