Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is determined to make the 2027 General Election a turning point for Nigeria’s democracy and a model for election management in Africa. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this on Friday in Lagos while speaking at the commission’s 2026 Induction and...
Osun State
General Overseer and founder of Christian Central Chapel International (CCCI) Calabar, Archbishop Emmah Gospel Isong, has predicted blood bath ahead of 2026 governorship elections in Osun State. The clergy man called on Nigerians at home and abroad to pray for several pressing concerns for the people of Osun state...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged 3,391 newly inducted soldiers of the Nigerian Army to uphold the highest standards of discipline, professionalism, courage and patriotism as they formally commence their military careers. Lieutenant General Shaibu gave the charge on Saturday during the Passing Out...
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of...
In a move that has sparked national attention, the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, an Osun State-based Islamic cleric and leader of the Ta’awunu Muslimeen group, following his involvement in a pro-Palestine protest. The arrest came after a video surfaced online showing Molaasan...
Tension gripped Ora-Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State on Monday night after suspected bandits invaded the community, allegedly kidnapping a former customs officer and killing one resident during their escape. The traditional ruler of the town, the Inurin of Ora-Igbomina, High Chief Sunday Fadipe, told the...
Forum of South West Chairmen of the Accord Party has expressed strong confidence that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, will secure a second term in office in the 2026 governorship election. The forum’s spokesperson and Chairman of Accord in Ogun State, Mr Rotimi Oke, made this known in an...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Munirudeen Oyebamiji on his emergence as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State following the party’s primary election held on Saturday. President Tinubu in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, also praised the Osun State APC for the...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has made it clear that he has no intention of giving up his trademark dance steps, insisting that his passion for dancing in no way affects his performance in office. Adeleke, fondly called “the dancing governor” by admirers and critics alike, has long been...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has opened up on the real reasons behind his dramatic exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his decision to embrace the Accord Party ahead of the 2026 governorship race. Speaking on Tuesday during the formal unveiling of the Accord Party as his...
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded the Supreme Court’s split decision on the controversy surrounding withheld local government funds, describing the judgment as a firm victory for constitutional order. In a statement issued on Friday, the party’s State Chairman, Sunday Bisi, said the ruling...
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun State has confirmed that three passengers narrowly escaped death in a lone accident that occurred along the Gbongan–Ibadan highway on Monday afternoon. The Sector Commander, Mr. Leye Adegboyega, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Osogbo, noting that the crash...
Resident doctors in Osun State have officially joined the nationwide indefinite strike called by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The strike, which started on Saturday, has led to a halt in medical services at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Osogbo. President of the Association of Resident Doctors...
In a surprising twist to a high-stakes legal faceoff, the Osun State Government on Friday formally withdrew its lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) over alleged withholding of local government allocations. Appearing before Justice Emeka Nwite at the Federal High...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed objections filed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) in a case brought by the Osun State Government over withheld local government allocations. The suit, initiated by the Osun Attorney-General, is aimed at preventing...
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and ex-National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has officially declared his intention to run for governor in the August 8, 2026 election, vowing to bring focused leadership and structural transformation to the state. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday...
Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has criticised the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, over what it described as her indifferent approach to the union’s ongoing strike. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo, JUSUN Chairman Idris Adeniyan said the Chief Judge’s...
Osun State Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Mr. Adekunle Omoyele, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after being ambushed by gunmen in Osogbo late Monday night. According to a statement released by the corps’ spokesperson, Mr. Abass Yusuf, the attack took place around 10:05 p.m. along Ikirun Road, near Charity...
Traditional rulers from the Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State have given the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, a 21-day deadline to retract a viral allegation accusing the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, of plotting his assassination. The ultimatum was contained in a communiqué issued...