By Great Oluwaseun The people of Osun State have been left in shock following fresh revelations about how the court-sacked “yes or no” local government chairmen attempted to rob local councils of funds meant for ordinary citizens. What has come to light is not just political desperation but outright criminality, designed to open secret accounts…
The Springtime Development Foundation (SDF), in collaboration with the Veronica Adeleke Empowerment Initiative and the Osun State Ministry of Women Affairs, has trained about 500 women drawn from 30 local government areas of Osun State in domestic farming and entrepreneurship skills. As part of the programme, the state government also provided financial support, giving each…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has observed with utmost amusement and pity the pitiable drama of confusion being staged by the rejected All Progressives Congress (APC) and its hired agents in the state. This was contained in a press release signed by the Osun PDP Director of Media And Publicity, Hezekiah…
The Osun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution mandating stricter procedures for the management and withdrawal of Local Government funds across the state. According to the release signed by the Speaker Hon. Adewale Egbedun, noted that the resolution, adopted at the Assembly’s plenary on Monday, September 29, 2025, is anchored on the 1999…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) on Monday contradicted the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the release of withheld allocations belonging to the state’s local government councils. The Osun APC had announced on Sunday that the funds had been released….
An economist, Ken Ife, has cautioned the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) against engaging in an industrial war that it cannot against the Dangote Group. PENGASSAN and the private refinery have been at loggerheads over the unionisation of workers. He stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday…
Investors were keeping a wary eye on Washington, where lawmakers have failed to reach a funding compromise to keep the government running. Gold stackEuropean and Asian stock markets largely gained Monday, and gold hit a record high after US inflation figures met expectations, soothing concerns about President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo. Investors were keeping…
….. Says PDP Ticket Not for Sale, Jonathan Must Contest The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM) has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan will not enjoy a “free ride” to the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027. Reacting to remarks credited to Professor Jerry Gana suggesting Jonathan’s possible comeback on the…
By Kayode Lawal. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the plan by a former Presidential candidate, Prof Pat Utomi to establish Shadow Government in Nigeria. The Judge on Monday issued an order restraining Utomi and his associates from proceeding with their plan to establish a…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke rejoices with the state’s Attorney-General & Commissioner for Justice, Oluwole Jimi-Bada, SAN, on his successful elevation to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),describing the recognition as a broader affirmation to Bada’s distinguished contributions to the legal profession. In a statement signed by the…
