Osun State Government has congratulated the Former Governor and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Akande on his 86th birthday. A statement signed by the Governor described the octogenarian as a blessing not just to Osun State but to Nigeria at large. According to Senator Adeleke, Chief Bisi Akande is…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has directed the Commissioner for Education to issue letters of appointment to the first batch of newly recruited teachers in the state. The governor said the directive gives effect to the decision of the State Executive Council held in December last year, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to strengthening education…
The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Thursday, struck out the case instituted by the All Progressives Congress against the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Barrister Hashim Abioye. The court stated that the plaintiff failed to give the Osun State House of Assembly the three month pre-notifcation before failing its…
The Osun State Government has challenged the Osun State Police Command over what it described as gross unprofessional conduct, following the alleged unlawful arrest and detention of Mr. Apesin Abiodun Adegoke and Mr. Iyiola Monsuru. In a statement issued and signed by Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi on Wednesday, the state government…
All Sixteen palace chiefs of the Ooni of Ife have paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, at the Goverment house where they commended him for the remarkable developmental strides recorded under his administration. Speaking during the visit, the chiefs expressed deep satisfaction with the governor’s performance,…
Former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately order the release of the international passport of activist and former presidential candidate, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, describing its continued seizure as an abuse of power and a threat to democratic freedoms. Hashim made the call…
By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not help anyone rig the Osun governorship election. I say this with conviction, and I want today’s date written down, 13 January 2026. People may have access to government agency heads, but Osun will not be rigged. This is a very privilege fact I have. Tinubu…
A coalition of civil society organisations under the banner of the Network of Civil Society Groups in Osun State has condemned what it described as the illegal occupation of local government council secretariats across the state by court-sacked and tenure-expired officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Monday, the group…
Former Commissioner for Finance in Osun State, Dr Wale Bolorunduro, has strongly faulted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state over what he described as deliberate attempts to mislead the public on the controversial half‑salary policy implemented during the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Bolorunduro, reacting to a press statement credited to an…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has asked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to call the Osun Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Gothan to order over arrest and unlawful detainment of people in the state. The Governor also demanded immediate release of one of his aides, Abiodun Adegoke Apesin who has been repeatedly denied bail…
