Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo Amotekun Corps Commander in Osun State, Dr. Adekunle Omoyele, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Monday night after being ambushed by heavily armed, unidentified gunmen in Osogbo. He sustained gunshot injuries during the attack and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed medical facility. Medical sources confirm that his condition is […]

Osun State Government has debunked as fake, jaundiced, misleading and unfounded a report that a murder suspect was a among the 36 prisoners granted pardon by Governor Ademola Adeleke at Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary. In a statement signed by the commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment. Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the government said: “The attention of […]

Senator Iyiola Omisore. Photo: Instagram A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has announced his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State under the platform of the APC. Omisore, a former deputy governor of the state, made the declaration in a post on his X handle on Saturday, saying […]

Supreme Court hears related case Oct 7 Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, has extended its interim injunction restraining the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from allowing withdrawals from 30 bank accounts into which withheld allocations for Osun State local governments were lodged by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Justice Ladiran Akintola, presiding […]

Former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Olasunkanmi Yusuf By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Olasunkanmi Yusuf, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, eulogising him as a politician with a distinct history of contributions. He praised his dedication […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has identified operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps allegedly involved in a violent incident in Akinlalu, Ife North Local Government Area, which left at least three people dead and several others injured. Confirming the development, the Osun State Police Command spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi said the Amotekun operatives […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered a full investigation into the recent killing of some residents of Akinlalu Community in an encounter with operatives of the Amotekun Corps. Subsequently, he has dispatched a top-level government delegation to the beeeaved community to find out what transpired on the day of the incident. These were contained […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Community leaders (Baales) in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have thrown their weight behind the town’s Elders Council, insisting that the 2026 governorship ticket of all major political parties must be zoned to Osogbo. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the governorship election for Saturday, August 8, 2026. Despite […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Tension is rising in Osun State as the local chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), rejected calls for striking workers to resume duties on Monday, October 6, 2025. This countered a directive issued by a group which called itself “Association of Concerned Local Government Workers of Osun […]