Osun 2026: APC to unveil strategic energy agenda

By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governorship Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced plans to unveil a comprehensive energy development blueprint aimed at transforming the state’s electricity sector and driving industrial growth. The initiative, titled “Powering Osun’s Future,” is designed as a practical framework for energy governance and sustainable electricity development […]

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Osun 2026: Salaam promises to revamp Ife–Ifetedo–Ondo border road

By John Dike, Osogbo The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun State, Dr. Najeem Salaam, has pledged to rehabilitate the dilapidated Ife–Ifetedo–Ondo State Border Road if elected governor. Salaam made the promise on Wednesday during a visit to the palace of the Olubosin of […]

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My re-election is assured, says Adeleke, insists Accord Party will be on ballot

By John Dike, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed confidence in securing a second term in office, assuring residents that the Accord Party will participate in the August 15 governorship election and that every vote cast will count. Speaking on Tuesday at the official launch of the Imole Second Term Campaign held […]

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Osun Police admit error in unlawful arrest of NUJ Secretary

CP Apologises, vows to sanction erring officers By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State police boss, Ibrahim Gotan, has publicly apologised to the Secretary of the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lekan Akindoju, over his unlawful arrest and detention by officers of the state command. The apology comes days after armed policemen, […]

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Osun LG crisis: Adeleke, NLC demand removal of APC chairmen from office

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has called on the Inspector General of Police to direct the state police command to withdraw security protection from the All Progressives Congress-aligned local government chairmen, following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Osogbo. Addressing journalists in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke said the court had dismissed an application seeking […]

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Osun 2026: We won’t bow to forces of darkness, intimidation, says Adeleke

As he flags off re-election campaign Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday, in Osogbo, the state capital, flagged off his re-election campaign ahead of the forthcoming August 15 gubernatorial poll, declaring that he would not succumb to forces of darkness and intimidation. The flag off, held at the popular Freedom Park, Osogbo, attracted […]

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JAMB releases 2026 UTME mop-up exam results

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination mop-up exercise. In a statement on Tuesday, JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, announced that “candidates who participated in the examination can check their results through the Board’s established result-checking channels.” He said, “Following the successful conclusion of […]

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Actress Mary Njoku slams public apathy over kidnapped Oyo schoolchildren

Mary Njoku Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurity. The filmmaker, in a post on her Instagram story on Tuesday, said she woke up “angry, heartbroken and deeply unsettled” over the fate of the kidnapped children. She […]

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Atiku welcomes Appeal Court stay of deregistration on ADC, Accord, three parties

African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s decision to stay the execution of a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of the ADC and four other political parties. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, had on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral […]

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APC appeals judgment as court sacks Osun LG chairmen

A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has sacked the current set of executives and legislators running the local government areas in the state. The council chairmen and councillors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the October 15, 2022 local government elections held at the twilight of the Adegboyega […]

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