The Osun House of Assembly on Friday indicated that a list of 25 commissioner- nominees has been forwarded to it for screening and confirmation by Gov. Ademola Adeleke. Announcing the names during plenary session, Mr Adewale Egbedun, Osun Assembly Speaker, said he received a letter from the governor for...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has exercised the authority vested in him by Section 105, sub-section 3 of the Nigerian constitution by announcing the dissolution of the 7th Osun State Assembly and proclamation for the 8th Assembly. Governor Adeleke conveyed the...
There is an unraveling mystery about the Nigerian press. The custodian of this value is clearly misunderstood and misused in opportunities. But it is for the present crop of journalists to reinvent themselves into relevance; otherwise, the Nigerian press will remain a caricature of itself and the ideas of...
Mutatis mutandis, politics is not the same as repudiating the ethics of public administration. To say that the executive governor of a state has the right or power to stop the payment of workers’ salary – what they earn legitimately – is, to say the least, an evolution throwback!...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun and his predecessor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, have congratulated Muslim faithful on the successful completion of Ramadan fast. Adeleke, in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Friday in Osogbo, urged Muslim faithful in the state not to jettison the virtues of...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has expressed appreciation to electorate in the state for the “landslide victory” for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the Saturday’s assembly elections. This is contained in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. The...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared Friday as a work-free day for civil servants to prepare for the House of Assembly election. This is according to a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the governor, on Thursday in Osogbo. According to...
Mr Kunle Alabi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, says there is no impeachment plot against his principal over an alleged misappropriation of fund. Alabi spoke against the backdrop of the report in a section of the media about an intense...
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to consider the requests for assistance made by Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, who was at State House on a ‘thank you’ visit. The governor, elected on platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), said he had come to appreciate the President for providing...
2023 polls: Adeleke advocates peaceful campaigns, warns against vandalization of posters, billboards
2023 polls: Adeleke advocates peaceful campaigns, warns against vandalization of posters, billboards
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged politicians to embrace peaceful electioneering strategies as the nation prepares for next month general elections. Violent activities including vandalization of campaign posters and billboards increased in the last five days after former Governor...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of the project consultant for the Ilesa Water Project, Mrs Tawa Williams over questionable handling of $106 million dollar loan for the project. Governor Adeleke in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale...
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged the people of Osun to vote en masse for his party to win the 2023 presidential elections, as they did during the July 16 Osun Governorship election. Abubakar made the plea on Wednesday during his...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has denied withdrawing N5 billion from the state’s accounts as well as awarding the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede, In a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday, he said the allegations being peddled on social...
The Osun House of Assembly has dismissed the order of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun reversing the state’s name to the constitutionally recognised one. The legislative insisted that the state anthem, crest and flag are an enactments of law and therefore could not be changed, but by process of...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Monday, issued six executive orders reversing appointments made by former governor Gboyega Oyetola, including appointments of workers and installation of traditional rulers. This is contained in a statement by his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed. The governor signed the executive orders on Monday, including...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered the immediate suspension of the Chairman and members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC). Governor Adeleke’s directives was contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to Osun State Government, Mr Tesleem Igbalaye, on Monday. Igbalaye...