Category: Osun State

calls for collective efforts against insecurity By John Dike, Osogbo Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has charged Osun State’s new police boss, CP Ibrahim Umar Zungura, to make peace and security his top priorities as he assumes leadership of the state police command. He gave the charge on Thursday when […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A fresh political drama is playing out in Osun State following the appearance of two petitions at the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) separately denying knowledge of, or responsibility for, the legal actions purportedly instituted in […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A vigilante member identified as Sunday, popularly known as Apetu, has reportedly died shortly after a sexual encounter with a woman in Ile-Ife, Osun State, with the woman subsequently arrested by the police. The incident occurred at about 2:30pm on Sunday in the Odi-Olokun area of Ile-Ife. The woman was reportedly […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo A fresh constitutional storm may be brewing in Osun State as the Civil Society Coalition has demanded an urgent clarification over who is currently exercising executive authority in the state following Governor Ademola Adeleke’s departure for Europe on vacation. The coalition, in a strongly worded statement […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s reelection has come under legal challenge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) filed separate petitions challenging the outcome of the August 15 governorship election. Their petitions were displayed on the notice board of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Standing Commission of Inquiry on Disturbance of Public Peace has commenced its inaugural sitting, receiving 10 memoranda from petitioners across the state. The hearing, held at the Conference Room of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Osun State Government Secretariat, Abere, was attended by petitioners, respondents, legal […]

Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has displayed two petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), challenging the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Specifically, petitioners are challenging the outcome of the August 15 governorship election which returned Adeleke for another term in office. Dated ated September 5, 2026, […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command, has a new Commandant, Commandant Toma Mathew Enya, who officially assumed duty on Monday. He took over from Commandant Igbalawole Sotiyo, following his redeployment from the Ekiti State Command. The development was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged burglary in which valuables worth about ₦3 million were stolen, including laptops, mobile phones and power banks. One of the suspects, aged 27, was arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State, following intelligence gathered by operatives attached to the Ilesa […]