Category: Osun State

My administration has surpassed the annual good governance target it set while assuming office in November 27, 2022. Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, beating his chest, made the above declaration in a special interview with some journalists before he embarked on a working vacation. In his words: “When I assumed office, we had benchmarks and […]

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC),in Osun State, Barrister Ayodele Kusamotu, has called for the expulsion of the suspended members of the party in Ifelodun Local Government Area He alleged that the said members constitute clogs in the wheel of its progress in the area. He made this call in a statement he […]

Osun State Government has stressed the need for women empowerment as key to effectively combating and reducing poverty in the society. Stressing this through the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Chief (Mrs) Ayobola Awolowo, the government noted that women empowerment is a powerful tool for the reduction of poverty geared towards improving the […]

– Adeleke orders probe Small scale traders selling wares along the walkway in Olaiya, Fakunle, Aregbe and Ayegbaju markets, Osogbo, have lamented the destruction of their kiosks by faceless agents. It was gathered that the faceless individuals suspected to be thugs dismantled the kiosks and containers mounted on the walkway. A trader, Ibrahim Abiola while […]

Justice Adepele Ojo By Ajisafe Olayiwola The suspension-cum-removal of the Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, has generated lots of reactions, from the state government to the state judiciary workers, the Nigerian Bar Association, and the state House of Assembly, among others. In this piece, Ajisafe Olayiwola gives a comprehensive report on the timeline of […]

Protesting court workers in Osun State on Wednesday declared a strike to protest the firing of tear gas at them by police operatives and to press home their demands. State chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Gbenga Eludire, announced the strike following the incident. Police operatives had on Wednesday dispersed protesting members […]

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has extended heartfelt sympathy to the traders of Odo Ogbe Market over the recent fire outbreak in the market, purportedly caused by a power surge, resulting in monumental losses. The governor, through Mr. Jide Falade, the General Manager of Osun State Emergency Management Agency (OSEMA), conducted an on-the-spot assessment of […]

Court workers under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, in Osun State on Monday staged a protest against the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, accusing her of abuse of office and high-handedness. The protesting workers, who carried placards, according to reports, blocked the entrance to the state high court and […]