Category: Osun State

seek govt intervention By John Dike, Osogbo Muslim women in Osun State have expressed concern over what they described as persistent discrimination against women who wear the hijab, particularly during official documentation, examinations, and public service processes. They spoke at a press conference held in Osogbo to mark the 2026 World Hijab Day, where they […]

Ex-speaker of Osun State House of Assembly and ADC governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam says: ‘I’m on rescue mission’ By John Dike, Osogbo As political activities ahead of the 2026 governorship election gather momentum in Osun State, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled Rt. Hon. Dr. Najeem Folasayo Salaam (Iwaloye) as its governorship candidate, projecting […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of deliberately distorting facts surrounding local government administration and statutory allocations in the state. At a press conference on Wednesday at the APC State Secretariat along Osogbo–Gongan Road, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, the party’s Chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, said […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Council chairmen in Osun State have accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of being directly responsible for delays in the execution of developmental projects across the state’s local government areas. The council chairmen, under the umbrella of The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, said the delays were caused by what they […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor  Ademola Adeleke, has described as unconstitutional and illegal the continued seizure of the local government  secretariats in Osun State by former chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, APC. HE insisted that the self-awarded tenure of that party’s local government chairmen in the state expired on October 22, 2025,  […]

submit petition to Ooni’s Palace By John Dike, Osogbo Wives of Osun State Amotekun Corps personnel currently in police custody on Monday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, demanding the immediate release of their husbands, who were arrested by the Nigeria Police over the killing of one Akinlalu. The women, carrying placards with various inscriptions, […]

accuses Osun APC of contradiction over Oyebamiji’s economic blueprint By John Dike, Osogbo The Accord Party, AP, on Osun State has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of inconsistency and leadership failure. It blasted the opposition over what it described as contradictory claims surrounding the economic blueprint of that party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has asked President Bola Tinubu to intervene and order the release of the state’s LG allocations. BACKGROUND In February 2025, Osun government held elections in the 30 local councils of the state. The exercise was marred by violence, disputes, and legal battles as the sacked […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted Governor Ademola Adeleke over his criticism of what the party described as an “imaginary” economic blueprint allegedly authored by its governorship candidate for the August 8, 2026 election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). It said the governor’s remarks were driven […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has demanded the immediate release of over ₦130 billion in statutory allocations allegedly withheld from the state’s local governments, warning that the continued seizure of the funds is crippling grassroots governance and worsening hardship for workers and residents across the state. He made the demand on […]