Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo An Osogbo magistrate court has remanded an alleged fake lawyer at the Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged impersonation, fraud, stealing and forgery. The alleged fake lawyer, Oruhu Emmanuel Odey, had been dragged before the court on a four-count charge of impersonation, fraud, stealing, and forgery. Odey, who was recently arrested by […]

By John Dike,Osogbo A routine palace meeting on Tuesday ended in disarray after a call was made on Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to declare the stool of the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu vacant following the conviction of Oba Joseph Oloyede in the United States. The meeting, held at the traditional council chamber and presided over […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Chairmen and councillors on the platform of All Progressives Congress APC have endorsed a former deputy governor, Otunba Iyiola Omisore as the party’s candidate in the 2026 governorship election. Also, party and ward chairmen have followed suit and were named coordinators for the purposes of party primaries that will culminate in […]

Commend President Tinubu By John Dike, Osogbo The Concerned Muslim Stakeholders and League of Alfas in Osun State has called for calm amid the ongoing crisis surrounding the state’s withheld local government funds. At a press briefing held on Monday at the NUJ Press Centre in Osogbo, the group Sheik Khozeem AbdurRaham, President and Mallam […]

By John Dike,Osogbo In a major step toward combating sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), Osun State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has officially handed over essential equipment to the Sexual Assault Referral Centre, known as the Succour Centre. The high-level stakeholders’ engagement and equipment presentation ceremony took place at the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has condemned the actions of the factional leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the state, led by Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, accusing the union of meddling in the issue of delayed federal allocations to local government councils. In a […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Water Regulatory Commission has suspended Royal Gem Multi Sector Ltd, a company previously involved in collecting government revenue related to borehole drilling permits. The suspension was disclosed in a press release signed by the Acting Chairman of the Osun Internal Revenue Service (OIRS), Hon. Hamzat Solanke, who stated that […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Cooperative Union in Osun State has debunked what it describes as “baseless and inflammatory” accusations of a secret attempt to sell off its property for N240 million. The allegations, made in a viral article reportedly authored by Akin Adeyi also known by aliases […]