Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has commended the speedy and qualitative ongoing remodelling of Osogbo stadium, announcing that the sitting capacity of the modernised and upgraded stadium is to increase from 4000 to 15,000 upon completion. Speaking after an early morning daily project review session which started since last...
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a consequential adjustment to the campaign timeline for the Osun State governorship election, following the earlier shift in the election date. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna, in a press statement on Thursday, said the deadline...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has called on the Commission’s nationwide workforce and the Nigerian public to translate the discipline of the Holy Month of Ramadan into a renewed commitment to electoral integrity. In a special Eid-el-Fitr message issued from the...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has shifted the date for the 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections which was earlier fixed for February 20, to Saturday, January 16, 2027. The Commission also announced that governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 6, 2027....
Osun State Government has again strongly refuted allegations of N13 billion payroll scam by Sally Tibbot limited, describing the renewal of the allegation as an All Progressives Congress (APC) sponsored fake news. The government insisted that there was no N13 billion naira payroll fraud as verification of the controversial...
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has reduced public servants work hours for the Ramadan and Lent period. Announcing the approval, Governor Ademola Adeleke stated that the adjustment is intended to support workers during the fasting season. The Governor further explained that the new schedule will take effect from...
National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ajibola Basiru, has charged the Executive arm of government to champion constitutional obedience, the Legislature to enhance its oversight functions, the Judiciary to guard its independence, and citizens to conscientiously demand transparency and accountability. Dr. Basiru gave the charge while...
Sequel to the complaint received from the Local Government Chairmen, in Osun State, by the Osun State Attorney General that unauthorized accounts have been opened for the Osun state LGs allocation, so as to allow the authorized persons to operate and maintain the accounts, in the United Bank for...
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...
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...