Category: Osun State

Egbedun Amotekun Corps in Osun State has congratulated  the speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, on his 40th birthday. A  statement on behalf of the Corps’ management, by the Chairman of the Osun Amotekun Board, AIG Wale Abbas (Rtd), alongside the Corps Commander, Chief Dr. Hon. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, praised […]

The All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in the 2026 Osun State election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), on Saturday received a rousing welcome from party leaders and members in Ede Federal Constituency. Enthusiastic youths from  the three local government areas in the constituency — Ede North, Ede South, and Egbedore — embarked on an early […]

Irepodun, and Olodo off Osunjela communities in Osun State have appealed  to the state government to help rehabilitate the deplorable  Osunjela – Owode Ede road. Presently, the road is not motorable as it continues damaging vehicles including tricycles and cars. Worse still, this raining season has aggravated the bad state of the road, which is […]

Amotekun Corps in Osun State has begged politicians not to drag it into partisan controversies, as it affirmed its neutrality in all its operations. It made the appeal following recent allegations by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) against the Corps of harassment, brutality, and politically motivated arrests. The corps in a statement by its spokesman, […]

Osun State Police boss, CP Ibrahim Gotan The police in a crackdown on criminals in Osun State, have arrested many suspected cultists, armed robbers, and electricity infrastructure vandals Also dismantled in the operation were several violent gangs operating across the state. The state’s new Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, spearheaded the operation meant to […]

Osun State House of Assembly has reaffirmed that all elected local government officials in the state are to serve a three-year term, effective from the date of their swearing-in. It made the clarification against the backdrop of mosinterpretations of the tenure of local government officers, an issue that has sparked bitter controversies especially between the […]

Osun State Government has declared Friday, June 27, 2025, a public holiday in observance of the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1447AH. Home Affairs commissioner, Mr. Rasheed Aderibigbe, in a statement said the holiday was to allow Muslims across the state to mark the spiritually significant occasion. Also in a goodwill message, Governor Ademola Adeleke, through […]

Amotekun Corps in Osun State has debunked social media allegations claiming that its personnel assaulted and used mystical means to “charm” one Mr. Olaore Taiwo in Iragbiji prior to an alleged arrest. It did this in a statement by its spokesman, Mr. Yusuf Idowu Abass, in Osogbo on Wednesday. According to the statement: “We wish […]

A foremost constitutional lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has petitioned the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), demanding the enforcement of the June 13, 2025 Court of Appeal judgment that affirmed the legitimacy of the Osun State local government elections conducted by the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission […]

Amotekun Corps has debunked a viral social media allegation accusing its operatives of colluding with the Osun State Transport Management Agency (OTRAN) to extort a motorcyclist in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area. It dscribed the allegation as false, politically motivated, and misleading. In a statement,the Corps’ Public Relations Officer, Mr. Yusuf Idowu Abass, said the […]