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Fresh Court Order Freezes Osun LG Accounts Amidst Fierce Legal Battle
The 30 elected council chairmen in Osun State secured a fresh court order against the United Bank for Africa (UBA), freezing accounts allegedly opened by sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) council bosses. This is the latest development on lingering controversy over the control of local government allocations in the state. An Oyo State High Court […]
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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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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 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 […]
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Court Bars UBA From Releasing Withheld Osun LG Allocations To Yes/No Chairmen
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has issued an order restraining the United Bank for Africa (UBA) from paying out funds belonging to the 30 Local Government Areas of Osun State until the conclusion of an ongoing legal dispute. The interim order, granted on Friday by Justice A.L. Akintola of Court 5, arose […]
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Osun Govt Empowers 500 Women
The Osun State Government on Thursday deepened its women-focused economic agenda with the flag-off of the Veronica Adeleke Women Empowerment Scheme (VAWES), implemented in partnership with the Springtime Development Foundation (SDF). Governor Ademola Adeleke, represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Children and Social Welfare, Mrs Oyebola Fadeyi-Awolowo reiterated his administration’s resolve to place women […]
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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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Osun LG Funds: Court Fixes Sept 29 For Hearing, Delists AGF From Case
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed September 29, 2025, to hear a motion filed by the Osun State Government challenging the jurisdiction of the court over the suit on the withheld local government funds. At Monday’s proceedings, the state government, through its lead counsel, Musibau Adetumbi (SAN), argued that the Abuja division […]
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Sheikh Ibrahim Adekilekun Dies
…..Adeleke, Ede Elders Council, Afolabi Mourn The Muslim community in Edeland and across Osun State has been thrown into mourning following the passing of Sheikh Alhaji Ibrahim Tijani Adekilekun, popularly known as Mallam Dende, who until his death served as the Chief Imam of Ansar-ud-Deen Society, Ede branch. Governor Ademola Adeleke, in a condolence message […]
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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 […]