Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), in Osun State has appealed for calm among residents following the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on the tenure of reinstated local government chairmen and councillors, insisting that the legal battle over the controversial councils leadership dispute is far from […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has described the Federal High Court judgment on the tenure of reinstated local government chairmen and councillors in the state as a miscarriage of justice, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. In a statement issued on Monday by the […]

The opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has denied link to the alleged assassination attempt on the Ataojan of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji. It lambasted Governor Ademola Adeleke over his allegation linking the party to an alleged attack on the monarch. The Governor had in his X handle on Sunday, blamed the APC […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has said that the Federal High Court Abuja order earlier today on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister Accord, African Democratic Congress and three other parties cannot stay. He described the judgment as a violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has declared Wednesday, June 17, 2026, as a public holiday to commemorate Hijira 1448AH, marking the beginning of the Islamic New Year. The announcement was made in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Honourable Aderibigbe Kayode Rasheed, on behalf of the state government. According to […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on security agencies to subject vehicles branded in the colours of the Accord Party to stop-and-search operations. The was sequel to allegations that the opposition party rebranded its vehicles in Accord colours to perpetrate violence ahead of the governorship election […]

By John Dike,, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has announced plans to formally flag off the re-election campaign of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Osogbo. According to a statement issued by the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the council, Bamidele Salam, the event will take […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the police and other security agencies to conduct stop-and-search operations on vehicles branded in the colours of the Accord Party, saying the move would help expose those behind alleged criminal activities in the state. The opposition party made the […]

By John Dikee, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, His Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has paid glowing tribute to veteran Nollywood actor, theatre scholar and cultural icon, , describing him as a pride of Yorubaland whose immense contributions to culture, education and the performing arts will remain evergreen. Pa Oyewo passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026, […]