Category: Osun State

The Supreme Court will today (Monday) hear the appeals by the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate in the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, challenging the victory of the Governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola and his All Progressives Congress at the poll. Adeleke’s lead counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), […]

Worried by the spate of insecurity in Osun State, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has taken the issue to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, appealing to him to speed up action on the planned joint security team to combat worsening security challenge in the state. The Governor made the passionate appeal at a […]

A counsel to the respondents in appeal suit decided by a Court of Appeal sitting in Akure last Saturday, Barrister Olufemi Ayandokun, on Monday said that the court did not affirm the eligibility of Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Senator Ademola Adekele to contest the Osun State governorship election. “The Court of Appeal made no such […]

The Appeal Court on Saturday declared that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke was eligible to contest the election. The Court which sat in Akure, dismissed an appeal against the judgment of an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo which had […]

Youths in Osun State yesterday staged a peaceful protest against the judgment of the Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja which pronounced candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ademola Adeleke, winner of September 22, 2018 governorship election. The protesters, armed with placards bearing various inscriptions, including “Oyetola remained our Governor”, “We voted […]

– commends Tribunal’s verdict Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in the September 22, 2018 Governorship Election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said that he is ready to meet Governor Gboyega Oyetola at the Appeal Court over Friday’s Tribunal verdict, which declared Adeleke winner of that election.. Shortly after the Osun State Governorship Election Petition […]

Music superstar, Davido, has congratulated the people of his home Osun State over the victory of his uncle, Senator Ademola Adeleke, at the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. He described the victory as the setting in of light. He reacted in his twitter handle thus: “IMOLE TI DE !!!!!!! (meaning light has come) CONGRATULATIONS TO […]

Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, has vowed to approach the appellate court to challenge the verdict of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which sacked him and declared Senator Ademola Adeleke, winner of the September 22 governorship election. The tribunal had on Friday sacked him and declared Adeleke, Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate winner. Oyetola, […]

Wild jubilation erupted spontaneously across major parts of Osun State on Friday following the declaration by the state’s Election Petition Tribunal of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the September 22, 2018 governorship election in the state. Earlier, the Tribunal which sat in Abuja had dismissed a preliminary objection against the petition of the […]

By Banji Ayoola “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy has come for the people of Osun.” This is the philosophic reaction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the judgement of the state’s governorship election petition tribunal which, on Friday restored the victory […]