Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo. Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has called on governments at all levels to place food security at the centre of national development by investing more in agriculture and providing sustained support for farmers across Nigeria. He made the appeal on Monday during the celebration of the 2026 New Yam […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Monday made a passionate appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to personally intervene in the growing political tension in Osun State ahead of the August 15 governorship election, warning that the state must not be allowed to descend into […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday intensified his re-election campaign by appealing to workers and pensioners across the state to translate their support for his administration into votes in the August 15 governorship election, while promising to immediately implement any newly approved national minimum wage. He made the appeal during […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Organised Labour has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to arrest, frame and intimidate some of its top leaders, warning that any attempt to carry out such action could trigger a total shutdown of economic and public activities across the state. In a statement issued on Sunday, the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Governor Ademola Adeleke to explain what it described as his administration’s alleged preference for running a “hoodlum-friendly” government, as political campaigns intensify ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s Director of […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council for the Accord Party governorship candidate in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday raised the alarm over what it described as an increasingly tense political atmosphere ahead of the August 15 governorship election, alleging that security agencies were being used to intimidate opposition members and suppress […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The much-anticipated Osun 2026 Governorship Debate, scheduled to hold on Saturday in Osogbo, has been cancelled following security concerns and the reluctance of some of the leading governorship candidates to participate. The debate, jointly organised by Uniq FM, Rave FM, Diamond FM and Fresh FM, was expected to bring together the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo “From what I have seen in Obokun and Egbedore local government areas, I am satisfied that the BVAS is working. The initial problem we encountered had to do with some old voter cards. Once the complaint was made, our technical team immediately addressed it. As you have seen, the old cards […]

INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has assured residents of Osun State that the winner of the August 15 governorship election will emerge through the ballot, not violence. He gave the assurance on Friday during a courtesy visit to the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh […]