Osun Govt Solicitors Seeks Security for Elected LG Officials By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Solicitors to the Osun State Government and the state’s local government councils have called on the Nigerian Army’s Engineer Construction Command in Ede to provide security for elected local government officials and workers following a recent court judgment on the leadership dispute…
OSCOTECH Expands Academic Offerings with NBTE Approval of 20 New Programmes By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State College of Technology (OSCOTECH), Esa-Oke, has secured accreditation for all programmes presented during the recent accreditation exercise conducted by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), while also receiving approval to commence 20 new academic programmes. The development…
The Insight Initiative for Community and Social Development (IICSD) is pleased to announce that its Executive Director and Team Lead of the Osun Open Local Government Project (OsunOpenLG), Mr Jare Ismahil Tiamiyu, has been selected as part of the Nigerian delegation to the African Youth SDGs Summit taking place in Accra, Ghana. Tiamiyu, who is…
Violence Allegations Against Akinleye Are False, Politically Motivated — Adeleke’s Spokesperson By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The spokesperson to Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has dismissed allegations linking the Governor’s Chief of Staff, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, to acts of violence, describing the claims as false and politically motivated. In a statement issued on…
The Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party and Co-Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has welcomed the agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending hostilities and restoring stability in the Middle East. Speaking during a short visit to Dakar, Senegal, Dr. Hashim commended the governments and international…
Osun’s Electricity Law Already Being Implemented, Adeleke Says By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has faulted claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, that the state lacks an electricity law and strategic energy agenda, insisting that a comprehensive legal framework for the power sector…
INEC Backs Appeal Against Deregistration of Accord, ADC, Three Parties By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to stay the execution of the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties.The electoral…
Accord Will Be on the ballot, says Governor Adeleke By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday assured supporters of the Accord Party that the party would feature on the ballot in the August 15 governorship election, expressing confidence that he would secure a second term in office. Speaking at the official…
The Co-Chairman of the Movement for Democratic Renewal (MDR) and Presidential Candidate of the Accord Party, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has described the Federal High Court order directing the deregistration of five political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Accord Party, as evidence of what he called a systematic effort to weaken opposition politics…
Adeleke Urges IGP to End Support for Sacked LG Chairmen, Faults Political Parties Deregistration Ruling By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to direct the Osun State Police Command to withdraw support from local government chairmen whose tenure was declared invalid by a Federal…
