Category: Osun State

Osun State chapter of Bring It Back  Movement has vowed to join in a peaceful nationwide protest to mark Democracy Day. The planned protest is expected to begins by 8am at Osun NUj junction where protesters will march through the road to Olaiya area in Osogbo. It will the a bold statement by citizens to […]

The battle of words between the ruling People’s Democratic Party, and the opposition All Progressives Congress over next year’s governorship election in Osun State, is heightening. APC believes that it is prepared to sack Governor Ademola Adeleke from office. But the PDP dismissed this as unrealistic, as it accused the opposition party for self-inflicted woes, […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has consoled the Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, over the passing of his wife, Olori Solape. He described the deceased as a virtuous woman, and a pillar of support to the royal father in the challenging task of administering the affairs of his subjects. Also, he commiserated with the […]

President Bola Timubu in a warm handshake with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke  Members of the All Progressives Congress in Osun and Anambra states have been unsettled by President Bola Tinubu’s ties with their state governors. The aggrieved members argued that Tinubu’s open show of support for Governors Ademola Adeleke (Osun) and Chukwuma Soludo (Anambra) […]

Marine and Blue Economy minister, Gboyega Oyetola, has greeted Muslims in Osun State and across Nigeria on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, urging reflection on the core values of sacrifice, faith, and unity. His Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, sain in a statement that his principal described the festival as […]

Amotekun Corps in Osun State has dismissed allegations by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) that it is unlawfully arresting and detaining opposition members, describing the claims as baseless and politically motivated. It urged the public to disregard the “deliberate misinformation” in a statement in Osogbo on Thursday by its spokesman, Mr. Yusuf Idowu Abass. […]

Multi-billionaire industrialist and elder brother to Osun State Governor, Dr. Deji Adeleke, President Bola Tinubu, and Governor Ademola Adeleke, during a visit to the President in his Lagos residence, on Monday ‘I remain in PDP’ – Governor  Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has debunked his rumoured planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The […]

Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC), has deployed 1,550 personnel across the state, as part of the security measures for the coming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Already the Police Command, and the Amotekun Corps in the state have taken similar steps. NSCDC State Commandant, CC Igbalawole Sotiyo, who disclosed the measure […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has fired back at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over its complaints on the Federal Government’s stoppage of statutory allocations to Osun State. It described the allegations by the ruling party in the state against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, over […]

– to notify Adeleke The Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has adopted the Alaafin of Iwo as his new official title. He will inform Governor Ademola Adeleke about the change. The royal father spoke in Iwo on Tuesday while hostinh the new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I, who paid […]