Category: Osun State

Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke has appealed to residents of Osun State to remain peaceful and reject violence ahead of the forthcoming governorship election, while urging an unnamed political figure from Imo State not to interfere in the electoral process. The singer appealed on Tuesday while addressing supporters as the head of the youth campaign […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that Governor Ademola Adeleke is plotting to use the judiciary to secure the arrest and detention of the newly inaugurated executives of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state ahead of the August 15 governorship election. […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Police Force will deploy about 15,000 personnel, including Commissioners of Police, Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs), Police Mobile Force (PMF) operatives and other specialized units, to provide security for the August 15 Osun State governorship election. The Commissioner Police in charge of Osun state election CP Samuel Erale Etaifo […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the appeal by Governor Ademola Adeleke to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and douse the political tension in the state as crocodile tears. The governor had also appealed to the President to call the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, […]

Petitions NHRC over alleged police intimidation ahead guber poll Says he’s settled N80bn inherited salary, pension obligations, half salary debts Oyebamiji questions gov’s use of N16bn allocation, unveils 100-day agenda APC: Our mission is to win the election Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, last night, told President Bola Tinubu, not to allow what happened to […]

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 […]