Category: Osun State

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has raised the alarm that the Inspector General of Police’s deployment of special forces over the state-local government crisis was aimed at assassinating Governor Ademola Adeleke. Addressing newsmen at the party’s Secretariat in Osogbo on Wednesday, the party Chairman, Sunday Bisi, added that the destabilisation of the […]

APC LG chairman accompanied by supporters into the secretariat As of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, chairmen and councilors elected in the October 15, 2022, local government election in Osun State had resumed in about 14 Local Government secretariats in the state. Checks by The Punch revealed that the chairmen and councilors, accompanied by many APC […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the local government crisis that erupted in Osun State on Monday, resulting in the loss of six lives. In a statement issued via his verified X handle on Tuesday, the former VP described the chaos as a brutal display of lawlessness, political brigandage, and subversion of democracy. “Nigerians […]

Osun State Police Command, on Tuesday, began a manhunt for those responsible for the violence that erupted across the state, resulting in multiple deaths. This came as the State Independent Electoral Commission dismissed reports that its office had been sealed by military personnel, insisting that the local government election scheduled for Saturday would proceed as […]

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its members in Osun State Local Governments to stay away from duty over the unsettling political situation in the state. It warned against the harrassment of its members by combatants in the crisis rocking the state over an appeal court judgment. The congress expressed concern over the political uproar […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed residents to stay away from local government secretariats. He gave the directive in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday evening amid disturbing LG take over crisis. Warning that the security agencies will take charge of all local government secretariats, he wrote: “Following reports […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, Mr Remi Abbas has been killed by yet to be arrested assailants. He was reportedly shot dead by hoodlums who were allegedly preventing the reinstated APC Chairmen and councillors in the area from resuming their office duty . […]

Osun State Independent Electoral commission, OSSIEC,  has expressed readiness to conduct a free and fair council election on Saturday, February 22. Underscoring this readiness, it hasu unveiled voting materials for the exercise. Chairman of the commission, Mr Hassim Abioye said, “We are ready for the upcoming local government elections on February 22nd, 2025, and we […]

– PDP fires back – Workers stay at home from Monday The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has faulted the alleged refusal of Governor Ademola Adeleke to obey an Appeal court judgement reinstating sacked local government chairman and councillors in the state. It asked him as a beneficiary of various court judgements to […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused his predecessor and Marine and Blue Economy Minister, Gboyega Oyetola of plotting anarchy in the state. Specifically, he accused the minister of orchestrating plans to incite chaos by enforcing a non-existent court judgment regarding local government elections. He based his allegations on intelligent reports, which he said has […]