Category: Osun State

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday resumed legislative activities after its recess, with four major bills passing through the third reading stage and now awaiting the Governor’s assent. The bills include: -Osun State Sports Commission Establishment Bill 2025; Osun State Start-up Bill 2025; Osun State Compulsory Treatment and Care for […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has reaffirmed his commitment to run an inclusive and development-driven government if elected Governor in 2026. He made this known during his consultation tour of local government areas in Ijesa North […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adelene has denied allegations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that his administration bribed the leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to sustain their ongoing strike. In a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described the APC’s claims as “baseless” and a […]

Ahead of the December governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, stakeholders of the party in Ila Orangun, Boripe, and Ayedaade Local Government Areas of the state have unanimously endorsed the candidature of one of the gubernatorial aspirants, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO). They expressed optimism that Oyebamiji, who is the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Rent in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has gone up by about 100 percent, fueling deep frustration being expressed by tenants. Prospective tenants particularly are dazed, finding it difficult to cope with the outrageous fixed rent, and additional levies being charged by agents. The sudden and steep increase in house rents […]

By John Dike, Osogbo A Non-Governmental Organisation, Milestone Agenda for Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative, in partnership with the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF), has appealed to journalists to intensify efforts in amplifying reports on gender-based violence (GBV) in order to build a society free of violence. The call was made during a one-day capacity-building […]

recommits to peace, unity By John Dike, Osogbo Arole Oduduwa and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, on Friday marked his 51st birthday with special prayers for Nigeria, Africa, and the Yoruba Race worldwide reaffirming his unwavering commitment to peace, unity, and national development. In a solemn atmosphere at the […]

By John Dike,Osogbo Osun State Government through its Attorney-General has filed a notice of discontinuance of the suit it filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation. It took this decision following the dismissal on Tuesday of the preliminary objection filed by […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The police have disclosed that the Amotekun boss in Osun State,  Dr Adekunle Omoyele, voluntarily honoured their invitation. Dismissing the reports of his arrest in the social media as misleading,  the police in a statement by Osun State command’s spokesman,  Mr. Idowu Abass, said that Omoyele on his own reported at […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has presented cheques totaling ₦40,360,075.66 to the families and next of kin of 45 deceased police officers in Osun State, as part of the Nigeria Police Force Welfare Package and Group Life Assurance Scheme. The cheques were formally presented at the Osun State Police […]