Category: Osun State

Whatever the decision of President Bola Tinubu on the All Progressives Congress candidate for Osun State’s incoming governorship election is final and binding, according to the party. Senator Ajibola Basiru, APC national secretary, conveyed this party’s position during an interactive session with members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Osogbo the state capitol […]

The alleged planned defection of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to the All Progressives Congress, APC, is already shaking the political in the state. It has triggered reactions from the APC particularly with loyalists of President Bola Tinubu appealing to Adeleke to dump the Peoples Democratic Party and join the APC to strengthen home support […]

As the heatwave of the broad based coalition to dislodge the All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in 2027 intensifies, a political group loyal to President Bola Tinubu has appealed to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to dump the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and join the APC. Point blank, the group, Osun Democrats for Democracy, […]

Bola Oyebamiji  CEO of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji has congratulated his counterpart for the Southwest Development Commission, SWDC, Dr. Charles Akinola; the Executive Director, Project Implementation, Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye; and and the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Engr. Olalekan Badmus on the […]

An Osun State magistrate court sitting in Ilesa has sentenced a 23-year-old man, Emmanuel Ivarim, to one year imprisonment for conspiracy and theft. His Worship, Magistrate A.A. Ayeni, who delivered the judgment found the defendant guilty on all four counts under Charge No. MIL/201c/2025, and sentenced him to one year imprisonment on each count, with […]

faults ‘fabricated misinformation‘ The opposition  All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused  Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke of grossly misleading the public about his administration’s  free school feeding programme. It described his government’s recent claim that it spends ₦32 million daily on feeding pupils in public schools across the state as “deceitful and fictitious”. The criticism […]

The Amotekun Corps has warned that it would deal decisively with any persons or organisations that threaten the peace in Osun State under whatever guise. Particularly, the home-grown security outfit, strongly warned individuals or groups planning to engage in alleged secret cult-related activities under the guise of symbolic date celebrations. Intelligence gathered by the Corps […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed his unflinching loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as he debunked his defection rumour unfounded, mischievous, and entirely false. He declared emphatically on Saturday, “I assure the good people of Osun State that I remain part and parcel of the PDP family. I am not defecting to […]

The departed former Executive Secretary of Osun State Council for Arts and Culture, Olori Solape Abolarin has been described as a woman of remarkable leadership qualities who contributed immensely to the council’s achievements. At a tribute day held in her honour by the council, its chairman, Hon. Ebenezer Adeniji, said in an emotion-laden voice that […]

Amotekun Corps in Osun State has congratulated its Board Chairman, AIG Wale Abbas (Rtd), and Commander, Chief Adekunle Omoyele, as they mark one year of leadership and service. A statement in Osogbo by the Corps’ spokesman, Mr. Idowu Abass, praised the leadership duo for their dedication to enhancing security in Osun State. It described their […]