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…
● As Osun Earns National Recognition as Top Ranking State in Education and Human Capital Competitiveness Osun State has again earned national recognition as the Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, is set to receive the BusinessDay Award 2026 in honour of the state’s outstanding performance in Education and Human Capital Competitiveness under his administration….
The Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), Osun State Chapter, warmly commends the Osun State Government for its timely, courageous, and principled decision to suspend further dealings with the Osun State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) in line with due process, transparency, and accountability. The group in a statement jointly signed by NYC…
Birnin Kebbi was agog over the weekend as various support groups backing the presidential aspiration of Dr. Gbenga Hashim converged on the Kebbi State capital, intensifying grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The groups, operating under different platforms, declared Dr. Hashim as “their son” and pledged massive support for his ambition, while urging…
…Says APC Should Seek Forgiveness, Not Attempt Manipulation It is important to remind the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Osun youths are not politically naive, emotionally detached, or historically amnesic. They remember clearly how the state was under APC’s failed government, how their homes suffered, and who the helmsman was over that period of pain….
● Orders Review of Previous Engagement ● Sets to Implement Federal Directive on NYCN Following ongoing controversy and leadership crisis within the state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), the state government has suspended further dealings with the body pending the outcome of ongoing investigations. In a statement signed by the Commissioner…
