Category: Osun State

Amotekun Corps has reassured Osun State residents of its commitment to ensuring the safety of lives and property following the conclusion of the recent local government elections. In a statement issued in Osogbo, the Corps Commander, Dr. Hon. Adekunle Isaac Omoyele, emphasized that there is no cause for panic regarding the security situation in the […]

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday, inaugurated the newly elected local government chairmen and councilors in the Saturday poll. He urged them to focus on good governance while warning against any attempt to forcibly occupy council secretariats. Also, he expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for resisting attempts by some forces to destabilise […]

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Thursday, called on the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to tell the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission to call off Saturday’s local government election in the state. The AGF, in a statement he signed in Abuja on Thursday, warned that conducting […]

Combat-ready troops have been deployed to Osun State ahead of the Saturdaylocal government election. Soldiers arrived in the state on Wednesday night to maintain peace and ensure the security of residents during the polls. It was learned that their deployment, barely 48 hours to the election, is to beef up security in the state before, […]

Osun State House of Assembly has cried out that Democracy is under threat in the state, as it appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene urgently to prevent the state from sliding into further chaos. It made the passionate appeal through the Speaker, Rt. Hon Adewale Egbedun, who lamented the turn of events in […]

Disturbed by the worsening political crisis in Osun State, the Conscious Progressive Youths (CPY), a prominent youth organization in the state, has sued for peace. In a statement, it noted the critical role of the local governments in delivering essential services. Regretting that the ongoing conflicts disproportionately affect vulnerable populations, including women, children, and the […]

Osun State House of Assembly has passionately appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the degenerating political crisis rocking the state. It appealed to the President in his capacity as the father of the nation, to intervene urgently, and bring the escalating situation under control. The assembly appealed through the Speaker Rt. Hon. […]

says 10 of its members killed accuses IGP of taking sides The political crisis in Osun State has assumed a worrisome dimension as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, raised an alarm of a plan to kill Governor Ademola Adeleke. It raised the alarm amid its outcry that at least ten of its members in […]

direct security forces to restore order The House of Representatives has intervened in the Osun State local government crisis, calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security heads to restore law and order in the state immediately. The intervention followed a motion […]