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By Gbenga Akanfe For the past months, the Osun APC has been pushing a narrative…
Opinion: OSUN 2026, The People’s Mandate and the Danger of Electoral Manipulation As Osun State prepares for the governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026, the political atmosphere is becoming increasingly vibrant and competitive. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), fourteen political parties have presented candidates to contest for the state’s highest office.…
Opinion:Iwo Deserves More Development, APC Should Stop the Propaganda Public discourse should be driven by facts, not propaganda. Our judgments should be based on evidence, not emotions, and the interests of the people must always come before partisan politics. Recently, some supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been circulating a statement allegedly made…
Oyebamiji Lacks Credentials to Criticise My Government, Says Adeleke By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed criticisms from the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, describing him as a public official with a poor record in government and lacking the credentials to fault his administration. Adeleke, who…
June 12 Struggle Remains Unfinished, Shehu Sani Says, Urges Credible Osun Governorship Poll By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Former senator and pro-democracy activist, Shehu Sani, has said that the struggle for free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria remains unfinished 33 years after the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election. Speaking at the 2026 Democracy Day…
The Osun National Assembly members and members of the State House of Assembly has demanded the redeployment of the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan. Speaking on behalf of the 7 National Assembly and 25 State Assembly members at a press conference on Friday in Osogbo, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt…
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Gov Adeleke Showcases Osun’s Investment Appeal as Chinese Delegation Visits Govt House
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a business-friendly environment, as he hosted a team of multi-sectoral Chinese investors at the Government House, Osogbo, on Thursday evening. The governor used the visit to showcase Osun’s rising profile in Nigeria’s ease of doing business rankings, declaring the state ready and […]
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Court Halts PDP National Convention
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its national convention planned for this weekend in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a judgment delivered on Friday, Justice Peter Lifu directed the party to suspend all arrangements for the exercise until former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, is […]
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Oyebamiji Resigns to Contest Osun Governorship in 2026
Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), the immediate past Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has officially resigned from the agency to pursue his ambition of becoming the Governor of Osun State in 2026. The announcement comes shortly after Senator Iyiola Omisore became the first aspirant to purchase the N50 million […]
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Tinubu Reappoints Marwa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the renewal of the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term. The extension, which takes Marwa’s tenure up to 2031, was confirmed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information […]
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PDP Nat’l Chairmanship: Makinde Meets Sule Lamido in Abuja
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Thursday paid a visit to former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, at his Abuja residence as part of renewed efforts to reconcile contending factions within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the ongoing national chairmanship dispute. Makinde was accompanied by Senator Abdul Ningi and other key stakeholders of the […]
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Oluwo Raises Alarm Over Possible Osun–Oyo Boundary Tension, Seeks Swift Government Intervention
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has warned of a potential communal crisis between Osun and Oyo States over what he described as troubling developments surrounding disputed boundary lines. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his spokesman, Alli Ibraheem, the monarch alleged that moves were underway to annex portions of Osun territory around […]
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Osun 2026: Omisore Picks APC Nomination Form
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Otunba Iyiola has picked the Nomination and Expression of Interest forms of the All Progressive Congress ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. This was contained in a post on the official Facebook page of the former Osun East Senator who is also the Immediate past National […]
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Yerima: I Respect Institutions But The Right Thing Must Be Done – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has spoken about his confrontation with a naval officer, Lieutenant A.M. Yerima, over a disputed plot of land allegedly belonging to a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo (retd). Briefing journalists ahead of the FCT Executive Council meeting on Thursday, Wike condemned […]
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Defection: I Won’t Pressure My Deputy to Join APC – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said he will not compel his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) with him. Governor Diri made the statement during a State Executive Council meeting held at the Government House, Yenagoa, on Wednesday, where the deputy governor was also in attendance. The governor, […]
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APC “Yes/No” Chairmen Absconds Court in Contempt Case
The Federal High Court in Osogbo on Thursday could not proceed with the hearing of the Contempt Case filed by the Osun state chapter of Action People’s Party (APP) praying the Court to commit Osun All Progressives Congress Yes/No Chairmen to prison for disobeying its judgment nullifying their purported election in 2022 today, as the […]