September 2025
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Osun Police Reacts to Viral Video of Bandit Attack
The Osun State Police Command yesterday dismissed a viral video suggesting that bandits had attacked a community in the state. The command described the clip, which has been widely shared on social media, as misleading and capable of causing unnecessary panic among residents. Police spokesperson Abiodun Ojelabi, in a statement, explained that the incident captured […]
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Adeleke Targets 60% Tourism Boom, Moves to Secure UNESCO Recognition for Osun Sites
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has rolled out a series of programmes and projects aimed at repositioning the state’s tourism and creative industry, with a target to increase tourist inflow to cultural sites by over 60 percent within the next year. The governor said the initiative, which blends direct government intervention with public-private partnerships, […]
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Governor Adeleke Salutes Professor Lukuman Jimoda Adekilekun Ahead of Landmark Inaugural Lecture at LAUTECH
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has extended warm commendation to Special Adviser on Mining and Mineral Matters, Professor Lukuman Jimoda Adekilekun on the occasion of his forthcoming 68th Inaugural Lecture at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. In a congratulatory message issued by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale […]
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Osun 2026: Omisore to Declare Ambition Sept 30
A former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Otunba Senator Dr. Engr. Iyiola Omisore, will on Tuesday, September 30, officially declare his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election in the state. The declaration is scheduled to hold at the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, by 10 a.m. Party stakeholders, executives, members, […]
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Owa Obokun Suspends Ilesa High Chief over Missing Transformers
The Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has suspended the Oba Odo of Ilesa, High Chief James Busuyi Gbadamosi (Ilufemiloye Dapaada 1) over an allegation that he sold two community transformers. High Chief Gbadamosi is also Secretary of the Agba Nla Council of Ijesaland, and one of the 13 Afobajes of […]
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Ambrose Alli University Gets New VC
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has appointed Professor (Mrs.) Eunice Eboserehimen Omonzejie as the Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma. The appointment, announced earlier today, in a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor, takes immediate effect. The followed the recommendation of three names submitted by the Governing Council […]
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Edo Govt Begins Demolition of Suspected Cultists, Kidnappers’ Hideouts
The Edo State Government has begun a mass demolition of properties linked to suspected cultists and kidnappers in parts of Etsako West Local Government Area. The operation, codenamed “Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers,” was led by the Chief Security Officer to the Governor and his Principal Security Officer. It followed renewed clashes that claimed the […]
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“Ebola Scare False In Abuja” – FCT Health Secretary
The Mandate Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Secretariat, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, has dismissed fears of an Ebola outbreak in Abuja. She assured residents that the territory remains free of the deadly disease. Addressing reporters on Friday, September 19, Dr. Fasawe confirmed that a suspected case, involving a traveler recently returned from Rwanda, […]
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Stop Illegal Levies On Ife Muslims, MURIC Appeals Ooni
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Ooni of Ife, HIM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, to stop alleged harassment of Muslim traders in Ile-Ife markets by palace agents over levies for the annual Olojo Festival. The group’s Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statement on Monday, claimed that Muslim traders […]
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Ilesa Varsity Don Listed Among World’s Top 2% Scientists
The University of Ilesa, Osun State has recorded a major breakthrough in its academic profile as one of its top dons, Prof. Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji, has been named among the 2025 World Top 2% Scientists. Prof. Oyebamiji, who serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Chairman of the Committee of Deans, made […]