Category: Osun State

Former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Olasunkanmi Yusuf By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has congratulated a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Olasunkanmi Yusuf, on the occasion of his 65th birthday, eulogising him as a politician with a distinct history of contributions. He praised his dedication […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Police Command has identified operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps allegedly involved in a violent incident in Akinlalu, Ife North Local Government Area, which left at least three people dead and several others injured. Confirming the development, the Osun State Police Command spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi said the Amotekun operatives […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered a full investigation into the recent killing of some residents of Akinlalu Community in an encounter with operatives of the Amotekun Corps. Subsequently, he has dispatched a top-level government delegation to the beeeaved community to find out what transpired on the day of the incident. These were contained […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Community leaders (Baales) in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have thrown their weight behind the town’s Elders Council, insisting that the 2026 governorship ticket of all major political parties must be zoned to Osogbo. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the governorship election for Saturday, August 8, 2026. Despite […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Tension is rising in Osun State as the local chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), rejected calls for striking workers to resume duties on Monday, October 6, 2025. This countered a directive issued by a group which called itself “Association of Concerned Local Government Workers of Osun […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Queen Chanel Chin, a former olori or wife of the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has debunked the allegations made by her ex-husband, who recently accused the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, of plotting his assassination through her. In a statement released via Instagram on Thursday, Queen Chanel […]

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) in Osun State has warned its members against engaging in any form of financial transaction during the ongoing strike affecting the state judiciary. It also announced the postponement of the scheduled “I Am Alive” verification exercise for retired judiciary staff on federal pension, attributing the decision to the […]

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State House of Assembly on Thursday warned commercial banks operating in the state, particularly the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Osogbo Branch, against processing any unauthorised financial transactions on Local Government accounts. In a letter signed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, the Assembly condemned what it described […]

In , the Governor of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has granted amnesty to 36 convicts serving sentences at the Nigerian Correctional Service facilities in Ilesa and Ile-Ife, in commemoration of Nigeria’s Independence Anniversary. This was in a statement by his spokesman, Olwale Rasheed. The governor’s gesture, following the recommendations of the State Advisory Council […]

A court document has revealed the controversial United Bank for Africa (UBA) accounts into which the Federal Government paid allocations belonging to the 30 Local Governments in Osun State. The funds were lodged in newly opened accounts in the names of the 30 councils by the court-sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government chairmen and […]