PDP Mourns Former National Chairman Bamanga Tukur
PDP Mourns Former National Chairman Bamanga Tukur By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed grief over the death of its former National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Mahmud Tukur, describing his death as a great loss to Nigeria. Tukur, who served as Governor of the old Gongola State, Minister of Industries and Chief…
Osun Govt to ASUU: UNIOSUN leading implementer of FGN-ASUU agreement
Osun Govt to ASUU: UNIOSUN leading implementer of FGN-ASUU agreement By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Osun State Government has faulted the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its recent position on the implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and the administration of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN). The government said UNIOSUN had already…
UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital: Management denies privatisation plan, assures workers of job security
UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital: Management denies privatisation plan, assures workers of job security By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The management of the UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, has dismissed reports that the hospital is being privatised, saying the proposed arrangement is a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) aimed at improving healthcare delivery. The management made the clarification in a rejoinder…
Osun East group demands recovery of illegal firearms from political thugs
Osun East group demands recovery of illegal firearms from political thugs By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Coalition of Youths and Students and Concerned Citizens of Osun East Senatorial District has called on the police and other security agencies to intensify efforts to recover illegal firearms allegedly in the possession of political thugs and criminal elements…
Iwo Development Association congratulates Adeleke on re-election
Iwo Development Association congratulates Adeleke on re-election By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Iwo Development Community Association, formerly known as the Iwo Development Council, has congratulated the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election for a second term in office. The association, in a congratulatory message signed by its President, Chief (Dr.) Lanre Amzat,…
APC Set To Lose Political Heavyweight As Haske Takes Formidable Structure To APM
The All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State is facing a major political setback as businessman and frontline governorship aspirant Abdulrahman Bashir Haske prepares to defect to the Allied Peoples Movement ahead of the 2027 elections. A close political associate of Haske, Alhaji Hussaini Ahmadu Har, confirmed that plans to move Haske’s political structure from the…
Adeleke Jets Out on Vacation, Orders Probe into Koka Obaship Dispute
Adeleke Jets Out on Vacation, Orders Probe into Koka Obaship Dispute By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has travelled out of the country for a vacation and medical checks, even as he directed the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to investigate the emerging kingship dispute in Koka Ilase, Obokun…
Osun Election: CSO Rejects Hacking Claim, Threatens Legal Action
Osun Election: CSO Rejects Hacking Claim, Threatens Legal Action By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Advocate for Citizens’ Justice and Democratic Accountability (ACJDA) has rejected claims that the results of the recently concluded Osun State Governorship Election were hacked to favour Governor Ademola Adeleke. The organisation described the allegation, reportedly made by the Liberation Movement of…
Adeleke Celebrates Rep Oladebo on Birthday, Commends Commitment to Constituents
Adeleke Celebrates Rep Oladebo on Birthday, Commends Commitment to Constituents By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has congratulated the member representing Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Lanre Omoleye Oladebo, on the occasion of his birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed,…
“No memeber is accomplice to any illegality” – Osun NULGE rejects APC’s allegation
The Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has strongly rejected the allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the Union is an accomplice to an alleged plan by elected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government chairmen to invade council secretariats across the state. In a statement signed by…
