Category: Osun State

says 10 of its members killed accuses IGP of taking sides The political crisis in Osun State has assumed a worrisome dimension as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, raised an alarm of a plan to kill Governor Ademola Adeleke. It raised the alarm amid its outcry that at least ten of its members in […]

direct security forces to restore order The House of Representatives has intervened in the Osun State local government crisis, calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security heads to restore law and order in the state immediately. The intervention followed a motion […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has raised the alarm that the Inspector General of Police’s deployment of special forces over the state-local government crisis was aimed at assassinating Governor Ademola Adeleke. Addressing newsmen at the party’s Secretariat in Osogbo on Wednesday, the party Chairman, Sunday Bisi, added that the destabilisation of the […]

APC LG chairman accompanied by supporters into the secretariat As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, chairmen and councilors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State had resumed in about 14 Local Government secretariats in the state. Checks by The Punch revealed that the chairmen and councilors, accompanied by many APC […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the local government crisis that erupted in Osun State on Monday, resulting in the loss of six lives. In a statement issued via his verified X handle on Tuesday, the former VP described the chaos as a brutal display of lawlessness, political brigandage, and subversion of democracy. “Nigerians […]

Osun State Police Command, on Tuesday, began a manhunt for those responsible for the violence that erupted across the state, resulting in multiple deaths. This came as the State Independent Electoral Commission dismissed reports that its office had been sealed by military personnel, insisting that the local government election scheduled for Saturday would proceed as […]

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in Osun State Local Governments to stay away from duty over the unsettling political situation in the state. It warned against the harrassment of its members by combatants in the crisis rocking the state over an appeal court judgment. The congress expressed concern over the political uproar […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed residents to stay away from local government secretariats. He gave the directive in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday evening amid disturbing LG take over crisis. Warning that the security agencies will take charge of all local government secretariats, he wrote: “Following reports […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Mr Remi Abbas has been killed by yet to be arrested assailants. He was reportedly shot dead by hoodlums who were allegedly preventing the reinstated APC Chairmen and councillors in the area from resuming their office duty . […]

Osun State Independent Electoral commission, OSSIEC,  has expressed readiness to conduct a free and fair council election on Saturday, February 22. Underscoring this readiness, it hasu unveiled voting materials for the exercise. Chairman of the commission, Mr Hassim Abioye said, “We are ready for the upcoming local government elections on February 22nd, 2025, and we […]