Group Alleges Police Attempted Cover-Up in Osogbo Monarch Assault Case By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo A civil society organisation, Osun Democrats for Democracy (ODD), has alleged the Osun State Police Command of attempting to downplay the reported assault on the Osogbo monarch, despite the monarch’s public confirmation that he was attacked and that a suspect had…
TICC Accuses AMBO Campaign Spokesperson, of Receiving €248,281.25, $6,430 and ₦2,032,000 for Unexecuted Drone Project By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has accused the Spokesperson of the AMBO Campaign Council, Mr. Remi Omowaiye, of receiving public funds amounting to €248,281.25, $6,430 and ₦2,032,000 for a drone surveillance project which it was never…
The President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Osun State Chapter, Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, has commended Heads of Local Government Administration (HLAs), directors, deputy directors, State Administrative Council (SAC), State Executive Council (SEC) and local government workers across the state for their steadfastness and commitment since the commencement of the struggle…
Osun LG Chairmen, Councillors Returns Following Court Validation of Election By Waliu Adetokun,Osogbo The elected local government chairmen and councillors produced through the February 22, 2025 local government election in Osun State will resume duties at their respective secretariats across the state’s 30 local government areas and area office on Friday, June 19. The Chairman…
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…
