By Engr Shakbab Enough is enough. It is time to call a spade a spade. What is happening in Osun State is not politics; it is criminality, sponsored from the top, and it is strangling democracy in broad daylight. Let the whole world see this: for nearly a year, local government secretariats in Osun have…
By James Bamgbose In every functioning democracy, power comes with a timer. It starts ticking the day an oath is taken, and it stops the day the law says it must. That timer is not symbolic, it is the foundation of electoral legitimacy. Nigeria’s Constitution understands this clearly. It draws firm lines around how long…
By Isiaka Wakeel When the Osun State Government rolled out the Iwo township road dualisation project, it was seen as the first rainfall after a long drought, and welcomed by residents as a long-awaited intervention expected to ease traffic congestion, unlock economic opportunities and breathe modern life into one of the state’s most important urban…
By Sarafa Ibrahim On August 8, electorates in Osun will go to the poll to decide who will steer the affairs of the state for four years. Before the electorate, there are clear two lines to choose from. One is to go with continuity while the other will be returning to a past of misery…
The Office of the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly has categorically dismissed as false, misleading and entirely fabricated a publication circulating on a pseudo Facebook page operating under the name “Ashiwaju Omo Yoruba.” In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Olamide Tiamiyu, the Speaker described the publication as a…
… Accuses the Police of receiving Illegal Orders from Oyetola Governor of Osun State, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, has demanded the immediate release of over ₦130 billion in statutory allocations allegedly withheld from the state’s local governments, warning that the continued blockade is crippling grassroots governance and inflicting hardship on workers and residents. In a…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has condemned the recently released economic blueprint of the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Muniru Bola Oyebamiji, describing it as “capital flight oriented, old school thinking and behind news of current socio-economic advances under Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a statement issued on Sunday at Osogbo, Governor Adeleke noted that a…
Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has accused the Nigerian government and elements within the security apparatus of complicity in the country’s worsening insecurity, warning that terrorism and mass kidnappings cannot be defeated amid official denial, suppression of facts, and intimidation of affected communities. Hashim made the remarks while reacting to the kidnapping of over 170…
The Orangun of Ila, His Royal Majesty Oba (Dr.) Abdul Wahab Olukayode Oyedotun, Bibire I, has appealed to the Federal Government to release withheld local government allocations to the Ademola Adeleke-led Osun State Government stressing that citizens at the grassroots are bearing the brunt of the situation. The monarch made the appeal on Thursday at…
…Emerges Best Governor in Infrastructure, Agriculture, Empowerment, Health and Security across South-West Osun State Governor, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has emerged winner of multiple honours at the Annual Global Awards 2025 (South-West Region), clinching the title of Best Governor across five critical sectors of governance. Governor Adeleke was adjudged the overall winner…
