Opinion
Yorùbá Rònú: Amotekun Is Not The Enemy
By Yusuf Idowu In a time when insecurity threatens the very soul of our communities, and trust in centralized authority continues to erode, one truth stands clear like the midday sun: Amotekun is not just a security outfit. Amotekun is an embodiment of the Yoruba people’s will to survive, protect, and preserve their heritage. Let […]
Open Letter to Tony Elumelu and UBA
By Osun Leaders of Thought We write you as a group of bipartisan leaders from Osun state who firmly believe in the sanctity of democracy and rule of law. We are supporters of all elected leaders including Mr President, His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu whose historical ancestral home is Osun state. We write to […]
Osun LG Crisis: What Is The Interest of The FHC Chief Judge?
By Sarafa Ibrahim There are two letters circulating on the internet. The two letters were signed by Joshua Ibrahim Ali, Esq, who identified himself as the Special Assistant to the Hon. Chief Judge and purportedly conveyed the decision of the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to transfer suit FHC/OS/CS/94/2025 from […]
Osun APC at Crossroads: Five Camps, One Fractured Family
By Akanni Omoooba In Osun politics today, the All Progressives Congress (APC) resembles less a united party and more a house divided into five restless camps each pulling in different directions, each calculating its own survival, and none yet sure how the drama will end. At the heart of it lies a struggle over power, […]
Re: Chief Niyi Akintola’s Views on Development in South Western States
By Mallam Olawale Rasheed As I pick pen to clarify issues raised by learned silk, Chief Niyi Akintola, SAN about governance across the south west, I must acknowledge his own admission of insufficient information before his assessment. Though, it would have been more civil if he had conducted field studies before his faulty conclusions and […]
Osun Health Insurance : Taking Healthcare Delivery Beyond The Wall Of Freedom
By Sarafa Ibrahim On August 28, 2025, the trajectory of healthcare delivery was reshaped in Osun state. The new reality is that qualitative healthcare services can be accessed beyond the wall of freedom– that is the Correctional Service. What this mean, in essence, is that prisoners will enjoy their rights to qualitative healthcare just like […]
Osun LG: NULGE As The Hero Of Our Democracy
By Sarafa Ibrahim Since February 2025, local governments in Osun state has been thrown into crisis. The disturbing thing about the crisis is the fact that it was a needless one. Politicians who believed that they have the mechanisms of federal institutions attempted to impose themselves on the people and unlawfully hijack public fund. It […]
[OPINION] Omisore and Adeleke -The Story of Osun’s Political Turning Point
By Dr. Dada Bukola Francis Politics is full of moments that define leaders forever. For Senator Iyiola Omisore, that defining moment came in September 2018, during the controversial Osun State governorship election. Unfortunately, it was a moment he squandered. The first round of the September 22, 2018 Osun State governorship election ended with Senator Ademola […]
Osun LG: Setting the Records Straight on Omipidan’s Misinformation
By Oluwaseyi Adeniyi (ASP) Before Mr. Ismail Omipidan assumed the role of a meddlesome interloper, peddling falsehood regarding the Osun local government withheld allocations and its legality, he ought to have restrained himself with the discipline his profession demands. Yes, I am aware that he once served as Chief Press Secretary to the former governor […]
[OPINION] Osun LGs Allocation: Which Side Is The CBN On?
By Sarafa Ibrahim I grew up picturing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in my head as an institution that is beyond political manipulation. Anytime I have a reason to go to Central Market in Kaduna state to run an errand, I usually find an excuse to pass through the bank’s branch located at Yakubu […]
