Traders lament destruction of stalls in Osogbo

– Adeleke orders probe Small scale traders selling wares along the walkway in Olaiya, Fakunle, Aregbe and Ayegbaju markets, Osogbo, have lamented the destruction of their kiosks by faceless agents. It was gathered that the faceless individuals suspected to be thugs dismantled the kiosks and containers mounted on the walkway. A trader, Ibrahim Abiola while […]

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JUSUN dissociates self from Osun chapter’s strike

The national secretariat of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), has dissociated itself from the ongoing strike by its Osun State chapter against the Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo, who was suspended by Governor Ademola Adeleke. It decried the action of those it described as unscrupulous elements causing confusion in the name of the […]

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Timeline: The travails of Osun Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo

Justice Adepele Ojo By Ajisafe Olayiwola The suspension-cum-removal of the Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, has generated lots of reactions, from the state government to the state judiciary workers, the Nigerian Bar Association, and the state House of Assembly, among others. In this piece, Ajisafe Olayiwola gives a comprehensive report on the timeline of […]

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CJ: Osun court workers declare strike

Protesting court workers in Osun State on Wednesday declared a strike to protest the firing of tear gas at them by police operatives and to press home their demands. State chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Gbenga Eludire, announced the strike following the incident. Police operatives had on Wednesday dispersed protesting members […]

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Osun APC begins grassroots mobilisation ahead 2026 elections

The opposition All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Osun State has started grassroots mobilisation of voters in preparation for the 2026 Elections. State executive officers of the party, led by its chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, started the statewide sensitisation programme, yesterday, at Ila-Orangun, the home town of Chief Bisi Akande, the first interim national chairman of […]

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Adeleke condoles Odo Ogbe market fire victims

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has extended heartfelt sympathy to the traders of Odo Ogbe Market over the recent fire outbreak in the market, purportedly caused by a power surge, resulting in monumental losses. The governor, through Mr. Jide Falade, the General Manager of Osun State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA), conducted an on-the-spot assessment of […]

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CJ: Osun court workers protest, as assembly lists sins

Court workers under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in Osun State on Monday staged a protest against the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, accusing her of abuse of office and high-handedness. The protesting workers, who carried placards, according to reports, blocked the entrance to the state high court and […]

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Adeleke dissolved JSC to remove Osun CJ – Ex-members

Members of the dissolved Osun State Judicial Service Commission on Tuesday alleged that the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, sacked their commission to pave the way for the removal of the Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo. In a statement signed by Messrs Rotimi Makinde and Tomi Olagbaju on behalf of the other members of the commission, […]

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CJ’s suspension: ‘We are not encroaching on NJC’s duties’ – Osun speaker

Speaker Adewale Egbedun of Osun State House of Assembly, said the assembly had no intention to encroach on duties of the National Judicial Council (NJC) by the suspension of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo. In a statement by his media aide, Olamide Tiamiyu, on Monday in Osogbo, he said the assembly was only […]

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Adeleke backtracks on acting CJ, APC knocks governor

The drama around the suspension of Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, continued on Sunday with Governor Ademola Adeleke denying appointing an acting CJ to replace Justice Ojo. Ojo was last Thursday asked to step aside by the State House of Assembly to allow for an investigation into some petitions written against her. On […]

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