Opinion
Opinion: Osun APC and its Looming Unreconcilible Ticket Fight
By Great Oluwaseun The major opposition party in Osun State, All Progressive Congress (APC) may have experienced a major setback in their pursuit to reach a consensus on who represents the party in the 2026 gubernatorial election. After the state sensitization tour carried out by Sooko Tajudeen Lawal-led Working Committee, the true report of this […]
FROM THE WHITE HOUSE: Innovative Governance for State Building
By Olawale Rasheed Public governance demands broad mind and readiness to experiment by the leadership. The urge to be innovative to fast track state building is essentially a rare attribute. You only find it here and there within the political space and the public sector. A state with such leadership is sure to experience unusual […]
Opinion: Oyetola’s Naked Dance In Marketplace
By Adetefa Adeolu In the last 24 hours, a shameless Mr Oyetola has been junketing around Osun, walking on his record of bad governance and poking his leprous fingers in the eyes of the government of the day. A failed Governor whose legacy is that of wicked maladministration just messed up a SMEDAN programme by […]
Opinion: Osun APC and the struggle with guilt
By Yusuf Oluwadamilare A celebrated media expert, Andrew-Knox B. Kaniki made a stunning discovery about the weight of guilt. The Zambian national observed that “it’s always the guilty that have itchy bowels after chewing the truth.” And he was damn right, especially when you observe the infantile postulation of the Osun state chapter of the […]
RE: Osun and Segilola Gold, Governor Adeleke Has Said Nothing New
By Olalekan S. Badmus (Phoenix) I have just read through a hurriedly put up misinformation piece by Mr Omipidan on the recently signed partnership deal between the Osun state government and Segilola Resources Operating Limited. Expectedly, Mr Omipidan cannot accept the economic potential of the state government’s resuscitation of shareholding agreement with the mining company […]
[Opinion] Owa Stool: Adeleke and His White Paper
By Great Oluwaseun The unprecedented incident in Igbajo is one of the biggest wrongdoings of Gboyega Oyetola’s administration through his former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Adebayo Adeleke (Banik. The damage done by Oyetola and Banik towards ruining the affairs of communities wasn’t limited to Igbajo only. Ikirun and Iree were also […]
Osun: Understanding the white paper on contentious Obaship stool
By Sarafa Ibrahim There have been a lot of commentaries on the content of a white paper report on chieftaincy matters released by the Osun State Government on Thursday. Some are honest assessments of the findings and recommendations in the report while the other parts are deliberate misinformation in an attempt to mislead the public. […]
Who needs Atunto: Osun, PDP or APC?
By Blessing Adegbite Atunto in Yoruba synonym, means; restructuring, the advanced English language dictionary also says “Restructuring” is a reorganization; an alteration of structure. In clear terms from the dictionary meaning, “Atunto” is a reorganization of a structure either divided or in total disarray. A look at the two leading political parties; PDP and APC […]
Re: Truly, Adeleke is owing 13-month salary
By Ismail Abdulganiyu As it is the norms for Adebayo Adedeji, he is trying to sell a faulty narrative on the contentious shutdown of Osun job centre in the state. Although, I’m not too surprised by this tendency exhibited by Adedeji because that is what is well known for, especially when it is to whitewash […]
Opinion: Adeleke and The Rudderless Opposition in Osun
By James Bamgbose Osun State has become the centre of attention in the media space of the country of late. Arguably, Osun state has the most popular governor currently in Nigeria, in the person of Senator (Dr) Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, who is widely addressed as IMOLE, which means Nurudeen Islamically. People who are familiar […]
