Governor Ademola Adeleke has condemned the recently released economic blueprint of the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Muniru Bola Oyebamiji, describing it as “capital flight oriented, old school thinking and behind news of current socio-economic advances under Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a statement issued on Sunday at Osogbo, Governor Adeleke noted […]
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Osun State government seeking to stop the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from releasing withheld local government funds to All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen. A seven-man panel led by Justice Uwani Aba’aji took arguments from Musbau Adetumbi, SAN, for the Osun government, […]
…says Gov surpasses APC’s 12 years records in three years Student leaders from across higher institutions in Osun State on Saturday endorsed Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term in office, declaring that the governor has surpassed the 12 Years governance records of the APC in less than three years. Inside a fully packed Banquet […]
The Osun State Government has disclosed that it will take action on the matter of jailed Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede. This is as the state government instructed the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to take action on the ugly development. This was made known in a statement issued at the end […]
As condemnation trails the withholding of funds of local government in Osun State, the ruling All Progressives Congress has tackled the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA for rejecting actions of the federal government. Meanwhile, the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has continued appealing to the federal government to listen to plea from different section of the […]
By Tunde Opalana The Senator representing Osun East senatorial district, Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, OFR will on Monday, 30 June distribute instructional materials to public primary and secondary schools across the ten local government areas and the area office of the senatorial district. The presentation, according to his media aide, Olusegun Omole, is part of the […]
Comrade Lekan Olawoyin, Special Assistant on Liaison Matters to the Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke has congratulated the state government over victory in the tussle over control of local government areas in the state. He said it is a landmark achievement for the state government to come out of the legal tussle victorious. […]
By Tom Okpe The Osun State Government has commended Friday’s judgement of the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, which dismissed an application by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to relist a previously struck-out case over sacking of Local Government Chairmen elected in the controversial 2022 polls. Addressing newsmen in Osogbo on Friday, the State […]
By Agency Report The lingering political crisis surrounding withheld Local Government allocations in Osun State has taken a new dimension as the State Government dragged the Nigerian Federal Government and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to the country’s Supreme Court. The case centers on the alleged non-release of allocation from the […]
By Emma Okereh Sequel to the gradual return to total peace and harmony being achieved and in view of the forthcoming Eid El Kabir festival known in local parlance as Ileya, Osun state Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has given an immediate approval for the relaxation of curfew imposed on the three warring communities of Ifon, […]
By Tom Okpe National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru has rejected an award of Excellence in Leadership to be conferred on him by the Nigerian Economic Society, NES, by the Osun State Chapter. He accused Osun State Government of manipulating the society following abrupt postponement of the award, due […]
By Tunde Opalana The Chairman, Osun Primary Health Care Development Board, Alhaji Tajudeen Adisa says the state government has completed the renovation of two hundred Primary Health Centres across the state. Alhaji Adisa disclosed this as a guest on a radio programme over the weekend while speaking on the activities of the administration of Governor […]
By Tunde Opalana Aftermath of the Ifon, Erin Osun, Ilobu communal clashing Osun State, the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has threatened to dethrone any traditional ruler that could not prevent or contain crisis in his domain. Governor Adeleke specifically warned traditional rulers of Ifon, Erin Osun and Ilobu communities that failure to sustain current […]
…says sacked chairmen, councilors can’t return to office, Osun Govt lays claim to High Court judgement By Tunde Opalana The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) responsible for breakdown of law and order, violence which may […]
By Msugh Ityokura The Osun State Caucus in the 10th National Assembly has accused the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola and security agencies of inviting anarchy to the state. The caucus alleged that the plot to violently take over local government Secretariat across the state is not only illegal but also unacceptable. […]
Ahead of the February 22 local government election in Osun State, the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has demanded sacking of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC, Barrister Hashim Abioye. The party added that Abioye’s appointment as OSSIEC boss by Governor Ademola Adeleke is illegal and unconstitutional, citing provisions of sections […]
… describes Rep Salam as best representative so far, in the constituency By Tom Okpe Traditional rulers from four Local Government Areas in Osun State, Ede North, South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of the State have come together to endorse Governor Ademola Adeleke for second term in office, as a show of love for […]
By Tom Okpe Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources, Upstream, Rep Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has tendered an unreserved apology to the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over recent statements attributed to him. He also reaffirmed his position as a staunch promoter of the party, expressing his unwavering […]
BY ANDREW OROLUA A traditional ruler in Osun State, Oba Taofeeq Olaposi Osunmakinde, was on Monday, arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged illegal Gold mining in Lege Community, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Oba Osunmakinde, who is the Obawore of Ifetuntun in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun […]
By Stephen Gbadamosi Osun State and its governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, have reportedly received encomium from all walks of life at the just-concluded 124th National Black Business Conference held at Hilton Atlanta Hotel, Downtown Atlanta, United States of America (USA). The state and Governor Adeleke, represented by the state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Revered […]