Adeleke orders probe of US-based professor’s killing in Osun

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered immediate police investigation into the killing of a United States-based professor, Prof. Richard Idowu popularly known as Adeoriokin. The departed who was also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former House Of Representatives aspirant, was reportedly shot and killed accidentally by local hunters at the […]

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Oyetola campaigning to return as Osun governor, PDP alleges, reports minister to Tinubu

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has accused the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola of abandoning his duties and campaigning to return as the governor of the state in the forthcoming election. It wondered how the minister feels comfortable neglecting his job and many Federal Government programmes within […]

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Adeleke’s wife pledges husband’s commitment to educating Osun children

Wife of Osun State Governor, Erelu Ngozi Adeleke has pledged that her husband’s administration will not relent in its efforts to ensure that every child is educated. While stressing her commitment to the education of every child in the state, and that no child deserves to be left uneducated, she said every Nigerian child deserves […]

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Adeleke suspends Ila College of Education provost

Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the immediate suspension of the Provost of Ila College of Education, Dr. Jimoh Atanda Afolabi in line with the interim report of the Investigation Panel headed by the Chief of Staff, Hon Kazeem Akinleye. He also approved the recommendation of the committee that the Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr […]

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OSSIEC seeks support of security operatives for hitch free LG election

To ensure a hitch free local government election in Osun state, the Chairman, Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Mr Hashim Abioye has sought inter agency cooperation among security agencies in the state. Abioye who seeks the support in preparation for the conduct of the election across the state, visited the Zonal Command of the […]

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Obasanjo commends Adeleke over performance

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has again commended Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state for his commendable performance, urging the Governor not to derail as a people’s Governor. The elder statesman who attended the conferment of the title of Baba Oba of Joga-Orile on Governor Adeleke on Friday evening said the Almighty has guided Adeleke to be […]

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Road crashes claimed 604 in Oyo, Osun, Ondo last year – FRSC

A total of 604 deaths were recorded in 1196 road crashes in Osun, Oyo and Ondo States between January and December 2023, according to the Zonal Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC. The FRSC Zonal Commander in charge of the three states, Meshach Jatau, made this known during an interview with journalists in […]

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Osun APC flays attack on journalists by Adeleke’s security aides

Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sympathized with the Secretary of the Ogun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Bunmi Adigun over attack by security aides attached to Governor Ademola Adeleke. Adigun who works with the Ogun State Television (OGT) was reportedly attacked, harassed, manhandled and rough-handled […]

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Adeleke commissions Ibadan road, hails Oyo counterpart Makinde on infrastructural devt

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has showered praises on his Oyo counterpart, Seyi Makinde for his landmark achievement on infrastructural upgrade of the state, calling on other South West brother states to deepen development partnership. Speaking at the commissioning of the dualised Alakia-Adegbayi -Iwo road, in Ibadan, Adeleke described his host as “an uncommon engineer […]

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Adeleke charges NSCDC to fish out criminals in Osun

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has assured the state’s new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps [NSCDC], Dr Akintayo Adaralewa of his support in fight crime and criminality happening in the state. Adeleke who spoke while receiving the new NSCDC commandant who who paid him courtesy visit in his office in Osogbo […]

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