Category: Osun State

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 […]

Governor Ademola Adeleke and Davido. Photo credit: Adeleke Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared, “I know who I be,” while campaigning for re-election, borrowing several track titles from his nephew Davido’s newly released album, Oriadé, to reinforce his message. In a post shared on X on Friday, the governor dismissed criticism of his call […]

New Osun CP, Samuel Etaifo The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has deployed Erale Samuel Etaifo to Osun State as Commissioner of Police to oversee the security architecture for the forthcoming governorship election. Etaifo’s deployment was announced in a statement signed by the Osun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, and obtained in […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has dismissed claims that its governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, shunned the peace accord signing ceremony ahead of the August 15 governorship election. It said Oyebamiji was represented at the event held in Osogbo on Thursday by his running mate, Engr. Kayode […]

The Imole Campaign Council, ICC, working for the reelection of Governor Ademola Adeleke has criticised the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, for allegedly shunning the Peace Accord meeting held ahead of the August 15 governorship election. In a statement issued on Friday on his Facebook account, the council’s spokesman, Pelumi […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has said Osun State must begin to derive greater value from the rising federal allocations accruing to the state. He stated this during the APC governorship campaign rally in Osun State, where he urged voters to support the party’s […]