Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State First Lady, Chief (Mrs.) Titilola Adebusola Adeleke, has disbursed ₦25 million as business recapitalisation grants to 500 women petty traders across the state. Each beneficiary received ₦50,000 at the empowerment programme at the Osun State Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo, as part of efforts to rejuvenate and upscale small-scale businesses […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Amotekun Corps in Osun State has dismissed as false and misleading allegations circulating on social media alleging that its operatives recklessly pursued and knocked down a motorcyclist and his passenger into a ditch in Osogbo. The Corps clarified that the video currently being circulated online is not a recent incident, explaining […]

By Johnn cc, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised the alarm over the rising threat of banditry and kidnapping in Osun State. He warned against a possible spillover of criminal activities from neighbouring Kwara State and urging the Nigeria Police Force to immediately unseal the Osun Amotekun Corps to contain the menace. The governor spoke […]

By John Dike , Osogbo A coalition of civil society organisations under the banner of the Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun has accused the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, of alleged forum shopping and abuse of judicial powers in the handling of a case involving the United Bank for Africa (UBA) and […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has expressed deep sympathy with the Government and people of Kwara State over the gruesome killing of innocent citizens in Woro and Nuku communities of Kaiama Local Government Area. In a condolence message issued through his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor commiserated with his Kwara […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has commended the Nigeria Police Force, particularly the authorities and operatives of the Zone XI Command, for their prompt and patriotic efforts in investigating the brutal murder of its members in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. The party acknowledged the steps […]

By John Dike, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Iwo has sentenced a 47-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Muyideen Tunji, and two of his associates to death by hanging for the murder of a 53-year-old widow, Asiata Yekeen, allegedly for money ritual purposes. The other convicts are Yusuf Muslim (48) and Rabiu Fatai (55). Justice […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Local Government chairmen elected on the platform Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), on February 22, last year, have accused the State Commissioner of Police and other senior officers of alleged intimidation of traditional rulers and community leaders in Ikirun over the ongoing chieftaincy crisis. They levelled the allegation in a […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Ahead of the August 8, 2026 governorship election in Osun State, key leaders of the All Progressives Congress have intensified consultations aimed at reclaiming the state from the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party. Towards this end, Marine and Blue Economy minister, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola met with Senator Francis Fadahunsi, […]