Category: Osun State

By John Dike Osogbo The rumoured defection plan of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has caused cracks in the state’s chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, the party that sponsored his election. Also, the rumour has fueled the tension raging in the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC. The rumour sparked off with the recent […]

By John Dike Osogbo All the commissioners in Osun State have passed a unanimous vote of confidence in Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, declaring their unwavering loyalty and to his leadership and development agenda. They took the stand under the banner of Osun State Commissioners Forum, at a strategic meeting held in Osogbo, where commissioners […]

By John Dike Osogbo Omoluabi Progressives, a leading political group in Osun State, has accused the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke of deliberately twisting historical facts surrounding the tenure of former Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, now the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a statement signed by the group’s Organising and […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike Osogbo Osun State Government has postponed the 2025 Unified Promotion Examination (UPE),which was initially scheduled to hold on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. This is to observe the public holiday declared on Monday by the Federal Government to mourn the passing of the departed President Muhammadu Buhari. In […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun Amotekun Corps commander,  Dr. Adekunle Omoyele, has bagged an award of excellence for his outstanding contributions to security, youth empowerment, and the entertainment industry in the state. It was bestowed on him during the Gbagede Iyin 2025 event held at Osogbo Grammar School Hall and hosted by gospel minister, Apostle […]

By John Dike Osogbo Mr. Sola Fasure, a media aide to the Action Democratic Congress’ interim national secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has lambasted Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke for attacking his principal. Adeleke had in a statement by his spokesperson Mallam Olawale Rasheed described Aregbesola as the worst governor  that has ever ruled the state.e […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State has emerged as Nigeria’s fifth best performing state in fiscal transparency for the first quarter of 2025. This was in the latest Fiscal Transparency League Table released by BudgIT, a foremost civic-tech organization promoting open governance across the country. The state of the living spring shares the fifth spot […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke on Monday said that the people of Osun State still suffer from the allegedly sordid and evil legacy of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as their governor. He dismissed the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, interim national secretary and former interior minister’s threats to remove him from office in the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has debunked the widespread rumours that Governor Ademola Adeleke has defected to it. It described the report as a deliberate falsehood manufactured by the governor’s aides and political loyalists to gain undue relevance. The party punctured the rumoured defection in a statement on […]