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By Gbenga Akanfe For the past months, the Osun APC has been pushing a narrative…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has expressed the desire of the Osun state government to key into the National Halal Economic Strategy of the Federal Government by creating a state’s policy and implementation plan within the federal strategy. Speaking at the National Economic Council meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the Governor commended the federal…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has highlighted the importance of equitable, just and fair administration of justice as a condition for the survival of democracy in Nigeria. He made the declaration at the 2026 annual national conference of Egbe Amofin Oodua held at Ile Ife where he tasked judicial stakeholders to uphold rule of…
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…
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Queen Chanel Denies Oluwo’s Claims, Says Ooni of Ife Not Involved in Her Marriage to Oba Akanbi
There was a fresh twist in the ongoing controversy surrounding the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, on Friday as his estranged wife, Queen Chanel, broke her silence. She dismissed recent allegations against the Ooni of Ife as “lies from the pit of hell.” In a statement signed by her and made available to the […]
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Osun PDP Seeks Probe of Alleged N13bn LG Funds Payout
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Inspector-General of Police to investigate an alleged move by sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) council chairmen to divert nearly N13 billion from local government funds under the guise of legal fees. In a statement issued in Osogbo on Wednesday and signed by […]
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Strike: Osun JUSUN Put Retired Judiciary Staff Verification On Hold
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun State chapter, has announced the suspension of the scheduled “I Am Alive” verification exercise for retired judiciary workers with federal entitlements. In a statement issued by the union’s chairman, Comrade Idris Adedayo Adeniran, after a State Executive Council meeting on Thursday, the union explained that the exercise—initially […]
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Independence day: Gov Adeleke Grants Amnesty to 36 Inmates
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has granted amnesty to 36 inmates serving various prison terms at the Nigerian Correctional Service facilities in Ilesa and Ile-Ife. The gesture, announced as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, was made in exercise of the governor’s constitutional powers under Section 212 of the 1999 […]
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Osun Police Probe Deadly Clash Between Amotekun, Residents in Ile-Ife
The Osun State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into the violent clash between operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, and residents of Akinlalu, Ife North Local Government Area, which left at least three people dead and several others wounded. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Command’s Public […]
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Nigeria At 65: Guard Constitution, Pursue True Federalism – Gov Adeleke
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has urged Nigerians to use the nation’s 65th Independence anniversary as a moment of sober reflection and recommitment to the ideals of democracy, rule of law, and true federalism. In a statement to mark the anniversary on Wednesday, Governor Adeleke congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the anniversary. […]
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Osun 2026: APC Schedules December 13 for Governorship Primary, Sets Nomination Fee at N50m
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially slated its governorship primary election in Osun State for December 13, 2025, ahead of the August 8, 2026 governorship poll. According to a timetable released by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, and made available at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday, the nomination and […]
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Osun: Amotekun Operatives Ambushed in Ile-Ife, Three Killed, Firearms Recovered
There was pandemonium in the Akinlalu community of Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, after operatives of the Osun State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, were ambushed in a deadly attack by suspected armed hoodlums. The operatives, who were responding to a distress call over an invasion of farmlands by suspected bandits, […]
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LG Funds: Osun PDP Accuses APC of Desperation, Looting Plot
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has taken a swipe at the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing it of desperation and confusion over the controversy surrounding local government allocations. In a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Hezekiah Oladele Bamiji, on Monday, the ruling party described the APC and […]
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Osun Assembly Demands Disclosure of LG Accounts from UBA
The Osun State House of Assembly has written to the United Bank for Africa (UBA) demanding details of all local government accounts domiciled in the bank as part of an ongoing probe into the management of council funds. In a letter signed by Speaker, Rt Hon Adewale Egbedun and dated September 29, 2025, the Assembly […]